Sweetwater Harvest Kitchen – Santa Fe, New Mexico
My friend Schuyler jokes that because the diet of my formative years was mostly beans, chile and tortillas as well …
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The Burger Stand – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“If you need good hot grillin’, Try my burger stand. If you need a slice of thrillin’, I’m the baddest …
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Green Chile Cheeseburger Smackdown 2018 – Santa Fe, New Mexico
New Mexico’s storied history will recall that 2009 was the year of the green chile cheeseburger. It all started in …
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Terra – Tesuque, New Mexico
Several years ago, I asked my grandmother if she might consider aromatherapy as a treatment for the nagging aches and …
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Tortilla Flats – Santa Fe, New Mexico
“Beans are a warm cloak against economic cold.” ~John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat In his 1935 novel Tortilla Flat, John Steinbeck …
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Casa Chimayo – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Chimayó is one of the most mythologized, misunderstood— and, some would say, maligned—places in New Mexico. On one hand, it …
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El Farol – Santa Fe, New Mexico
For over a quarter century, the most popular section in New Mexico Magazine (the nation’s oldest state magazine, by the …
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Counter Culture Cafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Counterculture. Growing up in rural Taos County four decades ago, I don’t know how many of us understood that the …
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Taco Fundación – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Consider it sacrilege if you will, but some pundits believe the taco is poised to become the most ubiquitous and …
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Gabriel’s – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Located fifteen miles north of Santa Fe, just south of Pojoaque and within minutes of two garish native American casinos, …
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La Lecheria New Mexico Craft Ice Cream – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Joey: What are you talking about? “One woman. That’s like saying there’s only one flavor of ice cream for you. …
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TerraCotta Wine Bistro – Santa Fe, New Mexico
“Wine is constant proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” ~Benjamin Franklin In the 1960s, denizens …
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The Teahouse – Santa Fe, New Mexico
When I suggested to my Kim that our next al-fresco culinary adventure with our dachshund Dude (he abides) should be …
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Rowley Farmhouse Ales – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Only in John Denver’s hit song “Thank God I’m A Country Boy” is life on the farm “kinda laid back.” …
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Chocolate Maven Bakery & Cafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico
In the polytheistic world of the Mesoamerican cultures (which include the Aztecs and Mayans), Quetzalcoatl was revered as the creator …
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Shake Foundation – Santa Fe, New Mexico
If it seems there’s a glut of restaurants brandishing a much-hyped and often self-glossed as “best” version of New Mexico’s …
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Loyal Hound Pub – Santa Fe, New Mexico
“It’s me or the dog!” That’s the ultimatum my friend Eric was given by his then-fiancee. It was one of …
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Plaza Cafe Southside – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe’s oldest restaurant (circa 1918), the Plaza Cafe is so popular that long waits to be seated are commonplace. …
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Chez Mamou – Santa Fe, New Mexico
When she asked me to repeat the name of the French restaurant where we were dining one slightly breezy Sunday …
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El Comal Cafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico
From a social connectedness perspective, 1995 was the dark ages. The internet as we know and love it today was …
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Museum Hill Cafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Widely reputed to have the most spectacular views in Santa Fe and boasting of four world-renowned museums, Museum Hill may …
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Clafoutis – Santa Fe, New Mexico
According to the Oxford Dictionaries, you only need to know 10 words to understand 25-percent of what native [English] speakers …
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Tecolote Cafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Everyone knows the most sagacious of all creatures in nature is the owl. The owl is to whom all other …
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Posa’s El Merendero – Santa Fe, New Mexico
When we phoned our friend Carlos to ask where the best tamales in Santa Fe were to be found, he …
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Bang Bite Filling Station – Santa Fe, New Mexico
“When people pile seven things onto one burger, it drives me nuts!” ~Bobby Flay Seven ingredients? That’s not a burger! …
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Coyote’s Rooftop Cantina – Santa Fe, New Mexico
National Geographic Traveler once described Santa Fe as “a hypercultural hybrid–equal parts Wild West and New Age, Native American and …
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Eloisa – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Expansive views bathed in salubrious, sun-kissed air punctuated by languid breezes. Cerulean skies graduating in depth and brilliance the higher …
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Cafe Fina – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Living in the Albuquerque metropolitan area, my nieces expect to stay home on those blustery winter days in which (gasp, …
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Santacafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Is there anything as pure and simple as the innocence of a child, especially during the most magical time of …
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La Choza Restaurant – Santa Fe, New Mexico
“I have tried to express the terrible passions of humanity by means of red and green.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh …
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Chris’ Cafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico
“Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It’s not about nutrients and calories. It’s about sharing. …
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Jambo Cafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Growing up in the 60s–the dark ages before the Internet was even a glimmer in Al Gore’s eyes and google, …
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Los Potrillos – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Faced with a situation that renders us incredulous, many of us might yammer incoherently, complain vociferously or maybe even utter …
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Back Road Pizza – Santa Fe, New Mexico
My brother George has the right idea! Rather than braving the motoring madness that is traversing New Mexico’s highways at …
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Omira Bar & Grill – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)
HOLLY: I can’t believe you’ve never taken anybody here before. JERRY: Well, I’m not really that much of a meat …
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EPAZOTE ON THE HILLSIDE – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Epazote. That’s a word that can make an intrepid chef’s toque blanche resemble the white flag of surrender. If you’re …
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