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“Last night I broke the seal on a Jim Beam decanter That looks like Elvis.” ~George Jones Having spent much …
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Pasqual Baylon’s devotion to the Mass and the Holy Eucharist was so fervent that even when assigned kitchen duty, he …
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Over the years, perhaps no restaurant across the Land of Enchantment has garnered as much recognition from the national media …
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Set in Albuquerque, Breaking Bad, AMC’s critically acclaimed television series may have left viewers with the impression that the Duke …
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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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To whom should you turn when you want a recommendation you can trust for great ice cream? Your natural inclination …
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In the polytheistic world of the Mesoamerican cultures (which include the Aztecs and Mayans), Quetzalcoatl was revered as the creator …
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NOTE: In March, 2018, Sophia’s Place reopened. Please click here for the updated review. Picture yourself as a first-year marketing …
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Although we pride ourselves on keeping a pulse on the local dining scene, it took a nationally syndicated Food Network …
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“In my experience, food and passion always intertwine. Passion is food for the soul’s mood at any particular time.” Tammy …
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School cafeteria meals have probably traumatized more youth than John Carpenter’s horror movies. Lunch menus read like fine-dining, promising nutritious, …
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Everyone knows the most sagacious of all creatures in nature is the owl. The owl is to whom all other …
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While New Mexico is most assuredly the Land of Enchantment, most locals also accept that it’s also the “land of …
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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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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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On Monday, October 21st, 2013 in a Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode entitled “Aces of Authenticity,” the Food Network introduced …
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For at least the past seven years, the most famous “biker cafe” in the Land of Enchantment has been the …
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The late Fray Angelico Chavez, New Mexico’s preeminent historian once wrote about Santa Fe’s growth, “The only threat to her …
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Timon: [singing] Luau. If you’re hungry for a hunk of fat and juicy meat Eat my buddy Pumbaa here, ’cause …
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I know several native New Mexicans who have accepted the dumbing down of political office in America as a consequence …
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You don’t have to be Patsy Montana to have a rip-roaring good time or great meal at Cowgirl BBQ, a …
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Dave Who? From 1981 until its closing in 2008, the converted residence at 1115 Hickox Street was the home of …
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The tee shirts worn by a nattily attired and enthusiastic wait staff at Bert’s Burger Bowl say it all: “Since …
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During his 2005 visit to Taos for the taping of the Food Network’s Food Nation program, über-celebrity chef Bobby Flay, …
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Update: In a twist of cruel irony, the Travel Channel’s May 13th airing of the Burger Land program celebrating the …
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The humble Northern New Mexico village of Chimayo has a reputation far and wide as a place in which miracles …
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In 1989, the tarantula hawk wasp was designated the official state insect of New Mexico, joining the roadrunner (state bird), …
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In the year 1880, La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís” (“The Royal Town of …
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Roadhouses–great inns and restaurants located near major highways traversing the country–once dotted America’s fruited plain, offering respite and sustenance to …
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In a 1997 episode of Seinfeld, the “show about nothing,” George Costanza declared food and sex to be his two …
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He was an academic prodigy, one of the first two persons admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of …
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Pasqual Baylon’s devotion to the Mass and the Holy Eucharist was so fervent that when assigned kitchen duty, angels had …
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In the culinary world, the name James Beard is revered perhaps above all others. Considered the “Dean of American Cookery,” …
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The decade following America’s Civil War was one of burgeoning expansion westward with railroads leading the way. Railroads helped open …
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“But the moment I saw the brilliant, proud morning shine high up over the deserts of Santa Fe, something stood …
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