Antonio’s: A Taste of Mexico – Taos, New Mexico
A traditional corrido from the Mexican coastal state of Veracruz recounts the story of a smiling woman with magic hands. The kitchen is the world of Maria Chuchena and the intoxicating aromas and incomparable flavors she concocts in that world are utterly unforgettable. With her cooking, Maria fills the world with surprises. If corridos have sequels and characters in folk songs bear offspring, Maria Chuchena’s progeny might well be Antonio Matus, chef and owner of the eponymous Antonio’s: A Taste of Mexico in Taos, New Mexico. Like the corrido, Antonio is from Veracruz and like Maria Chuchena, the kitchen is his world. It is where he has been filling Taos with utterly unforgettable surprises for more than a decade. After…