Letting Ingredients Lead
In a story that’s equal parts restaurant news and kitchen philosophy, Sarah Wentzel-Fisher revisits an old conversation with Chef Jonathan Perno about an underappreciated culinary technique: listening.
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Category: Eat
Growing the Next Generation of Farmers
Traveling to Shiprock, Ungelbah Dávila visits with a visionary duo who started their own nonprofit in order to build on—and share—their success by training other Native farmers and food entrepreneurs.
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Your Favorite Dish: The Growing Plateware Collection at Frenchish
A significant part of Frenchish’s charm is imparted by its rotating cast of mismatched antique plateware.
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Embracing Slow: The Story of NM ChileJang
Kyle Key of NM ChileJang is one of only two retail producers of cottage-style gochujang in the United States.
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A Sweet Stop in Chama
Briana Olson rolls through Chama and explores the magic of Wilder Bakeshop, taking away a sweet story along with exceptional pastries.
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The Queue for the ’Cue at Mad Jack’s Mountaintop Barbecue
The real star of the show at Mad Jack’s is the brisket: unbelievably moist, almost buttery, its fat rendered down to melt-in-your-mouth, umami goodness.
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Green Gold: Pistachios in New Mexico
Tom Hudgens tells the tale of the pistachio’s slow but sure infiltration of the Tularosa Basin and the American palate.
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Izz’s Guide to Strictly New Mexican Dining in Albuquerque
Chef Israel Rivera recommends where to eat New Mexican in Albuquerque, based not only on the quality of the food but on the quality of the vibe.
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A Force for Good
Sophie Putka gets the scoop on M’tucci’s four-day work week, a rarity in a restaurant world known for its long hours and high burnout rates.
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The Art of Sourcing Locally
Lynn Cline digs into the art of local sourcing, talking with a few northern New Mexico chefs and restaurateurs who take their ingredients quite seriously.
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A Mosaic Menu
At Alkemē (pronounced “Alchemy”) at Open Kitchen in downtown Santa Fe, you’ll taste the melding and matching of Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Korean, and Hawaiian Pacific Rim.
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FROM POP-UP TO BRICK AND MORTAR
Ungelbah Dávila highlights three Albuquerque food pop-up businesses taking the leap to brick and mortar.
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From Table to Farm
How One Restaurant’s Shift to Composting Food Waste Benefits the Entire Community By Lynn Cline ·...
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Born to Corn
Felix Mauro Torres of Southwest Heritage Mill processes literally tons of colorful corn each month.
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Dinner Palette
As a last huzzah for the colorful bounty of the season and a celebration of local culinary talent, we asked six creative, hardworking chefs to prepare a unique dish based around a single color.
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In the Flow at Sassella
Lynn Cline visits with Chef Cristian Pontiggia, who draws on his own rich heritage and commitment to community.
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Kinna’s Kitchen
Kinna’s Laos Chile Paste is a sweet, spicy, complex sauce that melds classic Laotian flavors with New Mexican red chile.
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The Little Shop on the Corner
Madrid’s Village Greengrocer is a small shop that’s made an oversize difference to a town where the closest grocery store is half an hour away.
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JENNIFER JAMES
Jennifer James, the 2023 Local Hero for Chef, Albuquerque, co-owns Frenchish, a restaurant in the iconic Nob Hill neighborhood that features French menus influenced by James’s farm roots.
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The Many Facets of Whiskey Creek Zócalo
At Whiskey Creek Zócalo, Jennifer C. Olson finds a constellation of garlic- and tree-growing, rural community building, pizza baking, and art making.
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