Early Summer 2019: Travel

For several years now, we have dedicated an issue of edible to the open road and the unique eating opportunities it affords. We pack the pages with travel itineraries, insider tips, and transportive storytelling, all with the food lover in mind. This year, we travel both near and far, from Las Vegas to Juárez, from the outskirts of Taos to the rims of the Grand Canyon, to offer a fresh look at old haunts and discover hidden gems along the way.

For several years now, we have dedicated an issue of edible to the open road and the unique eating opportunities it affords. We pack the pages with travel itineraries, insider tips, and transportive storytelling, all with the food lover in mind. This year, we travel both near and far, from Las Vegas to Juárez, from the outskirts of Taos to the rims of the Grand Canyon, to offer a fresh look at old haunts and discover hidden gems along the way.

In Española, a town too often overlooked by passersby, we find a thriving art scene enriched by the area’s vibrant history, religiosity, and car culture. We also indulge in deeply rooted, soulful food like none other in the state. We take to the borderlands, from Sunland Park to El Paso to Ciudad Juárez, to see what the food there might teach us about a region currently spotlighted by sensationalist headlines and national debates on immigration—and the direction of our nation itself. With Frank Norris’s important history of the Green Book in New Mexico, we remember and celebrate the courage of African American travelers and diners who had limited options along New Mexico roadsides in our not-so-distant past.

Whether the travelers in these stories are seeking pleasure or pilgrimage, adventure or opportunity, their freedom to move across borders—geographic, cultural, or culinary—encourages understanding and, ideally, enriches the human experience. We hope your own travels this summer are enlightening, fulfilling, and, of course, delicious.