Where to Find the Best Tamales for the Holidays

Tamales are a New Mexico Christmas tradition. Photograph courtesy of NMTD. MANY YEARS AGO, I WROTE a book about tamales. For months, my kitchen windows were fogged from the tamalera bubbling on the…

Reach New Hot-Air Heights

Above: In New Mexico, even the sky wears jewelry. Photograph by John McCauley FROM A DISTANCE, hot-air balloons look like they’re hardly moving. But when I stood in the basket for my first ride over…

Ask the Chefs

Above: El Parasol's tacos get a hearty nod from Erin Wade (pictured below). Photographs by Douglas Merriam. Almost all chefs share the same secret: No matter how high-toned their own menus are, as…

Sip It

Above: A selection of Gruet's sparkling wines. Photograph Courtesy of Gruet Winery. For a big party, you can’t beat a case of Gruet’s Blanc de Noirs for the combination of local flavor, quality, and…

Recipe: Pomegranate Mimosa

Recipe: ¡Qué Fancy!

Good Times

Above: Gruet Winery tasting room associate Diana Garner pours the makings of a proper toast. Photographs by Douglas Merriam. If you’ve driven north on I-25 from Albuquerque to Santa Fe over the past…

Press On

Above: Apple-growing, a long-standing tradition in New Mexico, drives the Hard Cider Industry in the state. Photographs by Sergio Salvador. AT 7 A.M. ON A SUNNY AUGUST Saturday in Los Ranchos de…

Sheep School

Above: Kathleen Mower (right) holds a freshly cleaned and combed ball of sheep's wool. Photographs by Stefan Wachs. LAST YEAR, TWO DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS, I found myself shivering in a dusty barn in…

Things We Love: Mac's Limeade

Above: Mac's Cherry limeade. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. Mac’s Steak in the Rough is a retro drive-in on Albuquerque’s Menaul Boulevard where a big, icy cup of old-fashioned limeade will quench…