Jun 25th, 2012
Rancho Manzana
This summer, I had the opportunity to spend some serious quality time on a hidden gem of a farm, Rancho Manzana, nestled in the hills of Chimayo. I won’t say too much here about the story, since I both wrote and photographed the story for Trend Magazine, and you can read “Back to the Future […]
May 19th, 2012
Babaluu’s
I remember reading one of those “Best Places to Live” pieces stating that Santa Fe has one of the highest restaurant to capita ratios in the county. The “city different” loves its eats. But despite the volume of restaurants, there’s always an infectious buzz around news of a new place opening. The possibility of new […]
Apr 24th, 2012
Chocolate Maven
I want to say that Chocolate Maven is the first restaurant I visited in Santa Fe, but the truth of the matter is that I came through Santa Fe repeatedly on cross continental road trips in various travels before waking up here with sufficient frequency to claim that I actually live here… However, Chocolate Maven […]
Mar 1st, 2012
Osteria D’Assisi
How do you breathe new life into a local institution? If you’re Lino Pertusini, you find a compatriot from the same Lake Como region of Italy, and put him at the helm of Osteria D’Assisi. Introducing executive chef Cristian Pontiggia, recently immigrated (by way of Taos) to Santa Fe. He throws a mean pizza dough […]
Feb 14th, 2012
Chocolate Tour of Albuquerque
I grew up on See’s Candy, and the occasional Almond Joy. Waxy bunnies in April. Gold foil coins in December. That was pretty much the extent of my experience with chocolate. But now local chocolate is following in the trend of small volume local coffee roasters and micro brewers in defining the taste of a […]
Jan 12th, 2012
The Ranch House
Santa Fe is known for “Christmas style” and garlic sautéed padrone peppers in the summertime. But given how many Texans migrate here annually, it’s hardly any wonder that there’s some seriously drool worthy BBQ here. Once upon a time, Josh’s BBQ was the source southside for all things truly brisket. And then it closed down… […]
Oct 11th, 2011
Pars Cuisine
One of the last things I’d expect on the I25 corridor between Santa Fe and Albuquerque is an oasis. And a Persian oasis, at that, complete with a rippling fountain in the sunken dining room, surrounded by opulent drapes. Pars Cuisine features a Mediterranean – Persian, Greek and Turkish cuisine – menu and ambience that’s more […]
Sep 16th, 2011
Holy Cow
Few burgers have this kind of pedigree – both cultural and culinary. First off, the location: I’ve driven past the dead “Bob’s Fish and Chips” on Central in Albuquerque dozens of times over the past 5 years. I always noticed it because it was one of those iconic ’50s storefronts that are slowly fading in […]
Aug 9th, 2011
Curbside Cuisine in Albuquerque
Out here in the southwest, we cultivate patience – sometimes we’re on the frontier of innovation, and sometimes, we watch the trends slowly migrate from the coasts like very slow motion waves. I’ve been drooling over my mother’s iPhone snaps of the Los Angeles food truck scene for years. The culmination of craftiness, artistic motor […]
Jul 28th, 2011
Pastry Chefs with Johnny Vee
In July, Chef and author Johnny Vee showcased two of New Mexico’s most prominent pastry chefs, Darci Rochau (formerly of the Hyatt Regency Tamaya in Albuquerque) currently with her own dessert consulting service, “
Copyright © Gabriella Marks|triggerfinger.com
