The Like Button Call them Fans or call them Followers, but one thing’s for sure: Facebook folk hit the Like Button for these favorite locals…. Status Update: “I can’t get Donnie off Facebook. First thing he does when he walks in.” Want your opinion heard on radio? Comment on the … Continue reading
Talon de Gato Farmers for Local Flavor magazine by Tania Casselle “I spent 20 years working in a room without windows,” says retired anesthesiologist Adam Mackie. He’s certainly making up for it now. Working the Talon de Gato farm with former public health physician Steve Jenison, he gets as much … Continue reading
Professional Gardeners in the Kitchen Who better to share their recipes than the people who help us grow the ingredients? These gardening experts and enthusiastic home cooks nurture their produce from seed to table. They stepped out of their greenhouses and into their kitchens to reveal a few of their … Continue reading
Tasty Traditions Book review and author profile by Tania Casselle Potica bread, latkes, and beef stewed in Coke. Perhaps not the first dishes that spring to mind when you think about New Mexican food, but author Sharon Niederman knows better. She shares the story behind her new book New Mexico’s … Continue reading
Duke City Family Fun Dinosaurs, snakes, sharks, amusement park thrills… this summer’s pick of kid-friendly Albuquerque destinations to help your family keep their cool, keep your bank account chilled out, and leave your brood thoroughly exhausted… I mean, entertained. Read the full Duke City Family Fun feature on attractions and … Continue reading
Kettlebells It’s a Saturday morning in the L-shaped studio of Santa Fe’s Dynamic Kettlebell Fitness. About 30 students are swinging their kettlebells under the direction of trainer Keira Newton, and despite the rigor of the workout, nobody groans, complains, or tries to sneak a moment’s downtime when Newton’s back is … Continue reading
Artisan Farmers: On the Road in Farm Country Take one food producer and farming specialist: Lisa Fox of Southwest Chutney. Add one writer: Richard Harris, author of 41 books, most of them travel guides. Stir, blend, and send them out to tell the story of New Mexico’s farmers. The resulting … Continue reading
Moor Flavor I’m sitting on the patio of the new El Meze restaurant in a historic hacienda under Taos Mountain. It’s sunset, the atmosphere is as mellow as my glass of Rioja. Waiters hush past carrying bowls of fried green olives stuffed with Spanish blue cheese, and steaming sopa verde … Continue reading
What’s Around the Next Bend? Fishing the Southwest with fly fisherman Taylor Streit, a Legendary Guide in the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame. “I always liked to fish, Streit says. “It’s a good way to get out of the house. The American male, at least in the generation I … Continue reading
A Western State of Mind Book Review by Tania Casselle of Best of the West 2009: New Stories from the Wide Side of the Missouri. Edited by James Thomas and D. Seth Horton This impressive anthology showcases 18 stories from emerging writers and literary stars, selected from publications as diverse … Continue reading
