Summer in a bowl! That’s Pico de Gallo, a spicy Mexican condiment that’s won the taste buds of New Mexicans too. Column for New Mexico Journey AAA Magazine column The Dish: Pico de Gallo The Dish Pico de Gallo Tania Casselle ORIGINS: A spicy Mexican condiment that’s won the taste buds of New … Continue reading
A Boost for Botanicals by Tania Casselle A swallow of sassafras, a nibble of nettles, or a thirst for thistles? No, these aren’t requests on your doctor’s prescription, but some of the things you could be having in restaurants these days. Botanicals are hot on menus. Chamomile crème brûlée and … 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
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
From Seed to Plate When you’re dining in Cafe Pasqual’s this harvest season, play special attention to your veggies -they might be freshly picked by chef Katharine Kagel, whose big passion this summer is her vegetable garden. “It’s my pleasure, my play, my joy.” Feature by Tania Casselle on Chef … Continue reading
As the doors opened at Trader Joe’s first New Mexico store on August 16, a crowd of Santa Fe shoppers lined up eager to stock their shelves. The opening, however, also met with the sighs of a few Santa Feans — some with retail stores of their own — who … Continue reading
“If you forget everything you were ever told about wine, remember this,” says Bob Witham of Two Rivers Winery. “When wine comes in, secrets come out.” Travel and wine feature by Tania Casselle on Grand Junction’s Wine Country, Colorado, for Latitudes, the inflight magazine of American Eagle airlines. Full story … Continue reading
Taos Restaurant Group A small but influential empire is flourishing out of Taos, N.M., as Chef Joseph Wrede and restaurateurs Nat Troy and Michael Yaccino combine their business smarts and culinary kudos in the Taos Restaurant Group. Talking about Joseph’s Table, The Old Blinking Light, and new acquisition: Lambert’s of … Continue reading
