New Mexico

“When are you going to El Meze?”  This is the question we’ve heard many many times from friends who consider it to be one the best restaurants in the entire Southwest.  So on our recent trip to Taos, you can…

North-central New Mexico … This ‘outdoor museum’  has so many remarkable moments, we suggest that you buy a trail guide at the ranger’s station to follow the numbered markers describing the significance of what you are seeing.   Just a little…

All across New Mexico, each restaurant, diner, and road house cafe claims to have the ultimate GCCB, and we love this.  By now we’ve probably tried over half of the burgers on the New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail.  A…

We seek out small town festivals, as they remind us of county fairs and fests from our childhoods, with their sweetness and traditions.  The Sutherland Farms Green Chile Festival in Aztec, New Mexico is a community gathering place.  A family…

When we hear that an iconic venue is going into a remodel under new ownership, particularly when it’s the oldest bar / restaurant in the city that dates back to the late 1700’s, we hope and hold our breath that…

After all these years of craving them every day of every week, looking forward to each late summer harvest, and getting them into as many recipes as possible, we paid our respects to the world renowned Hatch chile and the…

There are many things to love about our community, and one of them is our local DurangoTV.com. It’s a cable channel that highlights the culture, lifestyle, activities and attractions of Southwestern Colorado and the Four Corners area. This is…

One of the oldest houses in America is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The De Vargas Street House was built in 1646 and the front original rooms are carefully maintained and still standing for touring.  It rests on part…

We took a seat in the living room to get a feel for where we were and where to begin, then glanced into the kitchen and saw a group of kids open the refrigerator door and walk on through. A…