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Zachary Perron

Zachary Perron

Meet the chef: Zachary PerronTravel + Leisure lists Ojo Santa Fe Spa Resort as one of the world’s best destination spas. Among its many attributes, the scenic resort is known for its spring-fed healing waters. The recipient of a 2022 OpenTable Diners’ Choice Award,...

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Andrée Falls

Andrée Falls

Meet the chef: Andrée FallsAmerican culinary expert James Beard is quoted as saying, “Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.” Sage Bakehouse owner/baker Andrée Falls agrees. She offers 14...

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Nathan Mayes

Nathan Mayes

Meet the chef: Nathan MayesPaloma Owner Marja Martin feels that she hosts a dinner party every night at her intimate Santa Fe restaurant on South Guadalupe Street. “I enjoy having people come into my space, and to have them greeted warmly,” She said, adding that Chef...

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Paulraj Karuppasamy

Paulraj Karuppasamy

Meet the chef: Paulraj KaruppasamyChef Paulraj Karuppasamy and his wife and business partner, Nellie Tischler, own and operate Paper Dosa, a restaurant specializing in South Indian Cuisine. Located at 551 West Cordova Road, the menu offers dishes with lamb and chicken...

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Nestor Pereira

Nestor Pereira

Meet the chef: Nestor PereiraRecently we caught up with 1999 Regional Classic James Beard Award recipient Katharine Kagel, who is the Owner of Café Pasqual’s (121 Don Gaspar, Santa Fe). For more than 40 years, her restaurant has been “serving the very best ingredients...

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Estevan Garcia

Estevan Garcia

Meet the chef: Estevan GarciaOn any given Saturday Farmers’ Market at the Railyard, shoppers might spot one of Santa Fe’s outstanding chefs. None is more beloved than Executive Chef Estevan Garcia, a native son and chef-owner of estevan restaurante. Raised in Santa...

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Lois Ellen Frank

Lois Ellen Frank

Meet the chef: Lois Ellen FrankChef Lois Ellen Frank began her career as a professional cook and organic gardener and now is also a Native foods historian, author, and photographer. She has spent over 25 years documenting foods and life ways of Native American tribes...

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Jose “Kiko” Rodriquez

Jose “Kiko” Rodriquez

Meet the chef: Jose “Kiko” RodriquezChef Jose “Kiko” Rodriguez brings a wide variety of skills and techniques to the Global Flavors Local Lunch: from Mexican to Spanish to Japanese. Chef Kiko has quickly worked his way up the ranks in the restaurant business. He...

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Josh Gerwin

Josh Gerwin

Meet the chef: Josh GerwinChef Josh Gerwin is a native Santa Fean who attended the New England Culinary Institute, where he earned a degree AND their “Golden Tong Award” for best savory chef in his class. He served as sous chef at the prestigious Five Diamond Fairmont...

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Hue-Chan Karels

Hue-Chan Karels

Meet the chef: Hue-Chan KarelsHue-Chan Karels is the Chef-Owner of Open Kitchen. Chef Hue-Chan brings to the table not only her diverse palate, adaptability, and joyful exuberance, but also her fine-tuned ability to design and produce fantastic events. With the...

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Matt Yohalem

Matt Yohalem

Meet the chef: Matt YohalemChef Matt opened Il Piatto Italian Farmhouse Kitchen in 1996, and Esquire named him in their Top 20 Best New Restaurants…and it seems like he gets better every year. He attended Johnson and Wales University, and he has worked in some of the...

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Recipes

Three Meat Meat Loaf

Three Meat Meat Loaf

My favorite way to make meat loaf is based on a Mark Bittman recipe in his How to Cook Everything.  It’s a free form loaf, that is, one that the cook shapes rather than one shaped by a loaf pan.  I bake it in a large cast iron skillet.  As Bittman says, the meat loaf...

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Polenta and Fried Eggs

Polenta and Fried Eggs

I’m hooked on Monte Vista Organic Farm’s Floriani red flint corn polenta. An heirloom corn originally cultivated in northern Italy, Floriani makes a nicely thick and creamy polenta with a rich flavor. Recently, on a cold Sunday morning, I cooked some for brunch and...

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Sauteed Mushrooms for Risotto or Orzo

Sauteed Mushrooms for Risotto or Orzo

Farmer Jennifer Fresquez recently posted a photo of a mushroom risotto she made from a Deborah Madison recipe in Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone. Her shiitake mushrooms came from Asher Singer of Reyah Sunshine Farm. The risotto looked so delicious that I decided to...

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Farmer Spotlights

Seeding The Future with Plant Starts

Seeding The Future with Plant Starts

Nothing points to the arrival of spring more than the appearance of plant seedlings at the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market. Whether you refer to them as starts, seedlings, or baby plants, they are in abundance at the Saturday Railyard Market this month. Ric Gaudet of One...

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Articles

Institute Launches 2023 Healthy Soils Program

Institute Launches 2023 Healthy Soils Program

Healthy Soils is a 2023 initiative of the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute that will contribute to more profitable farm production while improving the environment. “This initiative is based on the understanding that building healthy soil can reduce the need for...

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