Our Western gourmet heads to the Paris of the Plains for some thick-sliced hickory-smoked brisket and discovers a few of the best restaurants in the world.
Oliver Ridgeway and Charles Dale came to Santa Fe, New Mexico, to reinterpret Southwestern fine cuisine. We thought they might be curious about each other, and we were right.
Javier's Gourmet Mexicano has been serving warm, sensual salsas that have been a Dallas obsession for decades. New on the scene: a some-like-it-hotter habanero.
More than any epicurean metropolis I know in the West, Santa Fe has gone through some major changes in its restaurant scene, with important older restaurants acquiring new chefs, new owners, and new looks.