Culinary Arts
Santa Fe has long been a melting pot of cultures, but in recent years the city has come of age as a culinary capital.
Our locally grown red and green chile is world famous, naturally, and used in hundreds of delicious traditional Northern New Mexican dishes. Creative chefs have cooked up new ways to add the staple to everything from Chinese egg rolls and hamburgers to contemporary Southwest cuisine. But chile doesn't end up in every meal served here. You can dine on foods from Italy, France, Spain, the Middle East and the Far East as well as other places around the globe and sample Native American fare, too. Click on our Dining section for information about Santa Fe's acclaimed restaurants.
Visit the Santa Fe Farmers Market and you'll marvel at northern New Mexico's abundance of local foods, from apples, apricots, greens and goat cheese to organic lamb, buffalo and beef. Attend the Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta and some of our other annual events devoted to the culinary arts and you'll experience the flavors that have made Santa Fe a culinary hot spot. Sign up for classes that teach how to cook with foods of the Southwest and you can take home a part of your Santa Fe epicurean experience. There's so much to taste here that you can bet you'll be back for more servings.
New Mexico, the country's oldest wine--producing region, is home to an impressive number of wineries producing a range of varietals from grapes grown beneath New Mexico skies. Visit the New Mexico Wine Growers Association website to learn more about locations of wineries and tasting rooms and get driving maps.
While you're visiting the city, be sure to pick up free copies of Local Flavor and Edible Santa Fe magazines, which feature articles about local chefs, restaurants, growers and foods of the region.
Our locally grown red and green chile is world famous, naturally, and used in hundreds of delicious traditional Northern New Mexican dishes. Creative chefs have cooked up new ways to add the staple to everything from Chinese egg rolls and hamburgers to contemporary Southwest cuisine. But chile doesn't end up in every meal served here. You can dine on foods from Italy, France, Spain, the Middle East and the Far East as well as other places around the globe and sample Native American fare, too. Click on our Dining section for information about Santa Fe's acclaimed restaurants.
Visit the Santa Fe Farmers Market and you'll marvel at northern New Mexico's abundance of local foods, from apples, apricots, greens and goat cheese to organic lamb, buffalo and beef. Attend the Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta and some of our other annual events devoted to the culinary arts and you'll experience the flavors that have made Santa Fe a culinary hot spot. Sign up for classes that teach how to cook with foods of the Southwest and you can take home a part of your Santa Fe epicurean experience. There's so much to taste here that you can bet you'll be back for more servings.New Mexico, the country's oldest wine--producing region, is home to an impressive number of wineries producing a range of varietals from grapes grown beneath New Mexico skies. Visit the New Mexico Wine Growers Association website to learn more about locations of wineries and tasting rooms and get driving maps.
While you're visiting the city, be sure to pick up free copies of Local Flavor and Edible Santa Fe magazines, which feature articles about local chefs, restaurants, growers and foods of the region.
