letter from the editor
Publisher Bite Size Media, LLC
Here we are again, getting ready for the heat, and hopefully a healthy monsoon season here in New Mexico. The seasons really do seem to fly by; the sense of time passing so quickly must have something to do with the pace in which we all live our lives. We live in a world of instant communication, instant information, and instant gratification - and summer if you will, much like winter can be, is the antidote. The blazing hot days force us to move slower, conserve energy, take cover in the cool shade of the portal, and sip a tall, deliciously cold glass of lemonade made fragrant with sweet lavender and citrusy verbena. Not a bad way to pass a few hours every day. With this issue, we invite you to slow down and do just that, celebrate summer! Remember Popsicles in summertime? Michelle Gourley reminisces about her summertime favorite - Root Beer Popsicles, and she has of course given us some updated recipes. Everybody entertains somebody in New Mexico in the summer, why not al fresco with a gorgeous menu put together by our James Beard chef nominees? We've got you covered in the food department - everything from farmers’ market shopping to urban foraging for stone fruits and rose petals to artisanal cocktails. If you're a gardener, you will appreciate the quest our artist contributors in this issue, and how food and gardens have inspired and shaped their current works, and in one instance – a home. Traveling our beautiful state this summer? There's much to do and see in the food and drink department. A farmers’ market in a new town is a great snapshot of place. We’re partnering with Homegrown New Mexico again this year, and will be hosting the Second Annual Kitchen Garden and Coop Tour in Santa Fe on July 29th. It's a great way to spend a Sunday; peek at local home vegetable and flower gardens that are home to chickens and bees, meet the homeowners, and visit with neighbors and friends. For more info and tickets, visit www.homegrownnewmexico.org. Want to learn a new kitchen trick? Edible Santa Fe is sponsoring a series of cooking classes to be held at Hanks House in Albuquerque, and at Los Poblanos Inn. We'll be hosting both local and out of town chefs and foodies who will teach us everything from grilling techniques to cooking from our CSA box - and everything in between. Visit www.kitchensinkstories. com for a list of classes, registration and location information, and to find out more! Don't forget to check out our Edible Events calendar for summer, and plan your travel accordingly. If you'd like any of this information at your fingertips - please download our iPhone and iPad app where you will find updated listings and guides for travel all in one convenient place: Destination Neighborhoods, Eat Local Guide, Beer Trail Maps and Farmers' Market listings, local video, and more - all a touch away when you're on the road this summer. Have a safe, cool, happy summer!
Kate Manchester, Editor
edible Santa Fe · Summer 2012
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Associate Publisher Sarah Wentzel-Fisher
Editor Kate Manchester
Contributors Sheli Armstrong, Jan Brooks, Andrea Feucht, Sarah Wentzel-Fisher, Lois Ellen Frank, Michelle Gourley, Cheryl and Bill Jamison, Lee Lee, Chris Milligan, Nissa Patterson, Sergio Salvador, Nancy Sutor, Elizabeth Grant Thomas, Amy White
Contributing Editors Deborah Madison, Amelia White, Christie Green, Lorelei Kellogg
AD Design Stephanie Cameron
design and layout Stephanie Cameron
web & social media editors Stephanie Cameron, Sarah Wentzel-Fisher
PHOTOGRAPHY Stephanie Cameron, Jennifer Esperanza, Lois Ellen Frank, Sergio Salvador, Carole Topalian
Video Producer D. Walt Cameron
ADVERTISING Regional, National, Events: Sheli Armstrong D. Walt Cameron
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