New Mexico Road Food
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The view from a rest stop on I-40 near Clines Corners, NM.
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Outside the San Antonio General Store, the home of Anne Lund's famous homemade fudge.
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Lunchtime at Acapulco Tacos & Burritos at 2617 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM.
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The perfect posole and carne adovada burritos at Acapulco Tacos & Burritos in Albuquerque, NM.
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By the gas pumps at The Diner in Tres Piedras, NM.
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An early lunch at the counter at The Diner features fluffy pancakes, fried eggs, and owner Barbara Cozart's fantastic frito pie.
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There is never leftover frito pie.
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Alana Gibbons, 21, works as The Diner's cook.
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Heading up I-25 and getting hungry.
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At the counter of La Tiendita, in a Chevron station on Route 84 just north of Espanola, NM.
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Outside Bode's General Store in Abiquiu, NM.
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Bode's may make the world's best cheeseburger: a half pound of ground steak smothered in fresh New Mexican green chiles.
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Bode's cook, Sunofwon "Sonny" Garza, 29, has been working in kitchens for more than half his life.
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A vintage sign sits atop the El Rodeo burrito stand in Belen, NM.
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The cooks convene in the kitchen at Michael's Mini Mart in Velarde, NM.
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The smothered red chile burrito at Michael's Mini Mart in Velarde, NM.
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The chicharrone burrito at Michael's Mini Mart in Velarde, NM.
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It's difficult to choose just one dish from the terrific menu at the San Felipe Pueblo Restaurant, located in the San Felipe Travel Center off I-25 exit 252.
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The Indian taco at the San Felipe Pueblo Restaurant.
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A peek into the kitchen at the San Felipe Pueblo Restaurant.
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A San Felipe Pueblo Restaurant combo plate featuring fresh flour tortillas, blue cornmeal mush, pork pozole and a medley of corn, roasted green chiles and yellow squash.
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A stuffed sopaipilla at the San Felipe Pueblo Restaurant.
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New Mexico Road Food

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The view from a rest stop on I-40 near Clines Corners, NM.
httpswww.saveur.comsitessaveur.comfilesimport2008images2008-01628-NM_san_antonio.jpg
Outside the San Antonio General Store, the home of Anne Lund's famous homemade fudge.
httpswww.saveur.comsitessaveur.comfilesimport2008images2008-01628-NM_acapulco_exterior.jpg
Lunchtime at Acapulco Tacos & Burritos at 2617 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM.
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The perfect posole and carne adovada burritos at Acapulco Tacos & Burritos in Albuquerque, NM.
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By the gas pumps at The Diner in Tres Piedras, NM.
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An early lunch at the counter at The Diner features fluffy pancakes, fried eggs, and owner Barbara Cozart's fantastic frito pie.
httpswww.saveur.comsitessaveur.comfilesimport2008images2008-01628-NM_7.jpg
There is never leftover frito pie.
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Alana Gibbons, 21, works as The Diner's cook.
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Heading up I-25 and getting hungry.
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At the counter of La Tiendita, in a Chevron station on Route 84 just north of Espanola, NM.
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Outside Bode's General Store in Abiquiu, NM.
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Bode's may make the world's best cheeseburger: a half pound of ground steak smothered in fresh New Mexican green chiles.
httpswww.saveur.comsitessaveur.comfilesimport2008images2008-01628-NM_13.jpg
Bode's cook, Sunofwon "Sonny" Garza, 29, has been working in kitchens for more than half his life.
httpswww.saveur.comsitessaveur.comfilesimport2008images2008-01628-NM_14.jpg
A vintage sign sits atop the El Rodeo burrito stand in Belen, NM.
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The cooks convene in the kitchen at Michael's Mini Mart in Velarde, NM.
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The smothered red chile burrito at Michael's Mini Mart in Velarde, NM.
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The chicharrone burrito at Michael's Mini Mart in Velarde, NM.
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It's difficult to choose just one dish from the terrific menu at the San Felipe Pueblo Restaurant, located in the San Felipe Travel Center off I-25 exit 252.
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The Indian taco at the San Felipe Pueblo Restaurant.
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A peek into the kitchen at the San Felipe Pueblo Restaurant.
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A San Felipe Pueblo Restaurant combo plate featuring fresh flour tortillas, blue cornmeal mush, pork pozole and a medley of corn, roasted green chiles and yellow squash.
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A stuffed sopaipilla at the San Felipe Pueblo Restaurant.

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