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This is an exciting time for diners, chefs, and Historic Walks of Santa Fe tour company, has been
restaurateurs in Santa Fe, despite the formidable hosting Santa Fe tours for over 17 years. Enthusi-
challenges of the pandemic months. Diversity astic and quick with a laugh, she clearly enjoys her
thrives in its more than 400 restaurants, while work, sharing bites of history (and a few juicy sto-
craft breweries, brewpubs, and wine tasting ries) as we made our rounds in a chauffeured van.
venues add to the imbibing options. World-class Be evening’s end, happy and sated, we shared hugs
farmer’s markets and cooking schools tempt you before walking home under starry skies.
to bring this tasty cuisine home. The stops on Carol’s tour were knockouts. The
During our stay, we were fortunate to experi- trio certainly was not the little-known but tasty
ence both homey traditional restaurants and pol- mom-and-pop eateries that tend to dominate food
ished fine dining. As we often do in new tours. Instead, she selected three top spots that
destinations, we booked a food tour to get familiar deliciously illustrated the evolution of Santa Fe
with the culinary landscape. The best are like en- drinking and dining. Two made our Best of the Best
joying a night on the town with a friend who lives list. In that compilation on the following pages,
there. we’ll share more of our evening, toasting and din-
Our tour - Tastes & Spirits of Old Santa Fe - was ing with our fun-loving new friend.
just that. Our guide, Carol Imrie-Mui, owner of

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