At Algodones Distillery we honor that philosophy and hand craft spirits that reflect their time and place.  Using traditional pot stills, artesian well water and our bosque location for aging, we source and distill local ingredients from blue corn to juniper, piñon and more into "The Spirits of New Mexico". All Algodones products are available at our 2 Tasting Room locations - Algodones and Ruidoso - and in may fine retailers, bars and restaurants statewide.  If you don't see us on the shelves or behind the bar be sure to have the manager ask for us. Be our guest(s)!  Interested in seeing how our spirits are crafted?  Tours are available on Saturdays from 12 noon to 4pm, or by special arrangement on weekends Friday to Monday most weeks.  Since we are a small, private craft distillery we require a reservation and can send you the details in an email.  Cheers! and Drink Kindly.

Taylor Garrett Spirits was borne out of an aviator’s vision to produce a unique line of spirits using breakthrough aging technology while honoring the traditions of the world’s great Master Distillers. We are a veteran-owned company located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and founded by Scott Feuille, a retired Naval Aviator and commercial airline pilot. Having traveled the globe and tasted some of the finest spirits the world has to offer, he’s always been fascinated by the skill and traditions of the great American distillers. With a passion for distilling and in pursuit of the perfect timeless spirit, Scott began his quest to craft the best tasting, no-nonsense whiskey on the market today. Family is important to us, and Taylor Garrett is named for Scott’s two young children. Taylor Garrett aims to get high-quality, artisinally-crafted spirits where they belong – in the glasses of whiskey lovers.

Celebrating 100 Years of Hospitality! Step into the past and experience the splendor of the American Southwest at La Fonda on the PlazaTM, the only Santa Fe New Mexico hotel situated on the historic Santa Fe Plaza. Start your vacation in Santa Fe and experience the allure of old world charm at one of the best Santa Fe hotels, where tasteful, modern conveniences blend with the warmth of authentic New Mexican style.

Founded in 1998, Twisters has grown to 17 awesome locations centralized in New Mexico and is now expanding into Colorado with 2 restaurants! Twisters is a fast casual dining experience specializing in New Mexican foods with our famous red and green chile as well as American favorites! Twisters was started with the idea that customers wanted quality food at fast food prices with quick service in a pleasant environment. Our goal is to always exceed our customers’ expectations in value, quality, and service.

This year’s winners started early in the NM restaurant industry.  One partner started as a dishwasher straight out of high school at Cattle Baron and eventually moved up to management at other restaurants.  Years later, he’d share his superpowers by traveling to struggling restaurants from Oregon to Florida and help to turn them around by focusing on retraining staff and revamping menus and décor.  In 2015, a lifelong dream was realized when a partnership was formed to open their own restaurant in Socorro, New Mexico.  Now, they were a superhero duo. As partners and operators of Yo Mama’s Grill, this year’s winners led their staff and helped their local community. The restaurant sponsored many local sports teams, dance troops, medical charities and community arts programs, and one owner even sewed custom masks for employees and others in need.  During the pandemic, their Health and Safety Guidelines were adopted by the mayor and used as a benchmark for all restaurants in the area.  Their superpowers of loyalty, camaraderie, and caring leadership have served us all.  Congratulations to the 2021 Restaurateur of the Year winners, Deidra and Jason Vinson of Yo Mama’s Grill.

This year’s Superhero Chef has spent 45 years completely dedicated to the passion and craft of the table.  For him, food is not about trying to create a new trend but perfecting what you are doing every day.  He was awarded James Beard Best Chef of the Southwest in 2005 and just celebrated his 20th anniversary as the owner of The Compound in Santa Fe. Under his energetic leadership, The Compound has won many awards for their food, wine, and service. His superpowers of innovation, style, and freshness results in a Contemporary American menu focusing on regional ingredients and local sourcing.  He also supports the culinary community and works directly with many charities. NMRA is proud to honor 2021’s Chef of the Year, Mark Kiffin of The Compound.

This year’s Restaurant Neighbor Superhero spearheads the charity Kitchen Kids Inc, which is in its 6th year of providing free cooking courses where kids work side-by-side with professionals.  He is also the director of the 505 Food Fights, a food competition that promotes our industry and has raised tens of thousands for charity. His own personal and physical challenges have been no match for his superpowers of empathy and tenacity.  In his words, he uses life’s challenges as motivation to professionally and personally be an inspiration to others chasing down their dreams. Congrats to 2021 Restaurant Neighbor Winner Mike White of High Point Grill and Rustico Italian Kitchen.

2021’s Manager of the Year winner has been in the industry for years.  Starting at 15 at Santa Fe’s Haagen-Dazs.  She moved up, including managing the Student Café in college.  20 years ago, she began Barista work at began Barista work at Ohori's Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate, and became the General Manager in 2006.  She gained partial ownership and continued as general manager for what is now Ohori's Coffee Roasters in 2017.  She has shown extraordinary management skills in listening and training staff, provides a safe environment for staff and customers and continues to run a thriving local business in a truly difficult time. At the same time she was juggling new rules, she was expanding Ohori’s online presence and capabilities and a local delivery program. This “Management Superhero” showed powers of empathy, leadership, and outreach.  She also provided her staff with private therapy sessions, when requested, to connect them with what they needed to be better baristas as well as better people. She models racial and cultural sensitivity both with her customers and her staff.  This dedicated manager sticks by Ohori’s “North Star” - the aspiration to provide the normality of getting coffee (with a side of kindness) to all of their customers during the pandemic.   NMRA is proud to honor our 2021 Manager of the year, Tai Ayers of Ohori’s Coffee Roasters.

Annapurna is the place for a healing cuisine. To accomplish this mission of serving a healing cuisine as prescribed in the Ayurvedic tradition, our restaurants maintain certain principles and philosophies that are very unique in the food industry. Our food is made by hand in our kitchens from fresh produce, locally grown and organic. Our food is FREE of dead animals (eggs, meat, poultry or seafood), cholesterol, saturated fats, trans fats, white sugar, refined sugar, white flour, artificial sweeteners, honey, peanuts, preservatives or pesticides. We use rice bran oil - cholesterol free, trans fat free and non hydrogenated. Fresh herbs and whole spices that are roasted and ground where necessary, flavors our food. Kitchari, the ultimate Ayurvedic food continues to be the popular healing food associated with Annapurna.

Vick's Vittles Country Kitchen is well known across Albuquerque for its excellent selection of southwestern and country food. Vick's Vittles also has a conference room with 40-50 seats available for parties and special events. We also offer catering services.

Peppers Grill & Bar is located in the heart of the UFO Capitol of the World in Roswell, New Mexico. Just three blocks north of the Famous International UFO Museum & Research Center. Peppers Grill & Bar features Southwestern Casual Dining with: Traditional Mexican Favorites Made to Order Salads Hand-Cut, Aged Steaks and Our Famous Baby Back Ribs As a testament to its local and regional appeal, Peppers Grill & Bar will have been in business at the same location for 30 years.

The guiding principle of Turtle Mountain Brewing Company is to provide the people of Rio Rancho and surrounding communities with delicious, high-quality foods and beverages at an affordable price in a comfortable, friendly environment. Being a fan of the show “Cheers,” Nico envisioned a place where regulars and visitors alike could come in and feel like they are part of the family. Turtle Mountain’s employees are encouraged to get to know customers by name as well as background and interests. We feel that coming to Turtle Mountain should be like coming to a friend’s house for dinner, so please, make yourselves at home!

Sadie's is a New Mexican cuisine restaurant chain from the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They have three locations in Albuquerque, and they also sell their own New Mexico chile, salsa, jerky, and other New Mexico related products throughout the United States and Canada.

A Bite of Belgium opened on October 1st, 2012 with a desire to bring something unique to Las Cruces, NM – authentic and tasty Belgian cuisine at an affordable cost. A Bite of Belgium offers customers a variety of menu items, from warm Belgian waffles made with real beet sugar, to the mouth-watering “Belgian Burger” with caramelized onions and Gouda cheese on a freshly baked brioche bun. From daily baked goods and peasant-style quiche to award winning tomato basil soup, A Bite of Belgium is ready to serve Las Cruces!

Executive Chef Christian Pontiggia of Sassella hails from the namesake region and it's culture. He brings the underlying tradition of fine Italian dining into contemporary world cuisine, producing innovative dishes that are a delight to the eye as well as the palette. Chef Pontiggia is the recipient of many awards. In addition to working at two Michelin Star awarded restaurants in Europe, he has received awards for cooking and wine knowledge from the Chaine des Routisseurs. The Italian government recognizes him as a Master Chef and he holds a culinary degree that certifies him as a Doctor of Oenogastronomy. This restaurant provides a unique stage to highlight Chef Pontiggia’s culinary artistry. We invite you to experience the merging of new world cuisine with old world traditions in his signature style

With a handful of products as their focus, Bueno Foods was born, founded in 1951. So, for over half a century now, Bueno Foods has grown steadily from a small neighborhood grocery store into one of the Southwest’s premier producers of New Mexican and Mexican foods, still owned and operated by the Baca family. Consistent quality and service, customer responsiveness, innovation and hard work have resulted in Bueno’s steady upward growth and success.

In the early 1970's, Joseph Camuglia opened Paisano's Italian Restaurant. Paisano's began with a limited menu featuring pizza and hearty Italian sandwiches on freshly baked bread, but soon grew to offer a complete Italian menu specializing in traditional preparations of fresh pasta, veal, fish, poultry and beef. Everything served is created in our on-premise kitchen from scratch.

Izanami is an izakaya serving upscale japanese bar food. Small plates meant for sharing, creatively prepared locally-sourced meat and produce with an emphasis on seasonality, all accompanied by unique libations. Don't expect the usual. There is no nigiri sushi. No soggy tempura. Definitely none of the sickly-sweet, hot sake that has given sake such a bad rap. They are extremely selective about their purveyors and only order enough seafood and organic produce to get them through the day. Most of our beef is wagyu. It's possibly the most delicious meat you will ever eat. They have the best selection of artisanal microbrew cold sake found anywhere between the coasts, green teas from shizuoka, locally roasted coffee drinks, ten different japanese craft beers, and housemade spritzers.

Locally owned and operated, The Double Eagle and Pepper’s offer Southern New Mexico a dining experience as vibrant, welcoming and diverse in flavor as Old Mesilla itself. We have designed the menu around the love of exceptional wines, fresh and local ingredients and a twist on New Mexican food. From our Green Chile Cheese Wontons to New Mexico’s only Aged Steak restaurant and you cannot forget the Award Winning Margaritas, Double Eagle and Pepper’s is a must stop when you’re visiting from around the world or gathering your friend and family for a lovely lunch or dinner.

For 80 years, La Posta de Mesilla has served authentic “New Mex” cuisine in an 1840’s historic adobe building. La Posta de Mesilla features local New Mexican chile grown in the heart of the Hatch and Mesilla Valley, known for it’s world famous red and green chile. La Posta is legendary as one of the oldest and most historic Mexican Restaurants in New Mexico and throughout the United States. La Posta has embraced “Local Farm To Table” principles. As a proud member of the Mesilla Valley community for nearly a century, La Posta de Mesilla is dedicated to using as many locally grown and produced ingredients as possible.