The City Where Food and Art Collide

The oldest state capital city in the US is Santa Fe, New Mexico - founded in 1610! It spent 2x the time as part of Mexico than it has spent as part of the United States. Today, this beautiful city has become a hub for both interesting Latin American cuisine and amazing art, becoming the 3rd biggest art destination in the U.S.

If you watch the full episode of United Plates of America, host Gary Takle visits art-inspired Santa Fe restaurants and locations with local artist Bobby Beals:

--In the heart of downtown Santa Fe, just a block from the plaza, Chef/Owner Katherine Kagel runs Cafe Pasqual's restaurant as well as an adjoining art gallery. Over a plate of eggs, Katherine gives Gary a lesson in the heat levels of the local chili, as well as a look at how they are dried.

--Also near downtown is Sazon, a Mexican food fine dining establishment with walls lined with major art pieces. Chef/Owner Fernando Olea prepares a roasted elk with brussel sprouts and mole verde, as well as a Spanish influenced abalone dish. Even the food on the plate is displayed with an artistic flair

--Santa Fe is the home of the original 'Meow Wolf' - an interactive, immersive art 'experience' that Gary describes as part escape room, part scavenger hunt - a trippy journey into a different dimension. Assembled by a collective of artists, each room is a different artistic experience, part of a giant artistic playground that's great for families and creative kids of all ages. One original investor was Game of Thrones creator/writer George R. R. Martin.

--At The Shed, also in downtown Santa Fe, Chef Joshua Carswell prepares for Gary a green chili chicken enchilada, and then also a combo plate with a red chili enchilada with blue corn tacos. We learn about the use of blue corn in New Mexico - native to the local climate.

--At Joseph's Culinary Pub, Chef Joseph Wrede cooks in a New American style, preparing for Gary and Bobby ratatouille and a cloud cake for dessert. Inspired by the Disney animated movie, the ratatouille features charred vegetables plated in a unique way alongside fried ricotta cheese balls. The chef's 'cloud cake' is an Italian meringue that will take you to 'cloud 9'!

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