Re: [CH] LAND OF ENCHANTMENT

Linda Hutchinson (lipant@sympatico.ca)
Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:24:48 -0500 

Could we get a little sour cream and jalapeno slices in there?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Newell" <bobnewell@bobnewell.net>
To: "Matt Evans" <tmattevans@gmail.com>
Cc: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] LAND OF ENCHANTMENT


> Woolworth's was replaced by "Five and Dime" or some such name, I never
> can quite remember it, but it is still there with the little grubby
> snack bar at the very back, right next to the dirty restrooms, and the
> Frito Pie is as good as it gets; and yes, not expensive by any measure
> and especially compared to Santa Fe's often inflated tourist prices.
> 
> I send visitors there for Frito Pie and they are in disbelief that I
> would recommend such a place, until their first taste.
> 
> There is another place on the Plaza, the Atomic Cafe, that serves an
> upscale version of Frito Pie on nice dishes and nicely arranged (for a
> much higher price).  It's just not good.  Frito Pie has to be eaten
> out of the bag with a plastic spoon; nothing else works.
> 
> For those readers who, perish the thought, may not be familiar with
> Frito Pie: take a bag of Fritos, slit it open lengthwise, pour in a
> generous amount of the best quality Texas chili you can make or get,
> sprinkle with shredded cheese, and that's Frito Pie, to be eaten right
> out of the bag with the aforementioned plastic cutlery.
> 
> On 11/22/05, Matt Evans <tmattevans@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Bob --
>>
>> I heard that the Woolworth's in Santa Fe closed down but that the
>> snack bar lives on.  True?  The Frito Pie at Woolworth's was one of
>> the best (and certainly the cheapest) lunches in Santa Fe.
>>
>> Matt
>>
>> On 11/22/05, Bob Newell <bobnewell@bobnewell.net> wrote:
>> > > I knew the food would be right up my alley from what I
>> > > had heard, so I went looking for some Tex-Mex (not
>> > > really knowing what it was).
>> >
>> > Tex-Mex is not the same as Mexican is not the same as New Mexican.  In
>> > Texas you get chili, Tex-Mex style.  In New Mexico you get chile, red
>> > and green.  In Mexico as far as I know you get neither, but something
>> > else again.  (Mexican chili con carne is made with chunks of meat
>> > rather than ground meat, if I recall correctly.)
>> >
>> > Of course you can get some New Mexican style food in Texas and Tex-Mex
>> > here in New Mexico (Frito Pie being a prime example).  I've also had
>> > New Mexican style in Arizona and Colorado, but never in California or
>> > elsewhere.  Tex-Mex, on the other hand, is pretty ubiquitous.
>> >
>> > Unrelated aside: hadn't been to a MacDonald's around here in literally
>> > years but went to one yesterday, and found double green chile
>> > cheeseburger on their $1 menu.  It was pretty indifferent, nothing
>> > like Dave's Not Here in Santa Fe or even Dos Amigos in Espanola, but
>> > at least they had it.
>> >
>>