Re: [CH] LAND OF ENCHANTMENT

Matt Evans (tmattevans@gmail.com)
Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:28:06 -0500 

While I am a big fan of sour cream and jalapenos, the beauty of the
Frito pie is its simplicity.

Matt

On 11/22/05, Linda Hutchinson <lipant@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 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.
> >> >
> >>
>