Lunch Club: Cafe Espana (Las Cruces, NM)

"I believe that the great American hamburger is a thing of beauty, its simple charms noble, pristine. The basic recipe--ground beef, salt, and pepper, formed into a patty, grilled or seared on a griddle, then nestled between two halves of a bun, usually but not necessarily accompanied by lettuce, a tomato slice, and some ketchup--is, to my mind, unimprovable by man or God. A good burger can be made more complicated, even more interesting by the addition of other ingredients--like good cheese or bacon.....relish perhaps, but it will never be made better." - Anthony Bourdain, from the chapter entitled 'Meat', in his book Medium Raw.

February 26, 2012

Cafe Espana (Las Cruces, NM)

Cafe Espana is located in the lobby of the Hotel Encanto in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Las Cruces, it seems, is the chile pepper capital of the world. They put chiles in everything.

Cafe Espana Burger - $9

An 8 oz. ground sirloin topped with cheese and green chile. You can have it served in a tortilla or a traditional bun. Guest blogger LW chose the tortilla route. That's an entire chile in there.