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Spice of Life

or New Mexico food historians, the moment was unprecedented. Last fall, Tikka Spice did what no other restaurant had done: The four-year-old Albuquerque food truck took home the triple crown of culinary honors from the annual Green Chile Cheeseburger Smackdown, beating out 15 other contenders to

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