She was known to some as the matriarch of the Five & Dime General Store, a woman who made and served tens of thousands of Frito pies over the decades. And Lorraine Chavez always gave customers ...

Meanwhile, many residents of New Mexico say Frito Pie was invented in the 1960s by Teresa Hernandez at the Santa Fe Woolworth’s (which was later called the Five & Dime General Store).

Meanwhile, many residents of New Mexico say Frito Pie was invented in the 1960s by Teresa Hernandez at the Santa Fe Woolworth’s (which was later called the Five & Dime General Store).

If you're not a New Mexican or a Texan, your first introduction to the Frito pie may have been when Anthony Bourdain panned the dish on national TV. Bourdain visited Santa Fe's Five & Dime General ...

Many longtime Santa Fe residents might say the Five & Dime General Store on the Plaza is one of the last downtown businesses that hearkens back to the old days, when you could wander into that ...