Planning your trip to Santa Fe, N.M.

THE BEST WAY TO SANTA FE, N.M.

From LAX, American offers nonstop service to Santa Fe, and United, Frontier and American offer connecting service (change of plane). Restricted round-trip fares begin at $290. United, Southwest, American and Alaska offer nonstop service to Albuquerque, N.M., and Southwest, Delta, United and Frontier offer connecting service. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $284.

WHAT TO DO

Museum of Internation Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo; (505) 476-1200, https://www.internationalfolkart.org. The exhibit “New World Cuisine: The Histories of Chocolate, Mate Y Más” highlights culinary mestizaje, or the blending of culinary traditions that occurred beginning with the 1492 encounter between the Spanish and Native Mesoamericans. It traces the origins of chocolate as a drink and how it was introduced into European culture. Through Jan. 5.Open 10 a.m-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Admission $9 for adults.

Santa Fe School of Cooking & Market, 125 N. Guadalupe St.; (505) 983-4511, https://www.santafeschoolofcooking.com. On April 25, it is hosting a chocolate class that complements the New World Cuisine exhibit at the folk art museum. It covers how Mesoamerica’s molli became mole sauce, the history of the chocolate drink and a sampling of mole pipian – a blend of nuts, tomatillos, pumpkins seeds,and poblano chiles. $80 per person plus tax. Twenty percent of the proceeds benefit the museum.

The ChocolateSmith, 851A Cerrillos Road; (505) 473-2111, https://www.chocolatesmith.com. Green chile pistachio chocolate bark and donuts. There is also a stand at the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market and at the plaza.

Todos Santos Chocolates & Confections, Sena Plaza, 125 E. Palace Ave., Suite 31; (505) 982-3855. Nut clusters and a vast selection of artisan chocolates from around the world.

Kakawa Chocolate House, 1050 E. Paseo de Peralta; (505) 982-0388, https://www.kakawachocolates.com. Unique, history-inspired drinking chocolates.

C.G. Higgins Confections, 847 Ninita St.; (505) 820-1315, https://www.cghiggins.com. Signature truffles and caramel popcorn.