Charles Bent was killed on January 19, 1847. Billy the Kid got shot dead on July 14, 1881. Pat Garrett bought the farm on February 29, 1908. But the worst date in New Mexico history? June 9, 2013. When the Bobcat Bite in Santa Fe, New Mexico, closed. A carnivore’s heaven and a vegetarian’s hell, the Bobcat Bite was renown for its hamburgers, specifically a green chile work of art. The legendary eatery was this rag’s “Restaurant of the Year” in our 2012 Best of the West Source Book.


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