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Farina Alto – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil Garduno — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:35:47 +0000

Much thought, deliberation and market research usually goes into the naming of a business, but every once in a while, one linguistic aspect or another isn’t fully explored to the nth degree. Take for example Chevrolet’s problems marketing the Nova in Latin America where the term “no va” means “it won’t go” in Spanish. Even [...]

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Break The Chain Visits Paco’s International Smoked Cuisine

Gil Garduno — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:51:23 +0000

When Break The Chain host Ryan Scott learned that a CIA trained chef was operating in the Duke City, he knew he’d have to investigate. His sleuthing didn’t reveal any clandestine menus or covert cooking, but he did discover a chef with some pretty deft knife-wielding skills. Throughout Ryan’s interrogation, the chef maintained no cloak [...]

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La Cantina at Casa Sena – Santa Fe, New Mexico

Gil Garduno — Sun, 12 May 2013 03:12:16 +0000

In the dark ages of 1979 when the world wasn’t nearly as connected as it is today, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) ruled the airwaves throughout the United Kingdom just as it had since its founding in 1922. Young listeners complained that the monopoly of control had forged a monotony in programming. For Yanks like [...]

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