Need-A-Pita – Albuquerque, New Mexico
If anniversary gifts are seen as a barometer for the health of a relationship, it’s a wonder any marriage involving …
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1933 Brewing Co. – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
“Why don’t they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, …
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2G’s Bistro – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In May, 2018, Yelp published its listing of the 50 best restaurants in Albuquerque. Only three of them came from …
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Dia De Los Takos – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Felix, a character in Adi Alsaid’s young adult fiction book North of Happy was asked what makes a taco perfect. …
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The Safari Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“The wild dogs cry out in the night As they grow restless longing for some solitary company I know that …
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Thai House – Albuquerque, New Mexico
American fashion designer Zac Posen observed that “Chefs have the ego of an actor and fashion designer combined.” In comparison …
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Vinaigrette – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“People aren’t either wicked or noble. They’re like chef salads With good things and bad things chopped and mixed together …
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Ohana Hut – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In horse racing, the Triple Crown signifies winning all three of the sport’s most challenging thoroughbred horse races—The Kentucky Derby, …
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Abuelita’s New Mexican Kitchen – Bernalillo and Albuquerque, New Mexico
Abuelita–perhaps no word in the vernacular of Spanish Northern New Mexico evokes such veneration, reverence and, for those of us …
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Red or Green: New Mexico’s Food Scene Is On Fire–July, 2019
The third episode of season two of the Food Network’s Bite Club premiered on July 8th. Dubbed “Duel in the …
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Soo Bak Seoul Bowl & Soo Bak Foods – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Announcer: “The story you are about to read is true. The menu has been changed to showcase the delicious mashup …
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Don Choche Tacos Y Cerveza – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Well, there’s not a taco big enough for a man like me That’s why I order two or three Let …
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El Cotorro – Albuquerque, New Mexico
There’s a scene in the 2006 lucha libre (Mexican professional wrestling) comedy film Nacho Libre in which Nacho’s ectomorphic tag …
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Santa Fe Bite – ABQ – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In 1940, Thomas Wolfe penned You Can’t Go Home Again, a novel whose deeply existential title prompted more than water …
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Monica’s El Portal – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“It feels so true when I’m with you I’m free A place I go that feels like home to me …
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Frank’s Famous Chicken & Waffles – Albuquerque, New Mexico
If one measure of success is having the wherewithal to pursue those things you love most, Frank Willis has led …
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P’Tit Louis Bistro – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the …
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Bocadillos Slow Roasted: A Sandwich Shop – Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Food Network’s television cameras just love Chef Marie Yniguez who’s been showcased on not one, not two, not even …
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Sixty Six Acres – Albuquerque, New Mexico
My high school football coach used to call his team “chiquitos pero picosos,” a Spanish term meaning “small but piquant” …
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Modern General – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“I went to a general store but they wouldn’t let me buy anything specific.” ~Steven Wright While nay-sayers may regard …
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Albuquerque City Limits – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“It’s when I reach the city limits that my sense of security ends and my sense of adventure begins.” ~Anthony T. Hincks …
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The Feel Good – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Whoa! I feel good, I knew that I would, now I feel good, I knew that I would So good, …
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Vara Winery & Distillery – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In 1620, King Philip III of Spain issued a royal decree mandating that each of the 19 recognized New Mexican …
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Punchy’s Wood-Fired Pizza – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In the parlance of the pugilist, “punchy” is synonymous with punch-drunk, the result of having been battered violently by an …
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Sophia’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Exterior signage for Dennis Apodaca’s new restaurant venture sports the name of the previous tenant, a short-lived eatery named MIXX. …
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It Dim Sum – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Shortly after “moving on up to the east side, to a deluxe apartment in the sky,” George Jefferson was uncharacteristically …
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Burque’s Burgers & Dawgs – Albuquerque, New Mexico
A 2016 quality of life survey conducted by the city of Albuquerque revealed that denizens of the Duke City are …
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Monte Carlo Steakhouse – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Last night I broke the seal on a Jim Beam decanter That looks like Elvis.” ~George Jones Having spent much …
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Indigo Crow Cafe – Corrales, New Mexico
Now I lay myself down to sleep I pray oh lord my soul to keep Cause if I should die …
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Ponderosa Family Restaurant & Grill- Tijeras, New Mexico
The teeth, tail and eye of the tiger caused quite an uproar in the Sandia National Forest near Tijeras, New …
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Two Cranes Bistro and Brew – Albuquerque, New Mexico
As we wended our way along meandering Rio Grande Boulevard, I commented to my Kim, “I sure miss Ichabod and …
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Rusty Taco – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In 2015, food critic Mike Sutter embarked on a quest Don Quixote would envy when he ate at a different …
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Cecilia’s Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Pasqual Baylon’s devotion to the Mass and the Holy Eucharist was so fervent that even when assigned kitchen duty, he …
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El Pinto – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Over the years, perhaps no restaurant across the Land of Enchantment has garnered as much recognition from the national media …
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Saigon Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico
According to some stereotypes, when you eat Chinese food, you’ll be hungry an hour later. That stereotype is known …
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Hannah & Nate’s – Albuquerque & Corrales, New Mexico
There are just some restaurants at which the stereotypical Ralph Cramden hungry man shouldn’t dine. Hannah & Nate’s might be …
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