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Albuquerque / Brunch / Dog Friendly / Mexican / New Mexican / New Mexico

Cantina Nueva – Garduños – Albuquerque, New Mexico

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 - 4 Comments.

Garduños just can’t seem to keep up with the Joneses, at least in terms of familial propagation. The 2010 United …

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Albuquerque / American / Breakfast / New Mexico

The Kitchen by 135 Degrees – Albuquerque, New Mexico

February 7, 2019February 9, 2019 - 7 Comments.

Once described as the “enfant terrible of the gastronomic scene,” curmudgeonly English food critic Jay Rayner pondered “Why would anyone …

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Albuquerque / Asian / Filipino / New Mexico

Bubblicitea Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico

February 6, 2019February 9, 2019 - 8 Comments.

According to the United States Census Bureau, by 2016 the Asian American population–including those of multiracial, Hispanic and Latino ancestry–had …

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Albuquerque / American / Dog Friendly / New Mexico

Sixty Six Acres – Albuquerque, New Mexico

February 2, 2019February 9, 2019 - 2 Comments.

My high school football coach used to call his team “chiquitos pero picosos,” a Spanish term meaning “small but piquant” …

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Gil’s Thrilling (And Filling) Year in Food: January, 2019

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 - 5 Comments.

The Food Network’s television cameras just love Chef Marie Yniguez, the affable owner and face of Bocadillos, a slow-roasted sandwich …

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Albuquerque / Dog Friendly / New Mexico / Salvadoran

Gobble This – Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 - 2 Comments.

“Is there a sound on Earth as joyous as the pat-pat-pat from a Salvadoran kitchen, the gentle rhythm of a …

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Albuquerque / Rated 25 / Vietnamese

CAFE DALAT – Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 24, 2019January 26, 2019 - 14 Comments.

While the term “Vietnamese cuisine” is broad and overarching, any attempt to pigeonhole this very diverse and eclectic culinary culture …

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Albuquerque / American / Dog Friendly / New Mexico

High Point Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 19, 2019February 3, 2019 - 4 Comments.

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” …

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Albuquerque / New Mexican

Mac’s La Sierra – Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 18, 2019January 19, 2019 - 10 Comments.

But the Lights of Albuquerque, will soon be shining bright, Like a diamond in the desert, like a beacon in …

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Albuquerque / Dog Friendly / New Mexico / Pizza

Punchy’s Wood-Fired Pizza – Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 12, 2019January 16, 2019 - Leave a Comment

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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Albuquerque / American / Dog Friendly / New Mexico

The Kosmos – Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 11, 2019January 12, 2019 - 12 Comments.

Even though New Mexico’s license plates have been graced with the sobriquet “Land of Enchantment” since 1941, it didn’t become …

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Albuquerque / New Mexico / Vietnamese

Pho Kobe – Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 5, 2019January 8, 2019 - 4 Comments.

Jim Millington, a long-time friend of this blog, contends that “there must be a bad Vietnamese restaurant somewhere on this …

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Announcements

Gil’s Thrilling (And Filling) Year in Food: December, 2018

December 31, 2018January 12, 2019 - 19 Comments.

Over the years perhaps no restaurant across the Land of Enchantment has garnered as much acclaim as Santa Fe’s Geronimo. …

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Announcements

Gil’s Best of the Best for 2018

December 31, 2018January 8, 2019 - 7 Comments.

“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens.” Sound of Music fans will recognize …

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California / Dog Friendly / Fine Dining / United States

AC3 – Palm Desert, California

December 28, 2018January 8, 2019 - 2 Comments.

Hollywood’s movie studio system of the 1920s and 30s contractually required its greatest glitterati  to remain within 100 miles of Tinseltown’s …

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Bakery / Breakfast / California / Dog Friendly / Jewish / United States

Sherman’s Deli & Bakery – Palm Springs & Palm Desert, California

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 - 4 Comments.

Not everyone appreciated my friend Bob’s stark honesty as much as I did. For nearly twelve years, Bob was my …

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Burgers / California / Dog Friendly

Grill A-Burger – Palm Desert, California

December 26, 2018December 28, 2018 - 5 Comments.

California may not have invented the hamburger, but a strong case could be made that no state has and continues …

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American / California / Dog Friendly / Rated 25

LULU CALIFORNIA BISTRO – Palm Springs, California

December 25, 2018December 25, 2018 - 1 Comment

How many times have you heard a transplant to the Land of Enchantment say it just doesn’t feel like Christmas …

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American / Brunch / California / Dog Friendly / Rated 25

JAKE’S – Palm Springs, California

December 24, 2018December 25, 2018 - 2 Comments.

“Now i lay me down to sleep And pray the Lord my soul to keep If i die before i …

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American / California / Dog Friendly / United States

Workshop Kitchen + Bar – Palm Springs, California

December 23, 2018December 27, 2018 - Leave a Comment

“Good restaurant design is about achieving equilibrium between the food, service and design – in effect telling a complete story.” …

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California / Dog Friendly / Seafood / United States

Shanghai Reds at the Fisherman’s Market & Grill – La Quinta, California

December 22, 2018December 25, 2018 - 2 Comments.

For years, fish tacos have been one of those popular, almost faddish obsessions which have garnered more attention and affection …

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American / Dog Friendly / New Mexico

Sammy C’s Rock ‘n’ Sports Pub & Grille – Gallup, New Mexico

December 21, 2018January 12, 2019 - Leave a Comment

Gallup, New Mexico is a city of dichotomies, contrasts and contradictions.  As recently as the 1990s, Gallup was known as …

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Albuquerque / New Mexico / Vietnamese

Le Bistro Bakery & Vietnamese Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 19, 2018December 20, 2018 - 3 Comments.

Several years ago and much to the surprise of the proprietor, I ordered a durian shake at a Vietnamese restaurant. …

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Albuquerque / New Mexico / Vegetarian/Vegan

The Acre – Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 17, 2018December 18, 2018 - 1 Comment

Toula: Actually, um Ian’s a vegetarian. Uh, he doesn’t eat meat. Aunt Voula: He don’t eat no meat? HE DON’T …

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Albuquerque / Burgers / Dog Friendly / New Mexico

Burger 21 – Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 15, 2018December 17, 2018 - 4 Comments.

“When people pile seven things onto one burger, it drives me nuts!” ~Bobby Flay Burger meals at the Garduño home …

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Albuquerque / Dog Friendly / Italian / New Mexico / Rated 25

M’TUCCI’S MARKET & PIZZERIA – Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 9, 2018December 18, 2018 - 21 Comments.

Greek mythology recounts the story of Tantalus, progeny of a divine parent (Zeus himself) and a mortal one. Uniquely favored …

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Albuquerque / Dog Friendly / Mexican / New Mexico

The Last Call – Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 8, 2018December 8, 2018 - 3 Comments.

“Ah, but after the sunset, the dusk and the twilight, when shadows of night start to fall. They roll back …

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Albuquerque / Burgers / Mexican / New Mexico

Caveman Burgers – Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 4, 2018December 8, 2018 - 2 Comments.

“It’s so easy, even a caveman can…find it.” The Geico commercial depicting metrosexualized troglodytes living in contemporary America came to …

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Mariscos / Mexican / New Mexico / Rio Rancho

El Agave – Rio Rancho, New Mexico

November 30, 2018December 1, 2018 - 4 Comments.

“Why, this here sauce is made in New York City!” “New York City? Git a rope!” No matter how broad-minded …

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American / Chicken / Texas

GUS’S WORLD-FAMOUS FRIED CHICKEN – Austin, Texas

November 23, 2018November 29, 2018 - 4 Comments.

When I told my friend Carlos my Kim and I would be enjoying Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken during our …

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Dog Friendly / Pizza / Rated 25 / Texas / United States

Via 313 – Austin, Texas

November 23, 2018November 29, 2018 - Leave a Comment

It’s oft been said that among males (we’re such children), insults are a form of intimacy.  Perhaps because of societal …

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Barbecue / Dog Friendly / Texas

Black’s Barbecue – Lockhart, Texas

November 21, 2018November 27, 2018 - 7 Comments.

Yabba-dabba-doo!  After finishing another day of toiling at the quarry, Fred Flintsone rushes home to pick up his modern stone-age …

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American / Dog Friendly / Donuts / Texas / United States

Gourdough’s Public House – Austin, Texas

November 20, 2018November 22, 2018 - Leave a Comment

Donuts could have gone their entire existences fat, dumb and happy with a following–mostly cops, adult men my age (39) …

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American / Brunch / Chicken / Dog Friendly / Southern / Texas

Lucy’s Fried Chicken – Austin, Texas

November 19, 2018November 29, 2018 - 5 Comments.

“I‘m only eating the skins, so the chicken’s up for grabs.” ~Joey Tribbiani Several of my earliest memories of growing …

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American / Brunch / Dog Friendly / Texas

Contigo – Austin, Texas

November 18, 2018November 20, 2018 - Leave a Comment

There are a phalanx of “best of” lists online and in print publications that celebrate restaurants deemed true stand-outs worthy …

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Barbecue / Dog Friendly / New Mexico

Watson’s BBQ – Tucumcari, New Mexico

November 16, 2018November 19, 2018 - 4 Comments.

The Wikipedia article on Eastern New Mexico describes the region as “mostly characterized by flat featureless terrain,” even likening it …

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