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Sugar Nymphs Bistro – Peñasco, New Mexico
AmericanBrunchNew MexicoRated 24Taos County

Sugar Nymphs Bistro – Peñasco, New Mexico

Gil GardunoDecember 4, 2022December 18, 2022

Peñasco has always been the beautiful stepsister ignored by the dutiful suitors who prefer the company of Taos, its more glamorous sibling. Taos, the mystical art colony to which new age subscribers seem preternaturally drawn is the terminus of the high road, starting and end point of the enchanted circle…

Meraki Coffee + Market – Albuquerque, New Mexico
AlbuquerqueBreakfastBrunchDog FriendlyGreekNew MexicoRated 23

Meraki Coffee + Market – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoAugust 19, 2022August 25, 2022

“I saw Sisyphus in violent torment, seeking to raise a monstrous stone with both his hands. Verily he would brace himself with hands and feet, and thrust the stone toward the crest of a hill, but as often as he was about to heave it over the top, the weight…

Biscuit Boy – Albuquerque, New Mexico
AlbuquerqueBreakfastBrunchDog FriendlyNew MexicoSouthern

Biscuit Boy – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoNovember 13, 2021November 16, 2021

In Boris Pasternak’s Dr Zhivago, a sagacious old Russian czarist caught up in the communist revolution lamented “Scratch a Russian and you will find a peasant.”  To paraphrase that immortal line “Scratch a cook and you’ll find a chemist.”  Think I’ve been ingesting pharmaceuticals?  Maybe you should ask Deonte “Dee” Halsey,…

The Hollar – Madrid, New Mexico
BrunchDog FriendlyMadridSouthern

The Hollar – Madrid, New Mexico

Gil GardunoOctober 30, 2021October 31, 2021

It wasn’t that long ago that if you played “word association” with almost anyone outside the Mason-Dixon line, the first thing coming to mind if you used the term “Southern food” was probably something like “heapin’ helpins’ of hillbilly hospitality.”  During their nine-year run as one of the most popular…

Damacio’s Bar & Tapas – Albuquerque, New Mexico
AlbuquerqueBrunchDog FriendlyNew MexicoTapas

Damacio’s Bar & Tapas – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoOctober 9, 2021November 11, 2021

“I wanna open a Jamaican/Irish/Spanish small plate breakfast restaurant and call it Tapas the Morning to Ja.” ~Harris Wittels (Comedian) It wasn’t Wittel’s humorous quip that came to mind as we approached Damacio’s Bar & Tapas but rather something legendary raconteur and television host Anthony Bourdain once said.  During a…

Vintage 423 – Albuquerque, New Mexico
AlbuquerqueBetter Call SaulBrunchDog FriendlyFine Dining

Vintage 423 – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoSeptember 18, 2021July 17, 2022

My friend Bill Resnik, a professional stand-up comedian for more than two decades, performs a bit in which he “translates” Spanish terms for linguistically challenged audiences.  “Paseo del Norte,” for example, translates to “Paseo of the Norte.” For Duke City residents, the “Northern Route” is no joke.  It’s the corridor…

Sunnyside Up Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
AlbuquerqueAmericanBreakfastBrunchDog FriendlyNew Mexico

Sunnyside Up Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoSeptember 17, 2021October 2, 2021

“Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side Keep on the sunny side of life It will help us ev’ry day, it will brighten all the way If we’ll keep on the sunny side of life.” ~Keep On The Sunny Side Lyrics According to Statistica, a leading provider…

Curious Toast Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
AlbuquerqueAmericanBreakfastBrunchDog FriendlyNew Mexico

Curious Toast Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoAugust 12, 2021August 13, 2021

“Toasting makes me uncomfortable, but toast I love. Never start the day without a good piece of toast. In fact, let’s toast to toast.” ~George Costanza You might think that only a short, stocky, slow witted bald man would live a life so mundane as to even consider making a…

Cafe Lush – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Cafe Lush – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoOctober 7, 2020July 17, 2022

Urban Dictionary, that oft hilarious, veritable cornucopia of slang, jargon and streetwise lingo, defines “lush” as “someone who drinks a lot.” (Actually, there are several pages of similar definitions for “lush” in the “peoples’ dictionary,” but this one was the best fit for this PG-rated blog.) When I asked Sandy…

VARA WINERY & DISTILLERY – Albuquerque, New Mexico
AlbuquerqueBrunchDog FriendlyNew MexicoRated 25SpanishTapas

VARA WINERY & DISTILLERY – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoMarch 1, 2020March 6, 2020

In 1620, King Philip III of Spain issued a royal decree mandating that each of the 19 recognized New Mexican Pueblos elect by popular vote, a governor, lieutenant governor and other officers as might be needed to carry on the Pueblo’s affairs. The decree required that elections take place at…

Urban Taqueria -Albuquerque, New Mexico
AlbuquerqueBrunchDog FriendlyMexicanNew Mexico

Urban Taqueria -Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoFebruary 23, 2020February 28, 2020

My sagacious friend Bill Resnik is like a 6’5″ Yoda. Perhaps because he was a stand-up comedian for several decades, he seems to invite good-natured teasing from among our mutual friends and colleagues.  Like gunfighters sporting black hats in the westerns of yore, would-be comics seem to come out of…

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