Biscuit Boy – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In Boris Pasternak’s Dr Zhivago, a sagacious old Russian czarist caught up in the communist revolution lamented “Scratch a Russian…
The Hollar – Madrid, New Mexico
It wasn’t that long ago that if you played “word association” with almost anyone outside the Mason-Dixon line, the first…
Damacio’s Bar & Tapas – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“I wanna open a Jamaican/Irish/Spanish small plate breakfast restaurant and call it Tapas the Morning to Ja.” ~Harris Wittels (Comedian)…
Vintage 423 – Albuquerque, New Mexico
My friend Bill Resnik, a professional stand-up comedian for more than two decades, performs a bit in which he “translates”…
Sunnyside Up Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side Keep on the sunny side of life It will help…
Curious Toast Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Toasting makes me uncomfortable, but toast I love. Never start the day without a good piece of toast. In fact,…
Cafe Lush – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Urban Dictionary, that oft hilarious, veritable cornucopia of slang, jargon and streetwise lingo, defines “lush” as “someone who drinks a…
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…
Urban Taqueria -Albuquerque, New Mexico
My sagacious friend Bill Resnik is like a 6’5″ Yoda. Perhaps because he was a stand-up comedian for several decades,…
Freight House Kitchen & Tap – Bernalillo, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Many of us look at an unused and timeworn historical building and a wave of nostalgia sweeps over us as…
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…
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…
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…
Sweetwater Harvest Kitchen – Santa Fe, New Mexico
My friend Schuyler jokes that because the diet of my formative years was mostly beans, chile and tortillas as well…
Albuquerque
Brunch
Closed in 2019
Dog Friendly
Gone But Not Forgotten
Mexican
New Mexican
New Mexico
Cantina Nueva – Garduños – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Garduños just can’t seem to keep up with the Joneses, at least in terms of familial propagation. The 2010 United…
JAKE’S – Palm Springs, California
“Now i lay me down to sleep And pray the Lord my soul to keep If i die before i…
Lucy’s Fried Chicken – Austin, Texas
“I‘m only eating the skins, so the chicken’s up for grabs.” ~Joey Tribbiani Several of my earliest memories of growing…
Contigo – Austin, Texas
There are a phalanx of “best of” lists online and in print publications that celebrate restaurants deemed true stand-outs worthy…