La Madeleine – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour.” ~Charles Maurice de Talleyrand–Périgord On Wednesday, …
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Crepe Crepe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Richard Olney, a cookbook author best known for his books on French country cooking described crepes thusly: “their greatest pitfalls derive, …
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Salt and Board – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Five years ago, everyone was making beer in their bathtubs, and now everyone’s making charcuterie in their garage!” ~Brian Malarkey, …
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Le Troquet Bistro – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Pope Gregory the Great was a prolific writer canonized as a saint and recognized as a “doctor of the church.” …
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Chez Mamou – Santa Fe, New Mexico
When she asked me to repeat the name of the French restaurant where we were dining one slightly breezy Sunday …
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Clafoutis – Santa Fe, New Mexico
According to the Oxford Dictionaries, you only need to know 10 words to understand 25-percent of what native [English] speakers …
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La Quiche Parisienne Bistro – Albuquerque, New Mexican
Who can ever forget Fred the Baker, the haggard, perpetually exhausted Dunkin Donuts baker and his iconic lament, “time to …
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La Crêpe Michel – Albuquerque, New Mexico
The crêpe is, at its essence, not much more than a very thin cooked pancake, but ask even the most …
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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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Cafe Chloe – San Diego, California
From your seat on the sidewalk patio of Café Chloe, you can see Petco Park, the open-air home of the …
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Chez Bob – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Even if you’ve never had the pleasure of a meal there, it’s hard not to like a restaurant named Chez …
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Cafe Jean Pierre – Albuquerque, New Mexico
A few years ago when France was the target of xenophobic sentiment and some political commentators even advocated boycotting all …
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Chez Axel – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Another Land of Enchantment.” That’s how the menu at Chez Axel describes the Provence region in France. No one who’s …
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Cafe Phenix – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“A mythical bird that never dies, the Phoenix flies far ahead to the front, always scanning the landscape and distant …
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Brasserie La Provence – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The French have long cultivated the idea–some would say myth–that their cuisine is the very best in the world. This …
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315 Restaurant & Wine Bar – Santa Fe, New Mexico
>Compared to the extraordinarily perceptive 19th-century detective Sherlock Holmes, his best friend and confidante Dr. John H. Watson was an …
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Cafe Voila – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Mon ami Francophile who spends months vacationing in France likes to talk about his dining experiences in the land of …
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Le Cafe Miche – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Cafe Miche has been regarded as one of Albuquerque’s best restaurants since its 1996 launch and according to the Zagat …
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