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The Mouse Hole – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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The Mouse Hole – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoJanuary 21, 2023January 30, 2023

My Chicago born-and-bred bride and I often debate the merits and pitfalls of the Albuquerque metropolitan growing large enough to support more cultural opportunities, larger sports venues and ethnic restaurants we don’t currently have. Having grown up with those amenities, she knows more urban growth also means an increase in…

ChocGlitz & Cream – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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ChocGlitz & Cream – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoAugust 28, 2022August 29, 2022

To whom should you turn when you want a recommendation you can trust for great ice cream? Your natural inclination is probably to ask a kid. Kids, particularly those in the age group two through twelve, consume more ice cream than any other American demographic. Alas, kids in the aforementioned…

Taos Cow – Arroyo Seco, New Mexico
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Taos Cow – Arroyo Seco, New Mexico

Gil GardunoAugust 12, 2022August 20, 2022

As with many foods “invented” before the widespread documentation and dissemination of information, the “origin” of ice cream is in much dispute with several claimants seeking credit.  Several of those origin stories are rather romantic in nature, mired in folklore and legend.  Among the historic people to whom the invention…

Wing It Up – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Wing It Up – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoMay 28, 2022June 4, 2022

Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern has nothing on my friend Ralph Guariglio. Zimmern who claims to love such “exotic cuisine” as fermented walrus anus probably wouldn’t touch some of the…er, interesting foods Ralph enjoyed during his travels for Intel.  That’s especially true when Ralph traveled  to Vietnam and The Philippines,…

Gus’s Fried Chicken – Mesa, Arizona
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Gus’s Fried Chicken – Mesa, Arizona

Gil GardunoApril 30, 2022May 4, 2022

As the crow flies, Nashville and Memphis are separated by about 210 miles.  You can get from one to the other of these two prominent Southern cities–that are probably best known for their signature sounds–in a speedy three hours.    Nashville sits on the north-central part of the Volunteer State.  It’s…

El Rey Del Pollo – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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El Rey Del Pollo – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoApril 3, 2022April 10, 2022

My environmentally-conscious, Prius-driving friend Bruce “Sr. Plata” Silver has a much smaller carbon footprint than that carbon credit-trading hypocrite Al Gore.  No environmental activist would ever condemn Sr. Plata for fouling the air and water with a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions. Instead, he leaves large “al carbon fingerprints,”…

Kickstand Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Kickstand Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoMarch 27, 2022April 7, 2022

In 2016, The Plough Hotel in North Canterbury, New Zealand banned Lycra-clad customers in an attempt to remove any “unsightly bumps and bulges.”  The hotel owner declared Lycra “unsuitable,” explaining “We get a nice group of customers out here, some elderly folk. When you’re trying to concentrate on your breakfast…

Roti NM Rotisserie Chicken – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Roti NM Rotisserie Chicken – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoJanuary 26, 2022February 11, 2022

Google “the history of rotisserie chicken” and you’re likely to read something along the lines of “Back in 1985 a fast casual chain called Boston Market (formerly Boston Chicken) specialized in the sale of rotisserie chicken. People would pick up a pre-cooked bird along with several side dishes, and have…

KūKri – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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KūKri – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoJanuary 15, 2022January 24, 2022

In one of the most famous soliloquies ever penned, Juliet Capulet pondered “What’s in a name?  That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”  As restaurateurs know, the success or failure of a new restaurant can hinge on many factors, not the least of…

The Cornivore Popcorn Company – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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The Cornivore Popcorn Company – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoNovember 19, 2021November 22, 2021

“Popcorn for breakfast! Why not? It’s a grain. It’s like grits, but with high self-esteem.” ~James Patterson The planet’s very first known popcorn aficionados may have expressed the sentiment “to the batcave”  long before Batman, the Caped Crusader uttered the words to Robin, the Boy Wonder.  After long days of…

Banbury Cross Donuts – Salt Lake City, Utah
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Banbury Cross Donuts – Salt Lake City, Utah

Gil GardunoAugust 27, 2021October 2, 2021

“Ride a cockhorse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady upon a white horse; Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, She shall have music wherever she goes.” ~The Dorling Kindersley Book of Nursery Rhymes While planning our culinary exploration of the Salt Lake City restaurant scene,…

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