The Whole Enchilada – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Perhaps because I was away from the Land of Enchantment for much of my Air Force career, one of my…
Hello Deli – Albuquerque, New Mexico
HELLO DELI (to the tune of Hello Dolly) “Hello Deli, this is Joe, Deli would you please send up a…
Burger Bro’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Such advanced human traits as complex symbolic expression, art as an aesthetic visual form and elaborate cultural diversity emerged mainly during the…
Garcia’s Kitchen – Albuquerque, New Mexico
One of the central themes of William Faulkner’s magnus opus Absalom, Absalom! is that no two people experience the same…
Saigon Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico
According to some stereotypes, when you eat Chinese food, you’ll be hungry an hour later. That stereotype is known…
Bamboo by Kulantro – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Hawaiian pizza, black licorice, blue cheese, anchovies, candy corn, cilantro…these are among the pantheon of foods Readers Digest says everyone…
El Rey Del Pollo – Albuquerque, New Mexico
My environmentally-conscious, Prius-driving friend Bruce “Sr. Plata” Silver has a much smaller carbon footprint than that carbon credit-trading hypocrite Al…
SAIGON CITY – Albuquerque, New Mexico
My brother in blogging Ryan Cook describes his first day in Vietnam: “So, my first stop in Vietnam was the…
Kickstand Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In 2016, The Plough Hotel in North Canterbury, New Zealand banned Lycra-clad customers in an attempt to remove any “unsightly…
Vic’s Daily Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” said Piglet at last, “what’s the first thing you say to yourself?”…
Nio Szechuan – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Several years ago Mike Muller, my friend and former colleague at Intel was sent to Chengdu, the capital of the…
Al Alwan’s Cafe – Albuquerque New Mexico
“I hope I live long enough to see the children of Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria wake up to the…
Cafe Nom Nom – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Nom nom.” It sounds innocent enough. Parents–yes, including parents of four-legged fur babies–utter it in baby talk intonations to get…
Vegos Vegan New Mexican – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Well, there’s not a taco big enough for a man like me That’s why I order two or three Let…
Down N Dirty Seafood Boil – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Seafood boil in the Duke City! If the notion conjures visions of heading to Tingley Beach and embarking on an…