Pa’La – Phoenix, Arizona
Is there anything more relaxing than a wood fire: its mesmerizing orange and blue flames as they lick the air,…
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?”…
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…
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Mediterranean Kitchen – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
A few years ago if you told some of us we should follow a Mediterranean diet, we probably would have…
Gyros Mediterranean – Albuquerque, New Mexico
It’s not easy being a gastronome about town when you make less than a thousand dollars a month and have…
Kabab House – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Unlike New York City, Albuquerque might not ever truly be mistaken for “a cultural melting pot.” Though numerous ethnicities are…
Alqud’s Mediterranean Grill & Grocery – Albuquerque, New Mexico
The St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Magdalena, New Mexico is adorned with ceramic statues, most familiar and easy to…
Chello Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Persian cuisine has been described as “poetry on a plate” and “a pretext to break into verse.” Persian history is…
Pars Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Here with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough, A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse — and Thou…
Mykonos Cafe And Taverna – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jose Villegas, my friend and colleague at Hanscom Air Force Base, earned the most ignominious nickname. Everyone called him “Jose…
Bayti Mediterranean Delicacies – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“Ashlan Wa Sahlan” (Welcome) “Sahteyn” (Twice Your Health, Bon Apetit) “t’faddalou” (Welcome to the Table, Dinner is Served) How can…
Olympia Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
For culinary diversity, it’s hard to beat the University of New Mexico (UNM) area in which restaurants with a broad…
Middle Eastern Food & Kababs – Albuquerque, New Mexico
What do you do when you’ve just finished saving the world? Because warding off a vicious onslaught of alien invaders…
Olive Branch Bistro – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The depiction of a dove in flight with an olive branch in its beak is common in early Christian art…
Anatolia Turkish & Mediterranean Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In the mid 80s when my Kim and I lived in rural, agrarian England, a “sandwich” meant one of three…
Ali Baba – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Legends recount that in his quest for immortality, Mesopotamian king Gilgamesh visited a tavern where a divine barmaid gave him…
Yanni’s Mediterranean Bar & Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico
The now defunct Albuquerque Monthly magazine titled a May, 1995 article “Yanni Come Lately,” heralding the arrival of a new…