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Albuquerque / Mediterranean / New Mexico

Kabab House – Albuquerque, New Mexico

February 9, 2021February 25, 2021 - 2 Comments.

Unlike New York City, Albuquerque might not ever truly be mistaken for “a cultural melting pot.”  Though numerous ethnicities are scattered throughout the city’s 189.5 square miles, some of their culinary cultures are vastly underrepresented …

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Albuquerque / Greek / Mediterranean

Gyros Mediterranean – Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 3, 2019December 7, 2019 - 3 Comments.

It’s not easy being a gastronome about town when you make less than a thousand dollars a month and have a car payment, rent and a social life. Stationed at Kirtland in the early 1980s, …

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Albuquerque / Mediterranean / Rated 24

Alqud’s Mediterranean Grill & Grocery – Albuquerque, New Mexico

November 9, 2018February 2, 2019 - 23 Comments.

The St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Magdalena, New Mexico is adorned with ceramic statues, most familiar and easy to identify…at least for dyed-in-the-wool Catholics like me. After Sunday Mass one September, 2010 morning, we …

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Albuquerque / Mediterranean / Middle Eastern / New Mexico

Chello Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico

July 20, 2018July 21, 2018 - 3 Comments.

Persian cuisine has been described as “poetry on a plate” and “a pretext to break into verse.” Persian history is replete with a large repertoire of literary quotes about food and drink. Even when the …

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Albuquerque / Dog Friendly / Mediterranean

Pars Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico

June 9, 2018July 7, 2018 - 3 Comments.

“Here with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough, A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse — and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness — And Wilderness is Paradise enow.” – The Rubaiyat …

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Albuquerque / Dog Friendly / Greek / Mediterranean / New Mexico

Mykonos Cafe And Taverna – Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 29, 2018July 7, 2018 - 2 Comments.

Jose Villegas, my friend and colleague at Hanscom Air Force Base, earned the most ignominious nickname. Everyone called him “Jose Viernes” which fans of the 1960s television series Dragnet might recognize is the Spanish translation …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2018 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Mediterranean / New Mexico

Bayti Mediterranean Delicacies – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

February 6, 2018October 28, 2018 - 3 Comments.

“Ashlan Wa Sahlan” (Welcome) “Sahteyn” (Twice Your Health, Bon Apetit) “t’faddalou” (Welcome to the Table, Dinner is Served) How can you not love a culture in which there are numerous beautiful expressions associated with hospitality …

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Albuquerque / Greek / New Mexico

Olympia Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico

September 6, 2017October 13, 2018 - 7 Comments.

For culinary diversity, it’s hard to beat the University of New Mexico (UNM) area in which restaurants with a broad socioeconomic appeal are congregated. Aside from academic enrichment, this area is nurturing a refreshing open-mindedness …

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Albuquerque / Mediterranean / New Mexico

Middle Eastern Food & Kababs – Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 16, 2017July 8, 2018 - 5 Comments.

What do you do when you’ve just finished saving the world? Because warding off a vicious onslaught of alien invaders is bound to make you hungry, you just might have shawarma. That’s what the Avengers, …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2017 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Greek / Italian / Mediterranean / New Mexico / Pizza

Olive Branch Bistro – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

June 4, 2016July 12, 2018 - 1 Comment

The depiction of a dove in flight with an olive branch in its beak is common in early Christian art and tradition. The dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit while the olive branch is seen as …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2020 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Mediterranean

Anatolia Turkish & Mediterranean Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

August 5, 2015October 29, 2020 - 14 Comments.

In the mid 80s when my Kim and I lived in rural, agrarian England, a “sandwich” meant one of three things: a warm, fresh floury bap with butter, Cheddar cheese and Branston’s Pickle from our …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2015 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Mediterranean / New Mexico

Ali Baba – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

November 22, 2014July 15, 2018 - 9 Comments.

Legends recount that in his quest for immortality, Mesopotamian king Gilgamesh visited a tavern where a divine barmaid gave him the advise: “Eat and drink your fill, Gilgamesh, and celebrate day and night. Make every …

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Albuquerque / Mediterranean / Rated 23

Yanni’s Mediterranean Bar & Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 4, 2014July 16, 2018 - 11 Comments.

The now defunct Albuquerque Monthly magazine titled a May, 1995 article “Yanni Come Lately,” heralding the arrival of a new Greek restaurant on Nob Hill. More than a decade has elapsed since that article and …

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Albuquerque / Mediterranean

Yasmine’s Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 1, 2013July 17, 2018 - 6 Comments.

Never mind an Emmy.  If the Hollywood Reporter and the Huffington Post have their way, comedian Larry David might qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize.  That is if a 2011 episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm …

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Albuquerque / Mediterranean

Cafe Istanbul – Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 3, 2013July 17, 2018 - 7 Comments.

One of the most common responses given as to why people choose to retire in Santa Fe is “because it’s so different.” While it may be true that the “City Different” is different from where …

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Albuquerque / Greek

Zorba’s Fine Greek Dining – Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 8, 2012October 13, 2018 - 12 Comments.

“Tell me what you do with the food you eat, and I’ll tell you what you are. Some turn their food into fat and manure, some into work and good humor, and others, I’m told, …

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Albuquerque / Mediterranean

Sahara Middle Eastern Eatery – Albuquerque, New Mexico

September 24, 2011July 18, 2018 - 7 Comments.

History has shown that cultures which thrived and advanced most rapidly are those which settled in arable areas rife with  natural resources.  The “Cradle of Civilization” where many of the earliest human civilizations evolved is …

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Italian / Mediterranean / New Mexico / Pizza

‘O Eating House – Pojoaque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

January 7, 2011July 19, 2018 - 5 Comments.

Until the 1990s, Poeh (also known as the Pueblo of Pojoaque) lived up to its name. In Tewa, the traditional language of six of New Mexico’s eight northern Pueblos, “Poeh” means pathway. That’s all Poeh …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Mediterranean

Charcoal Mediterranean Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

June 7, 2009July 22, 2018 - 4 Comments.

If comedian Jeff Foxworthy was Armenian, his repertoire of one-liners might include such gems as, “You know you’re Armenian if you have philo dough, string cheese or See’s candy in your freezer.”  Or perhaps, “You …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2012 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Greek

Hello Gyro – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

January 19, 2009July 22, 2018 - 4 Comments.

Many scholars and historians consider  the ancient Greeks to be the germinal culture and progenitor of Western civilization as we know it.  Greek civilization has been immensely influential in the arts and sciences, politics and …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2009 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Greek

Athens Eclectic Greek – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

February 6, 2008July 22, 2018 - 4 Comments.

There’s an expression in Greece that all roads lead to Athens. If restaurateur Gus Petropoulos has his way, all Albuquerque streets will take diners to Athens Eclectic Greek Cuisine, the restaurant he launched in August, …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2008 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Mediterranean

Mediterranean Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

April 30, 2005July 23, 2018 - 1 Comment

In ancient times, the Mediterranean Sea was a “superhighway” of transportation, facilitating cultural exchange and trade between the region that fashioned Western civilization as we recognize it today. As the sapphire heart that gives life …

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