The Chili Stop – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
NOTE: On November 15th, 2008, Ron Chavez sold the Chili Stop a mere four months after making green chile a…
California Baja Grill – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Several years ago, I introduced my good friend John Bennett to the exhilaration of verbal sparring with the shopkeepers at…
The Old House Gastropub – Corrales, New Mexico (CLOSED)
There’s a European joke that uses stereotypes to deride British cooking, one of the most maligned cuisines in the world…
The Cup – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Buxom silent screen siren Mae West was so renown for her use of double entendre that she once said, “If…
Downtown Gourmet – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“People who know nothing about cheeses reel away from Camembert, Roquefort, and Stilton because the plebeian proboscis is not equipped…
Have Your Cake Bakery & Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Leave it to the wonderfully irascible and irreverent comedian George Carlin to put things in perspective in his retort to…
Tocororo Cafe – Madrid, New Mexico (CLOSED)
New Mexico is a dichotomous land, a land which welcomes contrast and diversity, where the state-of-the-art trappings of modern society…
Cafe San Estevan – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In 1598, don Juan de Oñate led an expedition of Spanish colonists–including eight Franciscan friars–to the east bank of the…
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…
Tawan Thai Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Note: This review was written about a Tawan Thai Cuisine location in Rio Rancho that no longer exists. The original…
Deli Mart West – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The human capacity for developing attachments can be a bit of a conundrum. Although my very being is eternally rooted…
Mariscos Culiacan – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
As a precocious product (some might say victim) of the American public school system, I learned more about the geography…
The Cup – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Back in the mid 70s, anyone in Albuquerque’s southeast quadrant who wanted privacy knew they could find it at the…
Hot Diggity – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me How my future will shine Hot diggity, dog ziggity,…
Asado Brazilian Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
When it comes to diplomatic coups, one of the least known for which President George Herbert Walker Bush is credited…
Consetta’s Green Restaurant – Jemez Springs, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In 1995 Jemez Springs was selected by the National Civic League as the “All America City” in recognition of its…
Don Yasmany Cuban Restaurant & Bakery – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Cuando salí de Cuba, dejé mi vida dejé mi amor. Cuando salí de Cuba, dejé enterrado mi corazón. When I…
Adelita’s Mexican Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
No matter where you travel in Latin America, you’ll find grilled meat (carne asada) on the menu. Restaurants called parrillas…