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The winding highway meandering along the murky Rio Grande through Embudo is among the most scenic in the state, particularly …
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“The best stories are like the best burgers: big, juicy, and messy.” ~A.D. Posey, American Author For men of my …
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“Bob.” Advertisers (as well as television and movie producers) realize there probably isn’t a better example of an “every man” …
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7 March 2017: Over the past five years, the Owl Cafe in San Antonio, New Mexico has been the most …
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“Last night I broke the seal on a Jim Beam decanter That looks like Elvis.” ~George Jones Having spent much …
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In 2016 and 2017 my review of the Laguna Burger was the most frequently visited post on Gil’s Thrilling… In …
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Shortly before 6AM. on July 16, 1945, some of the world’s most brilliant minds ushered in the nuclear age with …
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At about 75 miles each way, Cuba, New Mexico is almost equidistant between Albuquerque and Farmington. Regardless of starting point, …
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During its seventh season, the X Files television series in which FBI agents investigated paranormal phenomena featured an episode in …
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“You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. St. Peter, don’t you …
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There’s a rather ominous sign on the base of the Taos Ski Valley. In bold red uppercase print, the sign …
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In 1863 during the height of the Civil War, soldiers on leave from Fort Craig staked claims to silver strikes …
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There’s an old Lebanese proverb that says, “some men build a wine cellar after only finding one grape.” That proverb …
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On Friday, March 19th, 2010 and to surprisingly little fanfare, a locally owned and operated burger restaurant by the name …
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Out through the back door of Rosa’s I ran, Out where the horses were tied. I caught a good one. …
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Of all the adjectives that can be used to describe something or someone, lumpy is certainly not one of the …
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History and Hollywood have glamorized the Colt 45 revolver as the “gun that tamed the West.” Known as the “Peacemaker,” …
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The tee shirts worn by a nattily attired and enthusiastic wait staff at Bert’s Burger Bowl say it all: “Since …
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Update: In a twist of cruel irony, the Travel Channel’s May 13th airing of the Burger Land program celebrating the …
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Blake’s Lotaburger is a New Mexico only institution founded in 1952 by long-time proprietor Blake Chanslor who owned it for …
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In order to provide quality services, municipalities everywhere, but especially in growing urban areas, rely heavily on gross receipts taxes …
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Unlike diners throughout New Mexico, bears in the Sandias and Manzanos have found food in their mountain habitats very scarce, …
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The most contentious seasonal difference of opinion between Northern and Southern New Mexico residents isn’t whether Chimayo produces better chile …
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You don’t have to go out of town to dine to feel like you’re dining out of town. A drive …
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“You can find your way across this country using burger joints the way a navigator uses stars. We have munched …
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Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all your worries, sure would …
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From the snow-capped mountains to the coral shores You’re the only one my heart adores You’ve only got three competitors …
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New Mexico’s Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail not only celebrates one of the Land of Enchantment’s most iconic foods, it showcases …
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The Land of Enchantment is bisected north to south by the murky and mucky Rio Grande which meanders some 700 …
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America’s oldest and longest continuously used “highway,” El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, (Spanish for the Royal Road of the …
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The year was 1958. The average American wage-owner’s income was $4,650 per year. A Ford automobile cost between $1,967 and …
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Dusk is falling on the western town at the very edge of the parched plains. Fewer than a dozen buildings …
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Mention food and convenience store in the same sentence and the first thing likely to come to mind is one …
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“Whenever I need to leave it all behind Or feel the need to get away I find a quiet place, …
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Fool that I am, after my first visit to El Bruno’s in 1997, I spent half an hour pondering how …
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Historian Ralph Emerson Twitchell once wrote, “Without exception there was no town which harbored a more disreputable gang of desperadoes …
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