Gil’s Thrilling (And Filling) Year in Food: March, 2019
When will Iron Chef Bobby Flay learn that when he challenges New Mexico’s chefs, he gets beaten like the proverbial …
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Pollito Con Papas – Albuquerque, New Mexico
I think a rotisserie is like a really morbid ferris wheel for chickens. It’s a strange piece of machinery. We …
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Oni Noodles – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In retrospect, the monsters and bogeymen who frightened impressionable children of my generation were pretty lame. Perhaps the most lame …
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Spring Rollin’ – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Reclusive American poet Emily Dickinson insisted a light exists in spring that’s not present at any other time of year. …
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The Last Call – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Ah, but after the sunset, the dusk and the twilight, when shadows of night start to fall. They roll back …
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Ana’s Kitchen – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Several ominous scenarios went through my mind when Ana told me, “I’m sorry. We don’t accept credit cards.” Would I …
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ABQ BBQ – Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico
“It was Kansas City but it was North Carolina I wanted; whole hog smoked low and slow over fruit woods …
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Juanita’s Comida Mexicana – Albuquerque, New Mexico
When writer Jeffrey Steingarten was named food critic for Vogue in 1998, he made it his quest to overcome any …
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Duke City Kitchen – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In the 1970s and 1980s, Reese’s Peanut Butter cups commercials consisted of a series of vignettes. Each vignette depicted the collision …
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The Range – Bernalillo, New Mexico
The phoenix of ancient Egyptian mythology was a sacred firebird of beautiful red and gold plumage said to live for …
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Mad Jack’s Mountaintop Barbecue – Cloudcroft, New Mexico
Whether it’s movies, Uber drivers or restaurants, human beings seem to predisposed to take stock in rankings and ratings. Be …
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Henry’s Barbecue – Artesia, New Mexico
“Texas. It’s Like A Whole Other Country.” That slogan, conceived by the Texas Tourism Department, appeared on television commercials, billboards, …
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Chef Toddzilla’s Gourmet Burgers – Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell, New Mexico is a stodgy conservative town where sidewalks are rolled up early. Change comes to the state’s fifth …
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