SAIGON CITY – Albuquerque, New Mexico
My brother in blogging Ryan Cook describes his first day in Vietnam: “So, my first stop in Vietnam was the…
A & B Drive In – Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
For five very memorable seasons, Michael Newman, the charismatic and ebullient host of New Mexico True Television and Melinda Frame,…
Roy’s Restaurant – Phoenix, Arizona
“Viejo El Viento,” one of my favorite songs during my youth in Peñasco asked “como vas a comparar el original…
Pomo Pizzeria – Scottsdale, Arizona
When you visit the Valley of the Sun, the very last thing you expect is a record-setting, all-day rain that…
Tapas Papa Frita – Scottsdale, Arizona
While dining at a restaurant in Phoenix, our stomachs roiled a bit as a pesky fly took a nosedive into…
Barrio Cafe – Phoenix, Arizona
A neighborhood should never be defined solely by grids and lines on a map or by a physical area where…
Dion’s Pizza – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Toga! Toga! Toga! Ever since the misfit Delta Tau Chi fraternity threw the most debaucherous toga party ever in the…
Pho Bar – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
“In food, as in death, we feel the essential brotherhood of man” – Vietnamese Proverb Western sensitivities cause even those…
Ms. Gennie’s House of Chicken – Albuquerque, New Mexico
My Air Force friend and colleague Al Garcia once shared one of those amusing anecdotes that will leave your head…
Mediterranean Kitchen – Albuquerque, New Mexico
A few years ago if you told some of us we should follow a Mediterranean diet, we probably would have…