El Rancho – Gallup, New Mexico
In the 1930s and 1940s, sometimes considered the halcyon days of Western movies, the Four Corners region was the site…
Lamy Station Cafe – Lamy, New Mexico (CLOSED)
History might best be defined as the interaction of people with one another and with their environments. Often those environments…
Billet’s Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Americana has spawned many unique cultures, counter-cultures and fringe groups. Some of those cultures operate equally well in any spectrum.…
Stop And Eat Drive In – Española, New Mexico
Stop And Eat–Although it seems this 50s style drive-in has always been at its Paseo De Oñate location, it hadn’t…
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…
Albuquerque
American
Breakfast
Closed in 2017
Gone But Not Forgotten
New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail
Murphy’s Mule Barn – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
A mule is an animal with long funny ears he kicks up at anything he hears His back is brawny…
Altitudes Restaurant & Wine Bar – Red River, New Mexico (CLOSED)
No place is so dear to my childhood, As the little brown church in the vale. Step out of Altitudes…
Dave’s Not Here – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Dave’s not here. You really can’t blame him. After all, a Santa Fe district court judge issued (and later rescinded)…
JB’s Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The first thing that comes to mind when someone invites me to a buffet is a paragraph from E. B.…
American
Bakery
Closed in 2008
Food Network Eats New Mexico
Gone But Not Forgotten
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Cloud Cliff Bakery & Cafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In the 1880s, Northern New Mexico was a prolific wheat growing region. More than 250 varieties of wheat grew in…
McGrath’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
At the turn of the 19th century, “Sex and the City” in Albuquerque may have meant a trip to the…
Starky’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Sometimes a new restaurant makes such a tremendous first impression that you’re torn between wanting to shout from the rooftops…
Mesa Grill – Las Vegas, Nevada
With an upset rematch victory over über Japanese iron chef Masaharu Morimoto in a 2003 Iron Chef competition, (arguably) America’s…
Copeland’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Having lived 90 miles outside of “The Big Easy” for almost eight years, we were naturally filled with the spirit…
Perennials Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
What most people seem to know about Perennials Restaurant is that it’s owned by the parents of Albuquerque’s own Neil…