Calico Cantina & Cafe – Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The first time my friends and I visited the Calico Cafe at its original Corrales location, we wondered if the…
The Original Realburger – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Her sunrise could bring light into a blind man. Her sunset could put tears there in his eyes. Her colors…
Paradise Donuts – Bosque Farms, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Though often boorish and crude, America’s favorite everyman philosopher Homer Simpson is prone to occasional bouts of insight. Who can…
Guadalupe Cafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico
1974, Mexico’s Nobel laureate Octavio Paz wrote that “the Mexican people, after more than two centuries of experiments, have faith…
Michael’s Kitchen – Taos, New Mexico
Murphy’s Law postulates that “if anything can go wrong, it will.” This rather pessimistic and oft-quoted expression has become a…
Sunshine Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry Sunshine on the waters looks…
Milton’s Family Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In a 2002 column Jason Sheehan, one of the best in a succession of outstanding Alibi restaurant critics assembled a…
Bellagio Buffet – Las Vegas, Nevada
Comparing the Bellagio Buffet to the buffets proffered at other casino hotels isn’t quite akin to comparing a Bacchanalian festival…
Chef Jim White’s Cafe & Catering – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Long before the Food Network made chefs legitimate on-air celebrity icons, Albuquerque had its own larger-than-life, media-savvy celebrity chef who,…
Painted Horse Coffeehouse – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In the summer of 2000, prominent artists throughout the Southwest resoundingly answered the call to submit their design ideas for…
El Tovar – Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
When Spanish explorer García López de Cárdenas first laid eyes on the Grand Canyon, surely his reaction wasn’t “it’s just…
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…
Felipe’s Tacos – Santa Fe, New Mexico
The rich folklore of the Hispanic culture of New Mexico and southern Colorado is preserved largely through cuentos (stories, legends…
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…
La Hacienda Express – Bernalillo, New Mexico (CLOSED)
You know you’re in New Mexico when you can order breakfast burritos under the golden arches or green chile cheeseburgers…
The Hole Thing Donut Shop – Red River, New Mexico (CLOSED)
A less optimistic man than I once lamented that the healthiest part of the donut is the hole, but you’ve…
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.…
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…