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M’tucci’s Bar Roma – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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M’tucci’s Bar Roma – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoNovember 20, 2022November 27, 2022

Just prior to a planned visit to Rome, Saint Monica and her son, Saint Augustine, discovered that Saturday was observed as a day of fasting in Rome.  It was not, however, a fast day in their hometown of Milan. They consulted Saint Ambrose who advised: “When I am here (in…

Central Grill and Coffee House – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Central Grill and Coffee House – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoNovember 25, 2021November 28, 2021

It’s been said that “when you feed those in need, you are feeding your soul.”  That is especially true when the giver is practicing selfless giving, a conscious, intentional approach to giving that not only benefits others, but comes during a time when the giver is in dire need of…

Damacio’s Bar & Tapas – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Damacio’s Bar & Tapas – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoOctober 9, 2021November 11, 2021

“I wanna open a Jamaican/Irish/Spanish small plate breakfast restaurant and call it Tapas the Morning to Ja.” ~Harris Wittels (Comedian) It wasn’t Wittel’s humorous quip that came to mind as we approached Damacio’s Bar & Tapas but rather something legendary raconteur and television host Anthony Bourdain once said.  During a…

Clowndog Hot Dog Parlor – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Clowndog Hot Dog Parlor – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoMay 1, 2021May 8, 2021

Remember the good old days when the only taboo related to the All American hot dog was the felonious act of adding ketchup.   In the movie “Sudden Impact,”  Clint Eastwood as “Dirty Harry” Callahan declared rather emphatically “Nobody, I mean nobody puts ketchup on a hot dog.”  Barack Obama,…

Lindo Mexico Grill & Seafood – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Lindo Mexico Grill & Seafood – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoNovember 10, 2013January 30, 2023

In the entire world, there may not be a national anthem that inspires as much heart-felt pride as the Mexican ballad Mexico Lindo Y Querido. It is a hauntingly stirring proclamation of the balladeer’s profound love for his native land–a love so intense that even his guitar awakens in the…

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