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El Cotorro – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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El Cotorro – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoJuly 17, 2022July 22, 2022

There’s a scene in the 2006 lucha libre (Mexican professional wrestling) comedy film Nacho Libre in which Nacho’s ectomorphic tag team partner Esqueleto (“the skeleton”) orders two grilled, buttered and chile-dusted elotes (corn-on-the-cob) from a street vendor. Esqueleto graciously attempts to hand one to Nacho who rebuffs the offer, knocks…

The Local Brewhouse – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
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The Local Brewhouse – Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Gil GardunoApril 8, 2022May 5, 2022

Before reading any further, the biggest take-away from this review is that the Local Brewhouse serves the best burger in Rio Rancho.  That’s not only what the marquee says.  It’s what City of Vision diners know.  My Kim and I, too.   “Service is horrible”  “The management has to train…

Sobremesa Restaurant & Brewery – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Sobremesa Restaurant & Brewery – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoJune 19, 2021June 30, 2021

In June, 2021, Eater.com published a list of “the 21 Essential Restaurants in Albuquerque.” Unlike so many “clickbait” articles from national publications purporting to tell New Mexicans which restaurants across the Land of Enchantment serve the “best this” and the “best that,” the Eater feature was penned by Justin De…

MAS Tapas Y Vino – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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MAS Tapas Y Vino – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoMay 28, 2021June 10, 2021

Had Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra written Don Quixote in the 21st century instead of in 1605, the title character’s quest in life might not have been to revive the chivalric virtues and values of adventurous knights. His quests might well have instead taken him on tapas bar-hopping adventures throughout Madrid,…

Cocina Azul – Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Cocina Azul – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoMay 16, 2021May 21, 2021

Ever the lexicologist, my first inclination at seeing the mantra “panza llena, corazon contento” emblazoned on any restaurant’s menu is to ponder the veracity of the audacious claim that filling the belly can leave diners contented. The venerable New Mexican dicho which translates from Spanish to “full belly, happy heart”…

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,…

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