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Many of us who predate, however slightly, the explosion of institutionalized fast food retain a fondness for the remaining independent family restaurants whose arsenal in the competition for hungry diners consists of reasonable portions of great meals at budget-conscious prices all served by a friendly and accommodating waitsfaff. An Albuquerque…

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El Molcajeton – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoSeptember 25, 2022October 10, 2022

Molcajetes have become so commonplace on many a Mexican restaurant’s decor that we sometimes forget molcajetes are the traditional Mexican version of the mortar and pestle…that they have both form and function. As we gawk in admiration at the symmetry and fine craftsmanship of a well-made molcajete, we don’t always…

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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…

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Ale’s Cakes – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoJuly 10, 2022July 19, 2022

Hypocrisy thy name is Gil. “For someone who whined so much about a one-hour (each way) commute to work, you’re willing to drive a hundred miles for lunch” my Kim lamented. Our lunch destination wasn’t nearly a hundred miles away, but when you’re hungry it probably seems that way. It…

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¡Ay Mi Mexico! – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoJune 26, 2022July 1, 2022

One syllable, one word, one simple expression…yet there probably is no more expressive interjection, heart-rending cry or honest exclamation in the Spanish language than the simple word “Ay.” This–one of the most diminutive among all words–can say and mean so much. Depending on the context, “Ay” is used to express…

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Taqueria Los Amigos – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoJune 21, 2022June 23, 2022

“On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air” ~Hotel California, The Eagles in 1977, when the Eagles’ immortal rock anthem Hotel California was released as a single, most radio hits clocked in at about three minutes. Three minutes is…

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El Bruno’s Restaurante Y Cantina – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoMay 27, 2022May 31, 2022

At about 75 miles each way, Cuba, New Mexico is almost equidistant between Albuquerque and Farmington. Regardless of starting point, the drive to and from Cuba is one of the Land of Enchantment’s most spectacular. A preponderance of scenic vistas and an otherworldly, multi-hued topography make the drive a sightseer’s…

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Burger Bro’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoApril 21, 2022April 27, 2022

Such advanced human traits as complex symbolic expression, art as an aesthetic visual form and elaborate cultural diversity emerged mainly during the past 100,000 years or so. That’s more than four-million years after humans gained the ability to walk on two legs. By comparison, the ubiquitous All-American burger has evolved in the…

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Tap N Taco – Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Gil GardunoApril 6, 2022April 17, 2022

Imagine Marty McPlata, a 17 year old Rio Rancho High School student who gets transported back in time seven years to 2015. With the help of his mad scientist friend Bill Resnikoff, he makes his way back to the future to the year from which he left–2022. Significant changes and…

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El Rey Del Pollo – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil GardunoApril 3, 2022April 10, 2022

My environmentally-conscious, Prius-driving friend Bruce “Sr. Plata” Silver has a much smaller carbon footprint than that carbon credit-trading hypocrite Al Gore. No environmental activist would ever condemn Sr. Plata for fouling the air and water with a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions. Instead, he leaves large “al carbon fingerprints,”…

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No Te Rajes – Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Gil GardunoMarch 19, 2022March 24, 2022

As the eldest of six, I had the wonderful blessing of having spent more time with our dad than my siblings did. Dad was the embodiment of the term “gentle man,” a patient mentor and nurturing exemplar of how to be a father and friend. During our many outings, dad…

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El Camino Dining Room – Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico