{"id":54622,"date":"2020-04-13T11:38:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T17:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=54622"},"modified":"2020-04-20T20:51:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T02:51:30","slug":"new-mexico-eateries-dishing-out-great-grub-during-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=54622","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico Eateries Dishing Out Great Grub During Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_54626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54626\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse90.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54626 size-full lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/563;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse90.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse90.gif?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 750w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse90.gif?size=128x96&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse90.gif?size=256x192&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse90.gif?size=384x288&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse90.gif?size=512x384&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse90.gif?size=640x480&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lasagna, One of Many Wonderful <a href=\"http:\/\/joespastahouse.com\/index.php\/menu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Take-Out or Delivery Options<\/strong><\/a> at Joe&#8217;s Pasta House.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Several years ago after waging a lengthy and courageous battle, my friend Larry&#8217;s beloved bride of nearly four decades succumbed to the ravages of cancer. It was a devastating loss for her family, friends and community who loved her. Among the very first people who reached out to Larry were Joe and Kassie Guzzardi, the affable proprietors of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Joe&#8217;s Pasta House<\/strong><\/a>, a Rio Rancho institution and one of the family&#8217;s favorite restaurants. Joe and Kassie ferried over trays of food to feed all the well-wishers. \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Not even a year later, our friend Brian passed away at 48, far-too-young for someone who had so much to give.\u00a0 When his parents from Fort Worth asked us to help them find a restaurant in which to host a celebration of Brian&#8217;s life, the first and only restaurant we thought of was Joe&#8217;s Pasta House.\u00a0 Joe, Kassie and their terrific staff extended the gracious hospitality and kindness for which they&#8217;re widely known, helping make the celebration a worthy tribute to someone so well-loved.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54624\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54624\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse88.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54624 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/584;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse88.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"584\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse88.gif?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 750w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse88.gif?size=128x100&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse88.gif?size=256x199&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse88.gif?size=384x299&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse88.gif?size=512x399&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PastaHouse88.gif?size=640x498&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salad from Joe&#8217;s Pasta House, Also Available from the Take-Out or Delivery Menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">These are only two of the many occasions in which we&#8217;ve witnessed Joe and Kassie perform heart-felt acts of kindness. Over the years we&#8217;ve known them, they and dozens of restaurateurs like them consistently demonstrate that they&#8217;re not only restaurateurs, they&#8217;re friends and neighbors. In strange and unprecedented times when health care providers and first responders are rightfully being hailed as heroes, we should also recognize the everyday heroism of restaurateurs and their staffs who continue to feed us, albeit no longer in the confines of their homey restaurants <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Inasmuch as it&#8217;s possible&#8211;considering restaurants and bars are now limited to takeout and delivery&#8211;please continue to support the many wonderful restaurants&#8211;and even better people who operate them every day.\u00a0 For your convenience, here are two tremendous resources to help you determine which restaurants are available to give you something great to eat at home.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/collection\/HTPKNYqpBBXZ3BIAvCNeWg?fbclid=IwAR2uWq0htq66uRVURW_S65PTApMjfsXWhx5pVaiqWZObiZ-0iYM9G4T9ukY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yelp&#8217;s Guide to Albuquerque\/Rio Rancho Restaurants Offering Takeout During Coronavirus Closure<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\"> If you\u2019d like for Howie Kaibel, the Community Manager for Yelp, to <strong>edit this collection<\/strong> for any reason, simply add your comment to this section; Howie is signed up for email alerts.\u00a0 He will also add restaurants from our surrounding cities as well: Cedar Crest, Belen, Bernalillo, you name it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Howie also suggests you search for each of these businesses sorting by location. Here are links to all of the Yelp lists, automatically sorting by location, so you can see what\u2019s most relevant in your neighborhood: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2VsVrAT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Takeout<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3a6Fcic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Delivery<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2XzznYm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Farm produce and grocery delivery<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2yQqJdo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vegan\/Vegetarian<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/34yQqel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gift Certificates<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Other resources<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2yYC3nZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nonprofits that need your support<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3elM7aC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pharmacies that deliver<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Vshms2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Local gyms with online workouts<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Bob of the Village of Los Ranchos (BOTVOLR) discovered that Visit Albuquerque is offering another resource which lists Albuquerque restaurants offering take-out or delivery. If you would like a restaurant added to this list, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitalbuquerque.org\/covid-19-traveler-information\/business-updates\/restaurant-updates\/submit-a-restaurant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>submit it here<\/strong><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/shrEy5wB6j5w7iK2I\/tble9jSBFi2Tndik7?backgroundColor=blue&amp;viewControls=on&amp;blocks=hide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Airtable Grid View of Albuquerque Restaurants Offering Takeout or Delivery<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several years ago after waging a lengthy and courageous battle, my friend Larry&#8217;s beloved bride of nearly four decades succumbed to the ravages of cancer. It was a devastating loss for her family, friends and community who loved her. 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Joe and Kassie ferried over trays of food to feed all the well-wishers. \u00a0 Not even a year later, our friend Brian passed away at 48, far-too-young for someone who had so much to give.\u00a0 When his parents from Fort Worth asked us to help them find a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[533],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Mexico Eateries Dishing Out Great Grub During Lockdown - Gil&#039;s Thrilling (And Filling) Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=54622\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Mexico Eateries Dishing Out Great Grub During Lockdown - Gil&#039;s Thrilling (And Filling) Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Several years ago after waging a lengthy and courageous battle, my friend Larry&#8217;s beloved bride of nearly four decades succumbed to the ravages of cancer. 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