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May 21, 2022 Gil Garduno

You know you’ve been involved in project management for too long when the only thing that comes to mind when…

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May 15, 2022 Gil Garduno

Perhaps because I was away from the Land of Enchantment for much of my Air Force career, one of my…

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Rev’s BBQ – Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 14, 2022 Gil Garduno

You might think that the food truck industry is an ultra-competitive dog-eat-dog business in which purveyors aren’t very gracious when…

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The Feel Good – Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 13, 2022 Gil Garduno

“Whoa! I feel good, I knew that I would, now I feel good, I knew that I would So good,…

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Pa’La – Phoenix, Arizona

May 4, 2022 Gil Garduno

Is there anything more relaxing than a wood fire: its mesmerizing orange and blue flames as they lick the air,…

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Call Her Martina – Scottsdale, Arizona

May 3, 2022 Gil Garduno

The cultural and culinary histories of Arizona and Mexico are interlocked, transcending  the geographical borders that separate them. In fact,…

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Mora Italian – Phoenix, Arizona

May 2, 2022 Gil Garduno

In the dark ages before satellite radio and podcasts, my Kim and I usually listened to books on tape to…

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May 1, 2022 Gil Garduno

With a name like Culinary Dropout, you might expect an edgy and provocative venue, something hip and trendy where all…

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Gus’s Fried Chicken – Mesa, Arizona

Apr 30, 2022 Gil Garduno

As the crow flies, Nashville and Memphis are separated by about 210 miles.  You can get from one to the…

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Haji Baba – Tempe, Arizona

Apr 29, 2022 Gil Garduno

Visiting Haji Baba one day before the end of Ramadan in 2022, I pondered the Muslim observation of the month-long…

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Hello Deli – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Apr 22, 2022 Gil Garduno

HELLO DELI (to the tune of Hello Dolly) “Hello Deli, this is Joe, Deli would you please send up a…

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Burger Bro’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Apr 21, 2022 Gil Garduno

Such advanced human traits as complex symbolic expression, art as an aesthetic visual form and elaborate cultural diversity emerged mainly during the…

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Apr 16, 2022 Gil Garduno

The Tewa name “Oku Pin” which translates in English to “Turtle Mountain” has three meanings of significance to the people…

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Garcia’s Kitchen – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Apr 15, 2022 Gil Garduno

One of the central themes of William Faulkner’s magnus opus Absalom, Absalom! is that no two people experience the same…

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Saigon Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Apr 10, 2022 Gil Garduno

According to some stereotypes, when you eat Chinese food, you’ll be hungry an hour later.    That stereotype is known…

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Bamboo by Kulantro – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Apr 9, 2022 Gil Garduno

Hawaiian pizza, black licorice, blue cheese, anchovies, candy corn, cilantro…these are among the pantheon of foods Readers Digest says everyone…

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Apr 8, 2022 Gil Garduno

Before reading any further, the biggest take-away from this review is that the Local Brewhouse serves the best burger in…

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