Food For Thought: When The Roosters Get Tough, The Tough Make Coq Au Vin When The Roosters Get Tough, The Tough Make Coq Au Vin Coq au vin, literally “rooster in wine,” is a recipe that can be simple or complex. My version is geared toward those starting [...] Ari LeVaux \ May 19, 2011 Read More The ladies enjoy a rooster-free period of peace. (Ari LeVaux)
Food For Thought: Three Easy Asparagus Recipes Your Mamma Will Love Three Easy Asparagus Recipes Your Mamma Will Love A Mother’s Day brunch menu without asparagus is like a tailgate party without beer. Un-American, that is. Every May, those gnomish green shoots [...] Ari LeVaux \ May 05, 2011 Read More ( Muffet )
Restaurant Review: Café Trang Sticks Flavorful Forks In The Road Flavorful Forks In The Road Though the plating and presentation of the food at Café Trang is classy, the place has a no-nonsense pragmatism that’s just as pronounced. [...] Ari LeVaux \ Apr 28, 2011 Read More Ham hock and pork garlic sausage make bun bo hue a fine swine soup. (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Food For Thought: The Delicious Synergy Of Three-In-One Gardens A Springtime Strategy For Maximum Yields Carrots love garlic, and garlic doesn’t mind carrots. Those are some conclusions I reached last year when I finally got sick of looking [...] Ari LeVaux \ Apr 21, 2011 Read More By summertime, you’ll be looking at this. (Ari LeVaux)
Restaurant Review: Hidden Treasures Await At Japanese Kitchen Hidden Treasures Await Japanese Kitchen is doing something right. The well-established restaurant has barely a glimpse of street view—and from Americas Parkway, at that. Buried in [...] Ari LeVaux \ Apr 14, 2011 Read More Nigiri (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
The Mother Ship: Will Albuquerque Become A Hub For Women’s Mma? Will Albuquerque Become A Hub For Women’s Mma? A major consolidation in the sport of mixed martial arts has left female fighters uncertain about their futures. Zuffa, parent company of Ultimate [...] Ari LeVaux \ Apr 07, 2011 Read More Local Julie Kedzie (pictured) will face Kaitlin Young in a title fight on April 9. (Tom Bear Photography)
Food For Thought: Sharing The Harvest At “Swap Meats” And Seed Exchanges On Food And Seed Exchanging Early spring means different things in different places. It’s called mud season in some regions. Elsewhere it’s the fifth month of winter grief. [...] Ari LeVaux \ Apr 07, 2011 Read More Pickles and preserves (Ari LeVaux)
Restaurant Review: Thai Cuisine’s Specials Run The Gamut So Very Special It’s a funny thing about specialties of the house: Sometimes they’re the only thing on the menu worth eating. Other times, as is [...] Ari LeVaux \ Mar 31, 2011 Read More Seafood salad (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Food For Thought: A Homemade Paleta That’s Perfect For Spring A Homemade Paleta That’s Perfect For Spring I ordered my first mangoneada because I thought it sounded vaguely like mango-lemonade, which seemed perfect on a warm day. Better Spanish speakers [...] Ari LeVaux \ Mar 24, 2011 Read More A spicy-sweet mangoneada is like frozen sunshine. (Ari LeVaux)
Tomorrow: Alibi Live-Blogs From Ufc 128 In Newark On Saturday, March 19, I’ll be live-blogging from UFC 128 in Newark, N.J., as two UFC fighters who train at Jackson’s MMA here [...] Ari LeVaux \ Mar 17, 2011 Read More