Restaurant Review: Thai Cuisine Ii A Garden Of Surprises Stepping into the pragmatically named Thai Cuisine II is like taking a 15-hour plane ride in the blink of an eye. While it’s [...] Ari LeVaux \ Apr 29, 2010 Read More Pineapple red curry—spicy, sweet, fragrant and creamy with coconut (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Restaurant Review: The Fox And Hound When You’re Hunting For Good Bar Food Food is not a priority at sports bars. In fact, it’s usually little more than a fried piece of beer sponge. But at [...] Ari LeVaux \ Apr 22, 2010 Read More Blackened mahi-mahi and bell-pepper-slivered “Jambalaya rice.” (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Have Fork, Will Travel: A Duke City Food Critic In Paris A Duke City Food Critic In The Land Of Milk And Butter An Albuquerquean foodie visiting Paris for the first time could find himself justifiably intimidated by the city’s fabled cuisine. If that’s you, I [...] Ari LeVaux \ Apr 15, 2010 Read More Rule No. 1: When in Paris, do not attempt to eat anything labeled “Southwestern,” “Mexican” or “Tex-Mex.” Do get your snacks from a typical café/bistro, like the one pictured here. (Ari LeVaux)
Have Fork, Will Travel: Le Fooding And A New Generation Of Eaters In France—And Beyond France’s New Generation Of Eaters On a recent Wednesday evening, a youngish crowd gathered on the banks of Paris’ Seine River to catch a ride to a nearby [...] Ari LeVaux \ Apr 08, 2010 Read More (Dimitri Staub)
Restaurant Review: J.j.’s Pizza It’s All About The Toppings The problem with writing a review of a pizza joint is that pizza appreciation is a deeply personal thing. Sentimental factors will cloud [...] Ari LeVaux \ Apr 01, 2010 Read More J.J.’s veggie combo (left) cozies up to the green-chile-bacon-cheeseburger pizza (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Ask Ari: Your Sweet Honey Questions Answered I’ve been seeing a lot of organic honey in stores and on restaurant menus. Can you tell me how it’s made? —Show Me [...] Ari LeVaux \ Mar 25, 2010 Read More
An Offal Story: On Beef Cheeks And Barbacoa Cow Cheeks And Barbacoa People spend more money on organic meat than on conventional meat for a range of health, environmental and ethical reasons. At my local [...] Ari LeVaux \ Mar 25, 2010 Read More Beef cheeks, called joues de boeuf in France, are inexpensive off-cuts that reward patient cooks. (Ari LeVaux)
Restaurant Review: El Sabor De Juarez Juárez-Style Home Cooking Since 1980 If you need a reminder that there’s more to Juárez than disheartening headlines, look no further than El Sabor de Juarez. The sunny [...] Ari LeVaux \ Mar 18, 2010 Read More Pescado à la Veracruzana (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Restaurant Review: Seasons Is A Well-Oiled Fine-Dining Machine Fine Dining Is Always In Season Because I had to be out the door in 45 minutes, the hostess at Seasons recommended I sit at the dining room bar, [...] Ari LeVaux \ Mar 11, 2010 Read More Yellowfin tuna tops a perky salad of fancy greens, blood orange segments, crispy beet shards and fennel slices. (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Restaurant Review: Fujiyama, A New Japanese/Korean Joint On Central A Grand Old Building That’s Full Of Welcome Surprises Fujiyama, a new Japanese/Korean joint on Central, inhabits the building that used to house the legendary New Chinatown. The space feels slightly haunted—you [...] Ari LeVaux \ Mar 04, 2010 Read More A Fujiyama chef prepares sushi for a boat presentation. (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)