Restaurant Review: Pizza 9 Duke City Or Windy? The Devil's In The Details. Most places in this world are synonymous with certain foods. Maryland has crab cakes, Kansas City has barbecue, Philly has cheese steak and [...] Maren Tarro \ Feb 19, 2009 Read More Pepperoni pizza gets personal (size). (Eric Williams)
Words I’d Like To Use More Often 1. Crepuscular Now that’s an adjective.2. GloryholeI have never had the opportunity to use this fine term.3. FiduciaryI just love the way it [...] Maren Tarro \ Feb 19, 2009 Read More “The ducks were oblivious to the sublime crepuscular light.” (Mila Zinkova)
Restaurant Review: Blue Cactus Grill Red And Green That’s True Blue Ahh, New Mexican cuisine. It indulges our most gluttonous cravings with endless cheese-and-chile concoctions. It’s our ultimate hangover cure, and we patronize our [...] Maren Tarro \ Feb 12, 2009 Read More The three-item combo ($12.99) can include a chile relleno, a stuffed sopapill,, an enchilada, and rice and beans. (Eric Williams)
Restaurant Review: Cast Iron Café You Can Always Go Home, But You Don’t Have To Home-style cooking is romanticized in our culture. Images of perfectly roasted meats—never ceasing to give off wafts of salty steam—and creamy mashed potatoes [...] Maren Tarro \ Feb 05, 2009 Read More Flaky Iowa chicken pot pie ($9.50) is a comfort. (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Dining In Whose Frozen, Portion-Controlled Cuisine Reigns Supreme? Grab your remotes and pull up your TV trays. It’s time for dinner and a show, working-class style. To help you navigate the [...] Maren Tarro \ Jan 29, 2009 Read More
Restaurant Review: Namaste Divine From Beginning To End “ Namaste ,” says a small woman in a voice two decibels above a whisper. She pulls herself out of a shallow bow, [...] Maren Tarro \ Jan 22, 2009 Read More The small dining room swells with Rio Rancho patrons during lunch. (Sergio Salvador www.salvadorphoto.com)
Restaurant Review: El Norteño Still Smokin’—And Not Because Of The Fire Long adored by locals for its Mexican (not New Mexican) eats, the summer’s smoky demise of El Norteño’s Zuni location was mourned by [...] Maren Tarro \ Jan 15, 2009 Read More Owner Monica Manoochehri (Eric Williams)
Dtv: The “D” Is For Dong I spent most of last week watching endless reruns of “House” on TV. Seriously, my couch has a nice set of ass prints [...] Maren Tarro \ Jan 08, 2009 Read More Watch the promo for this set (featuring the “Fireman’s Pump”) [url]http://store.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=shope2&StoreType=BtoC&Count1=863125026&Count2=780265450&CategoryID=154&Target=products.asp[/url][xurl].
Books For Cooks Sacred And Tasty For centuries, it has captivated humans and gods. It’s been associated with worship, commerce, romance and comfort. But why has it so completely [...] Maren Tarro \ Jan 01, 2009 Read More
The Gift That Keeps On Giving Yesterday I received a box of goodies in the mail from former Alibi food critic Jennifer Wohletz. Inside I found wine jellies dipped [...] Maren Tarro \ Dec 25, 2008 Read More