Restaurant Review: Farina Pizzeria And Wine Bar Seriously Sexy Food Walking into Farina is not unlike walking into my own ego. It’s shiny and rough at the same time, all angles and pragmatic, [...] Maren Tarro \ Dec 25, 2008 Read More Stewart Dorris, who co-owns Farina, surveys his territory. (Tina Larkin)
Deck The Halls With Sound-Proof Foam Yesterday I went to my husband’s office Christmas party. This was no ordinary holiday shindig because he works at the Army Research Lab. [...] Maren Tarro \ Dec 18, 2008 Read More A photo of the type of chamber I was in, but not the actual one. Looks the same, though.
Maury Christmas To All Finding the perfect Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/whatever card can be tricky. You have to decide if you want to go religious or secular, funny or sentimental, [...] Maren Tarro \ Dec 18, 2008 Read More
Books For Cooks Deck The Halls With Steamy Corn Husks I was pretty excited to have Hoyer’s latest book cross my desk. For one, his guides to Mexican cuisine are thorough and inspiring. [...] Maren Tarro \ Dec 18, 2008 Read More
Restaurant Review: Pueblo Harvest Café And Bakery Culture Is On The Menu The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on 12 th Street is an enormous outreach by the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico. With a mission [...] Maren Tarro \ Dec 11, 2008 Read More Nambe rellenos (Tina Larkin)
Restaurant Review: Itsa Italian Ice A Real Treat, Whatever The Weather It might seem a little strange to review frozen dessert when it’s, to borrow a phrase common in the Midwest, “colder than a [...] Maren Tarro \ Dec 04, 2008 Read More Itsa Owner Steve Garcia (Eric Williams)
The War On Terroir What Are We Fighting For? There are a lot of wine terms the average drinker has to contend with: body, bouquet, legs, nose, yada yada yada. But the [...] Maren Tarro \ Nov 27, 2008 Read More
A Million Little Bubbles Gruet's Methode Champenoise Laurent Gruet is an animated character, to say the least. He possesses an unsettling self-assuredness, balanced with a quick grin and easy laugh. [...] Maren Tarro \ Nov 27, 2008 Read More
Bite: Some Have Traditions, Others Have Tradiziones My friend Lisa likes to talk about her Italian family’s Christmas tradition. Every year her parents prepare a dish called bagna cauda, a [...] Maren Tarro \ Nov 20, 2008 Read More
Food Lover's Gift Guide Michelangelo's Fresh Pasta Renaissance I’m starting to notice a pattern: If it’s interesting or good, and it’s in New Mexico, it’s usually at the end of a [...] Maren Tarro \ Nov 20, 2008 Read More Michelangelo perfects the art of pasta sauce. (Maren Tarro)