Restaurant Review: Café Giuseppe Not Your Average Joe In my home city of Las Cruces, a decent cup of coffee is hard to come by. I usually have to buy beans [...] Maren Tarro \ Oct 30, 2008 Read More (Tina Larkin)
Joe Biden In Mesilla Joe Biden made a campaign stop in Mesilla, a small village outside Las Cruces, this afternoon.The rally took place at the Mesilla Plaza, [...] Maren Tarro \ Oct 23, 2008 Read More Catholic demonstrators protest abortion outside the rally.
Restaurant Review: Charlie's Front And Back Door I Liked It Both Ways This place is a dive. And I mean that in a good way—unpretentious and broken-in like a favorite pair of scuffed boots. The [...] Maren Tarro \ Oct 23, 2008 Read More “Charlie's Pizza” ($8.50) layers a housemade tortilla with ground beef, salsa, white and yellow cheese, and green chile strips. (Tina Larkin)
Food 101 Eggs Can't Get More Local Than Your Own Backyard Food prices have skyrocketed. Polar bears are doing the breaststroke. Though things aren’t looking great for our planet or our economy, something good, [...] Maren Tarro \ Oct 16, 2008 Read More Chickens nibble on turnip greens from the garden. (Maren Tarro)
What Can A Food Critic Bring To The Political Table? About The Same Thing Sarah Plain Can First, can I call you Burqueños? Good.As I sit in my office writing each week’s restaurant review I keep the news on in [...] Maren Tarro \ Oct 16, 2008 Read More “Palin cited, in defense of her qualifications, Alaska's proximity to Russia. I would like to point out that the Alibi runs its political columns mere pages from my reviews.”
Restaurant Review: China Luck A Predictable Bet I had this drinking buddy, Aaron, back in Kansas City. We’d get totally smashed, wake up hungover and then gorge on Chinese food. [...] Maren Tarro \ Oct 09, 2008 Read More (Tina Larkin)
If Democrats Were Republicans I love political ads. Indignant voiceovers set to waving flags saying things like, “And in 1967, my opponent was caught by his third [...] Maren Tarro \ Oct 02, 2008 Read More Do we ever.
Books For Cooks Not For Beginners Region to region, state to state, Mexican food runs the gamut from simple beans and rice to complex moles and seasoning pastes. The [...] Maren Tarro \ Oct 02, 2008 Read More
Breaking News Are y’all watching this shit? McCain has called for a stop to presidential campaigning in light of the economic crisis. Stop the debate, [...] Maren Tarro \ Sep 25, 2008 Read More
Restaurant Review: Western View Diner & Steakhouse Where Everybody Knows Your Name … Except mine. As I sat alone in a beat-up vinyl booth, I couldn’t help but feel left out of the camaraderie shared [...] Maren Tarro \ Sep 25, 2008 Read More The breakfast Vaquero comes with a tortilla for $7.50. (Tina Larkin)
