Mina's Dish: Three New Restaurants In A Neighborhood Near You New Restaurants In A Neighborhood Near You Elvis is in the house—Chef Elvis Bencomo, that is. With co-owners Monica (Elvis’ wife) and Orlando (his brother), Pasión Latin Fusion serves up [...] Mina Yamashita \ Sep 22, 2011 Read More
Mina's Dish: Food Truck Pods Park All Over Albuquerque Mina's Dish: Food Truck Pods Park All Over Albuquerque It’s Wednesday at high noon. A half-dozen food trucks line the parking lot at Talin Market, and they’re ready to serve up more [...] Mina Yamashita \ Sep 15, 2011 Read More The Talin Market food truck pod meets on Wednesdays for lunch. (Mina Yamashita)
Mina's Dish: Don’t Be Afraid To Blend Your Own Spices Don’t Be Afraid To Blend Your Own Spices A good Alfredo has a kiss of nutmeg in the sauce. Masala means an amalgam of spices. Traditional Peking duck requires infusing the [...] Mina Yamashita \ Sep 01, 2011 Read More Red tops of the crocus stigma in Iranian Sargol saffron (Mina Yamashita)
Mina's Dish: Duke City Restaurant News Mina's Dish: Duke City Restaurant News I spend a lot of time driving around looking for individuals, restaurants, food boutiques and other businesses that sustain Albuquerque’s gustatory cravings. In [...] Mina Yamashita \ Aug 25, 2011 Read More
Mina's Dish: Chow’s Dynasty Takes Root In Nob Hill Stalwart Asian Bistro Is Reborn In Nob Hill Chow’s Chinese Bistro opened in Santa Fe in 1993. I remember a friend telling me about a great new Chinese place I should [...] Mina Yamashita \ Aug 18, 2011 Read More (Mina Yamashita)
Mina's Dish: Baklava Goes New Mexican Baklava Goes New Mexican I fell in love with Greek food in my high school years in Detroit’s Greek Town. Among the recipes I’ve made my own [...] Mina Yamashita \ Aug 11, 2011 Read More
Mina's Dish: Restaurant News, From Burgers And Wings To Sushi And Bistros Mina's Dish: Restaurant News, From Burgers And Wings To Sushi And Bistros Albuquerque is busting at the seams with new eating spots. I salivate whenever I see a chain-link fence with a wind-whipped banner shouting, [...] Mina Yamashita \ Aug 04, 2011 Read More Holy Cow owner Chris Medina (Mina Yamashita)
Mina's Dish: Getting A Handle On Chopsticks Getting A Handle On Chopsticks I learned to eat with chopsticks before I was 5. My mom took two pairs of adult-sized chopsticks and whittled them down to [...] Mina Yamashita \ Jul 28, 2011 Read More
Mina’s Dish: Chef Claus Takes Over At La Provence Hjortkjaer Takes The Helm At La Provence I was among the many diners who mourned the demise of Le Café Miche in 2009. From the beginning of Chef Claus Hjortkjaer’s [...] Mina Yamashita \ Jul 21, 2011 Read More
Mina's Dish: Going With The Grain Cooking With Whole Grains I came late to whole grains—being brought up eating white rice at every meal. With the possible exception of rolled oats, most of [...] Mina Yamashita \ Jul 14, 2011 Read More Wild rice (Mina Yamashita)