Mina's Dish: Albuquerque Gardeners Give Back With Plant A Row For The Hungry Plant A Row For The Hungry The next time a friend says thanks, but no thanks, to your latest offering of homegrown zucchini, think about donating it. You could [...] Mina Yamashita \ Aug 19, 2010 Read More
Mina's Dish: A First Taste Of Cool Water Fusion Restaurant Mina's Dish: A First Taste Of Cool Water Fusion Restaurant July 13 was the official opening of Cool Water Fusion Restaurant in Wyoming Mall Shopping Center. The location is not visible unless you’re [...] Mina Yamashita \ Aug 12, 2010 Read More
Mina’s Dish: Mom’s Scrapple Recipe With A New Mexican Kick Nostalgia With A New Mexican Kick I grew up the oldest of six kids in a Japanese-American family. My mom honed her cooking skills working at her aunt and [...] Mina Yamashita \ Aug 05, 2010 Read More
Mina's Dish: Coop And Garden Tour Showcases Flourishing Of Urban Farmingin The Duke City 2010 Coop And Garden Tour July 31 Through Aug. 1 Jennifer Dwyer launched the Albuquerque Chicken Coop Tour two years ago. Her idea was to connect people who raised chickens with people who [...] Mina Yamashita \ Jul 29, 2010 Read More
Mina's Dish: Albuquerque Doughnut Round-Up Mina's Dish: Albuquerque Doughnut Round-Up Nothing beats the sugary fragrance of tender, fried dough. The doughnut is a pastry made to be eaten fresh—best with morning coffee or [...] Mina Yamashita \ Jul 22, 2010 Read More A dozen from Enchantment Chocolate (Mina Yamashita)
Mina's Dish: Beneficial Farms Community Supported Agriculture Takes Root In Albuquerque Beneficial Farms Community Supported Agriculture I’m glad that eating organic is easier than it used to be. Conventional supermarkets offer some organic produce. Natural food markets abound. It [...] Mina Yamashita \ Jul 15, 2010 Read More A weekly share (Beneficial Farms CSA)
Mina's Dish: In The Driver’s Seat At Meals On Wheels Of Albuquerque Albuquerque Meals On Wheels The community-based nutrition program started out 38 years ago with daily meals for seniors. But not many people realize that Albuquerque Meals on [...] Mina Yamashita \ Jul 08, 2010 Read More One area of the Albuquerque Meals on Wheels kitchen (Mina Yamashita)
Mina's Dish: Downtown’s P’tit Louis Defines “Bistro” P’tit Louis Bistro Google “bistro albuquerque,” and you’ll find more than a dozen restaurants that serve French, Asian, Chinese, Italian and contemporary cuisine. Figuring out what [...] Mina Yamashita \ Jul 01, 2010 Read More P’tit Louis Bistro presides over the corner of Third Street and Gold. (Mina Yamashita)
Mina's Dish: Zorba's Fine Greek Dining Is A Familiar Face In A New Place Zorba's Fine Greek Dining Heights Village shopping center at Montgomery and Juan Tabo is getting an infusion of new energy. Zorba’s Fine Greek Dining is in the [...] Mina Yamashita \ Jun 24, 2010 Read More Zorba’s inside (Mina Yamashita)
Food News: Growers’ Market Mainstay Hand To Mouth Foods Caters From The Ground Up Hand To Mouth Foods It’s Los Ranchos Growers’ Market opening day, and when I arrive at 7 a.m., a lively crowd is already jockeying for position around [...] Mina Yamashita \ Jun 17, 2010 Read More Jeffrey Lee and Elaine DiFederico in the Hand To Mouth greenhouse (Mina Yamashita)