Mina's Dish: Let’s Hear It For The Line Cooks Mina's Dish: Let’s Hear It For The Line Cooks “The pilot light in the stove had gone off, so when she turned the oven on to full bore, it did not light. [...] Mina Yamashita \ Sep 16, 2010 Read More Early morning at Hurricane’s (Mina Yamashita)
Food For Thought: Tomatillos Are Good For More Than Just Salsa Tomatillos Are Good For More Than Just Salsa I feel sorry for tomatillos, the way I used to feel for the last kid to get picked for kickball. Tomatillos languish on [...] Ari LeVaux \ Sep 09, 2010 Read More Tomatillos + meat = stewlicious (Ari LeVaux)
Abq Beer Geek: Septemberfest Beer Bash At Marble Brewery Ah, September. The month when I have to start accounting for 20 minutes of extra travel time because I always get stuck in [...] ABQ Beer Geek \ Sep 09, 2010 Read More A representative scene from last year’s shindig (ABQ Beer Geek)
Mina's Dish: Chile Roasting Time At Wagner’s Market In Corrales Mina's Dish: Chile Roasting Time At Wagner’s Market In Corrales A couple of weeks ago I got a whiff of roasting chile. All of a sudden it’s fall, and I am reminded once [...] Mina Yamashita \ Sep 02, 2010 Read More
Restaurant Review: Viet Q Looks Good, Tastes Great When Good Things Come In Pretty Packages My favorite Vietnamese restaurants are the durable type. With worn floors, and few frills beyond a TV on mute and perhaps a jungle [...] Ari LeVaux \ Sep 02, 2010 Read More
Mina's Dish: Eating Like A Louisianan In N.m. Mina's Dish: Eating Like A Louisianan In N.m. My first husband and I drove through New Orleans in 1974, moving from Florida to the Land of Enchantment. We searched the French [...] Mina Yamashita \ Aug 26, 2010 Read More Cajun Kitchen interior with murals (Mina Yamashita)
The Soul Of A Menu: Tips On Ordering Right From The Alibi’s Restaurant Critic (Including Handy Printable Guide To Making Better Seafood Choices) Tips On Ordering Right From The Alibi’s Restaurant Critic When dining out, sharing food at the table is fun. Passing dishes around or eating “family-style” are a beautiful ways to eat together. [...] Ari LeVaux \ Aug 26, 2010 Read More
Restaurant Review: You’ll Salivate For Thai Food At Nob Hill’s Salathai You’ll Salivate It’s no accident that the newly opened Salathai already has the feeling of a well-worn sarong. It’s a reincarnation of Thai Ginger—on south [...] Ari LeVaux \ Aug 19, 2010 Read More
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
Restaurant Review: Cocina Azul Does New Mexican Near Old Town New Mexican For The Old Guard One morning while waiting for a plate of huevos rancheros at Cocina Azul, some sort of meeting started taking place at a group [...] Ari LeVaux \ Aug 12, 2010 Read More
