Restaurant Review: Monica’s El Portal True Old Town Monica’s El Portal may be the answer to the quest common among Old Town visitors for some real New Mexican food without tourist [...] Ari LeVaux \ Jul 09, 2009 Read More Owner Monica Baca has rolled out El Portal’s house-made tortillas every day since it opened 33 years ago. (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Food News American Consumers And Growers Are Left In The Dust As China Goes Organic Even as demand for organic food continues to explode, organic farmers in America are getting thrown under the beet cart they helped build. [...] Ari LeVaux \ Jul 02, 2009 Read More Tofu, shoyu and soy milk: Five thousand years of culinary tinkering. (istock.com)
Restaurant Review: The Mma Edition: Paisano’s Marsala And Mixed Martial Arts Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine is a top-ranked cage fighter [see this week’s feature]. He’s also an Albuquerque resident and a foodie. [...] Ari LeVaux \ Jun 25, 2009 Read More Gorgonzola-stuffed figs are grilled, wrapped in prosciutto and drizzled with balsamic vinegar. (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Bite: Power Breakfast Breakfast for vegetarians can often become a pipeline for the over-processed: faux chorizo, soy turkey sausage and other forms of soy-plastic sodium bombs. [...] Evan George and Alex Brown \ Jun 25, 2009 Read More
Bite: A Cherry On Top High Times In High Rolls For budget-minded travelers, especially during a recession, vacations to far-off destinations are out of the question. But that doesn’t mean you have to [...] Maren Tarro \ Jun 18, 2009 Read More
Restaurant Review: Las Islitas Welcome To Nayarit Mexico is so large and diverse that “Mexican food” doesn’t actually say much. When you see the word “ mariscos ” attached to [...] Ari LeVaux \ Jun 18, 2009 Read More A Las Islitas waitress delivers a plate of camarones a la cucaracha as Los Tres de Guanajuato performs for her customers.
Restaurant Review: Blades Bistro Finally, A Place To Hang Your Hat In Placitas Just a few miles north of Albuquerque, Placitas is an eclectic and beautiful village with a storied past. The one-time land grant area [...] Ari LeVaux \ Jun 11, 2009 Read More Paella (front) is one of Blades Bistro’s most popular dishes. (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Bite: White Sage Whip This is undoubtedly the only recipe we have ever developed with a church potluck—the annual fundraiser for friend’s mom’s congregation—in mind. Next time [...] Alex Brown and Evan George \ Jun 11, 2009 Read More
Restaurant Review: Mai Thai Just Right The green papaya salad called som tam is my preferred litmus test for judging Thai restaurants. When done right, the shredded papaya is [...] Ari LeVaux \ Jun 04, 2009 Read More Rice paper-wrapped spring rolls are stuffed with shrimp and crisp, julienned vegetables. Sesame dipping sauce appears on the side. (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Bite: Curious Orange Though the term "escabeche" formally refers to pickled fish in Spanish cooking, to us Americans, it’s the stuff of plastic bags. In L.A., [...] Evan George and Alex Brown \ Jun 04, 2009 Read More