The Roquefort Files Roquefort, a bleu-veined ewe’s milk cheese from the French town of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, is widely known as one of the kings of cheese. Of [...] Alex Brown and Evan George \ Oct 18, 2007 Read More
Twin Peaks Review A New Place To Pitch Your Tent I’ve been harboring an embarrassing secret for a decade. I applied as a server at Hooters and was rejected. Maybe it was my [...] Jennifer Wohletz \ Oct 11, 2007 Read More Where lumberjacks go for their ESPN fix. (Tabatha Roybal)
Bumper Crop Q: Dear Chef Boy,I’ve got the beet blues. I planted a big load of beets this year—a mixed bag with red, gold and [...] Chef Boy Ari \ Oct 11, 2007 Read More
Ming Dynasty Review Dim Sum And Then Some Maybe it makes me a tacky American to admit this, but I adore ornate Chinese restaurants. The more dragons, gold paint, big red [...] Jennifer Wohletz \ Oct 04, 2007 Read More Baby got buns ... and dumplings and congee and noodles and meatballs ... (Tina Larkin)
Say Cheese! New Mexico Farmsteads Craft Cheese ... Without Kraft A couple of years back, Saveur magazine dedicated an entire issue to cheese. I settled into my reading chair and quickly became entranced [...] Maren Tarro \ Oct 04, 2007 Read More Wrapped in cheesecloth and hung, goat’s milk curd is turned into spreadable South Mountain Dairy chevre. (Courtesy of South Mountain Dairy)
Treat Those Apples Right Apple season is a blessing and a burden. Excited by early October’s glut of local fruit—so strikingly different from the homogenized four varieties [...] Laura Marrich \ Oct 04, 2007 Read More
Villa Del Mar Review They Butter Up Their Octopus Villa Del Mar is one of many mariscos restaurants, but they are set apart from the masses by the way they prepare squid. [...] Jennifer Wohletz \ Sep 27, 2007 Read More Are those the makings of a batch of tacos de tiburón ? (Tabatha Roybal)
Crewtons Most our homies don’t need encouragement to eat their leafy greens, but hey, it happens. For those who don’t get salad (and they [...] Alex Brown and Evan George \ Sep 27, 2007 Read More
Food Interview An Interview With One Of Albuquerque’s Favorite Chefs Beloved chef Jennifer James, formerly of Graze, is back on Albuquerque’s food scene after a year-long hiatus. Last week the Alibi spoke with [...] Kate Trainor \ Sep 27, 2007 Read More Well-known Albuquerque Chef Jennifer James is seen reflected in the mirror behind her workstation at Chef du Jour. (Tina Larkin)
Oak Tree Café Review At Your Service It’s no secret that customer service in this country has gone down the crapper. I can’t count the number of times I’ve been [...] Jennifer Wohletz \ Sep 20, 2007 Read More Try Oak Tree’s “Calvin” veggie sandwich ($6.95). (Tina Larkin)