Bar Review: The Salt Yard Bring All Your Boys To The Salt Yard. And All Your Other People, Too. Albuquerque nightlife doyenne Carri Phillis has done it again. The co-owner of Effex Nightclub and Side Effex Gastropub Downtown has brought a new [...] Rosalie Rayburn \ Feb 21, 2019 Read More Can you tell why they call it the green bar? (Eric Williams Photography)
Drinking With The Pros: Tasting Columbia With Michael Thomas Coffee Tasting Columbia With Michael Thomas Coffee Michael Sweeney is a savvy businessman as well as a longtime friend of mine. He has expert knowledge of his product, customers and [...] Christina Hartsock \ Feb 14, 2019 Read More The MTC team tastes a few Colombian coffees (Christina Hartsock)
Restaurant Review: Restaurant Antiquity Restaurant Antiquity Makes Any Night Of The Year A Great Date Night From the moment I stepped in the door at Restaurant Antiquity, any notion of this evening being for work kind of drifted into [...] Robin Babb \ Feb 14, 2019 Read More Crying at scallops is the new laughing at salad. (Natalie Kossar)
Restaurant Review: Sixty-Six Acres Sixty-Six Acres Aces Cocktails And Plates At Once In a town bursting at the seams with great craft beers, the newest thing (if you haven’t been paying attention) is local distilling [...] Hosho McCreesh \ Feb 07, 2019 Read More Sixty-Six Acres’ Paloma adds a little heat with some jalapeño (Eric Williams Photography)
Weekly Specials: Valentine's Day Weekly Specials: Valentine's Day The most romantic day of the year is coming up! And whether or not you buy into the Hallmark hype of Valentine’s Day, [...] Robin Babb \ Feb 07, 2019 Read More The two for $22 special at Sauce Pizza and Wine (Sauce Pizza and Wine)
Mother’s Cooking Is Always The Best Mata G Brings Vegetarian Take-Out To The Block Gurubachan Kaur Khalsa has probably fed every vegan and vegetarian in the city at least once, and her restaurant hasn’t even had its [...] Robin Babb \ Feb 07, 2019 Read More Gurubachan Kaur Khalsa serving the daily special (Robin Babb)
Drinking With The Pros: Tasting The Blanc De Noirs Tour At Gruet Five Wines With A Dark Side In The Tasting Room If you’re having a conversation about New Mexico wines, Gruet is doubtless the first name that will come up. The family-run winery, which [...] Robin Babb \ Jan 31, 2019 Read More Matt Smith and the Sauvage Rosé at the Gruet tasting room (Robin Babb)
What Do I Eat With That? A Few Of Our Favorite Gruet Wines And What To Eat With Them The Grand Blanc de Noirs has some pretty bold, earthy flavors, so don’t pair it with light fish like you might with other [...] Robin Babb \ Jan 31, 2019 Read More (Robin Babb)
Bar Review: Hollow Spirits Will Heal Your Gin Scars New Distillery Serves Infused Liquors And A Chef-Driven Food Menu This recent trend of bars, breweries and distilleries with killer food menus really excites me—because I never don’t want to eat after a [...] Robin Babb \ Jan 31, 2019 Read More Hollow Spirits’ stunning avocado toast (Eric Williams Photography)
Weekly Specials: Education Happens In The Kitchen It’s never too late to learn how to cook (or how to cook better), and there are a hundred reasons why you should. [...] Robin Babb \ Jan 24, 2019 Read More