Know Your Ingredients: Pomegranate Molasses And What Should I Do With It? Perhaps you’ve seen it while browsing the shelves of a Middle Eastern market or in the ingredients list for a recipe you’ve been [...] Robin Babb \ Jul 26, 2018 Read More Pomegranate mollases at Talin Market (Photo by Robin Babb)
Food Interview: Food Waste Stops Here A Chat With Andrea Spacht On Save The Food Campaign I’ve been noticing some pretty arresting billboards while driving around Albuquerque lately. The one that really caught my eye (and that’s pictured on [...] Robin Babb \ Jul 26, 2018 Read More (Ad Council)
Bar Review: Bar Campo The Bar At Los Poblanos Serves Herby, Fresh-Tasting Cocktails I guess the scent of fresh lavender just does something to me. As I drive down the tree-lined gravel driveway into Los Poblanos, [...] Robin Babb \ Jul 26, 2018 Read More The fresh and floral lavender ‘99 (Eric Williams Photography)
Books For Cooks Alibi Food Editor’s Favorite Food Reads It shouldn’t surprise you that we’re all about books here at Weekly Alibi. Even before I was working as the Food Editor, I [...] Robin Babb \ Jul 19, 2018 Read More Cal Peternell’s sweet and highly readable Twelve Recipes (calpeternell.com)
Know Your Ingredients: What Is An Heirloom Tomato? And Why Are They So Tasty? Tomato season is nigh, a fact that makes many foodies—yours truly, included—very happy. Do you remember the first time you tasted a homegrown [...] Robin Babb \ Jul 19, 2018 Read More Heirloom tomatoes come in all colors, shapes and sizes (Image from Pixabay)
Restaurant Review: El Papaturro Makes Mouthwatering Central American Fare El Papaturro Makes Mouthwatering Central American Fare For not an insignificant chapter of my life, one of my go-to meals at home was a fried egg, black beans and fried [...] Robin Babb \ Jul 19, 2018 Read More El Papaturro plate (Eric Williams Photography)
Locally Made: Eldora Craft Chocolate Steve Prickett Is Making Bean-To-Bar Chocolate In North Abq You don’t expect to find a craft chocolaterie up in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. The nearest commercial neighbors are Plant World Nursery and [...] Robin Babb \ Jul 12, 2018 Read More Eldora’s 100% dark chocolate bars (Eric Williams Photography)
Fresh Off The Farm: Farm-To-Table At Hotel Albuquerque Farmer’s Daughters And Chef Gilbert Aragon Create Unique Dinner Series Cousins Ashley and Chantelle Wagner are the fourth generation in a New Mexican farming family. They grew up just north of Albuquerque in [...] Robin Babb \ Jul 12, 2018 Read More Farmer’s Daughters dinners bring people together to eat local (courtesy of Farmer’s Daughters)
Restaurant Review: Ichiban Ichiban Has Leveled Up Their Sushi Game The mere mention of sushi strikes fear into the hearts of some diners. I should know—I used to be one of them. Born [...] Hosho McCreesh \ Jul 05, 2018 Read More Ichiban has upped their sushi game (Eric Williams Photography)
Try This At Home: Summer Dinner Salad An Easy, Filling Salad To Make At Home Robin Babb \ Jul 05, 2018 Read More Home cooking at its summeriest (Robin Babb)