Food For Thought: Student Collectives Breed A Healthy Kind Of Codependency Student Collectives Breed A Healthy Kind Of Codependency The youth of the world are at the cutting edge of revolution. But their passion, energy and uncluttered perspectives are often undermined by [...] Ari LeVaux \ Mar 03, 2011 Read More (Courtesy of CoFed)
Mina's Dish: The Girl Scouts Host A Cookie Caper Girl Scouts Of New Mexico Trails 2011 Cookie Caper I’m polishing up my tasting spoons and getting ready for one of the sweetest gigs around. Author Anne Hillerman, along with chef/owner Christophe [...] Mina Yamashita \ Mar 03, 2011 Read More The folks at Cupcakeology know their way around desserts. (Courtesy of Cupcakeoogy)
Restaurant Review: Carolina’s Does Mexican By Way Of San Diego That’s New Mexican, Not New Mexican Poutine is a popular French-Canadian dish that’s renowned as a late-night beer sponge. It consists of a pile of fries smothered in cheese [...] Ari LeVaux \ Feb 24, 2011 Read More The vegetarian burrito is a handful. (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Mina's Dish: Host An Oscars Snack-Down Mina's Dish: Host An Oscars Snack-Down When the world is glued to the spectacle of the Academy Awards, I will, as I have for many years, gather a few [...] Mina Yamashita \ Feb 24, 2011 Read More Van Rixel Bros. caramelized macadamia nut gelato ... and a friend
Abq Beer Geek: Does A New Brewpub Live Up To Its Name? Bad Ass Brewery New breweries are popping up in Albuquerque as fast as Vietnamese restaurants in strip malls. Now we even have a strip-mall brewpub. Bad [...] ABQ Beer Geek \ Feb 24, 2011 Read More (ABQ Beer Geek)
Food For Thought: Usda Green-Lights A Frankenfood Apocalypse Genetically Engineered Plants Will Affect Organic Dairy And Meat The Obama administration struck a blow to freedom in food and agriculture late January when the USDA deregulated genetically modified alfalfa seed. The [...] Ari LeVaux \ Feb 17, 2011 Read More
Mina's Dish: Brew Up Exotic Flavors By Cooking With Tea Brew A World Of Flavor From This Versatile Plant One of my standby fast-foods is ochazuke , literally tea ( ocha ) and pickles ( zuke ). It’s hot black tea poured [...] Mina Yamashita \ Feb 17, 2011 Read More Dried wakame seaweed and Dragon Well green tea leaves expand into delectable edibles. (Mina Yamashita)
Restaurant Review: The Other Saigon A Tale Of Two Saigons The process by which restaurants get selected for this column involves equal parts strategy and serendipity. New restaurants, if they’re any good, are [...] Ari LeVaux \ Feb 10, 2011 Read More It’s not a meal without an avocado shake. (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Mina's Dish: Restaurant Openings And Closings Closed Noda’s Japanese Cuisine— I’m mourning the loss of one of the best Japanese restaurants in the state. Some friends and I were planning [...] Mina Yamashita \ Feb 10, 2011 Read More So long, chunky monkey (Mina Yamashita)
Mina's Dish: New York Times Food Columnist Joan Nathan’s Search For Jewish Cooking In France Joan Nathan, Famed Jewish Cookbook Author, Brightens Up A Duke City Fundraiser When I reach Joan Nathan at her home in D.C., I hear the rattling of pots and pans. She’s giving instructions to someone [...] Mina Yamashita \ Feb 03, 2011 Read More Author and New York Times food columnist Joan Nathan (Courtesy of Random House)