Mina's Dish
Oscar 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 hours’ worth of top-notch edibles and begin an Oscar snack attack.

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Restaurant Review
Carolina’s
That’s new Mexican, not New Mexican
California-style Mexican means more shredded cabbage, white cheese and guacamole, and less grease.

ABQ Beer Geek
ABQ Beer Geek
New breweries are popping up in Albuquerque as fast as Vietnamese restaurants in strip malls. Now we even have a strip-mall brewpub.
Chowtown Restaurant Guide
Nursing It Back
Little Sir Dan, sat with his hands, aloft over keyboard with a frown. Along came his boss, and with a crumpled note he did toss, asking “Hey, we doing a Chowtown?!”