…we ordered three items from the “Shareables” section of the menu: Bo Ssam Fries, KFC (Korean Fried Chicken), and Ribs with Furikake. I really wanted the Spam Musubi, but I was sure we didn’t need any more food. (Turns out I was right about that.)
Little Bear Coffee Open in Nob Hill
Finally, almost a year after I spotted their banner at the old Disco Display House on Central, Little Bear Coffee is open for business!
Uptown Tea – Sleek New Digs for NM Tea Co
The metal canisters still gleam in ranks on their shelves, each with a small sample tin in front for sniffing. The shop feels open and airy, with a bright pop of color from variously sized paper lanterns.
Scrumptious from Scratch at Duke City Kitchen
It doesn’t look all that promising from outside. On the east side of the parking lot for the strip mall housing Clark’s pet store, hidden from Lomas Blvd by an auto shop and across a side street from Sprouts, there is a small stand-alone building: Some may remember it as the former home of the…
Eating ABQ: Taqueria El Cotorro
I was driving north on Carlisle when a glorious apparitionappeared to me: a neon sign blazing the simple words CRAFT TACOS into the night. You’ll be happy to hear that I retained control of the car.
Eating ABQ: Gatos y Galletas, the Cat Cafe
Update: Gatos y Galletas closed in November 2016. There’s a new cafe in town, unlike any other. Meet Gatos y Galletas, the only restaurant in Albuquerque where you can sip your coffee surrounded by cats.
Nantucket Shoals Pop-Up Dinner at Elaine’s
A few weeks ago we were walking through Nob Hill when an intriguing flyer in the window of Scalo caught my eye. Nantucket Shoals, the best fish market in Albuquerque – really, the only standalone fish market – was hosting a popup dinner at Elaine’s restaurant. The menu was posted on the flyer, and it…
The Great New Mexico Food Truck Festival
Last Saturday morning dawned misty and overcast, with the kind of persistent drizzle that one doesn’t often see in Albuquerque. After an incredibly dry March, I thought it was going to be a terrible, soggy day for the Great New Mexican Food Truck Festival. Of course, I should have known better. By noon, as we…
The New Mexico Food Truck Festival Is Coming!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted about food trucks. I love them, but in Albuquerque it’s hard to keep track of them. (Oh, how I wish we had food-truck pods like Portland does!) For one day in April, however, we Burqueños will do food-truck pods one better. Instead of a parking lot, we’ll have…
Farewell to the Downtown Flying Star
The news broke last week: Jean Bernstein is closing a third Flying Star restaurant, this one the incredible space on Silver and 8th downtown. Whatever you think of Flying Star – and a lot of people love to hate it – the local chain is an Albuquerque institution that regularly wins “Best of” in almost…