I’m just going to have to deal with it: Michael Thomas Coffee is no longer my neighborhood’s sweet little secret. For years, the shop has been housed in a tiny converted garage on a mostly residential stretch of Carlisle between Central and Gibson. The way I heard the story, the business wasn’t meant to be…
Eating ABQ: Tia B’s La Waffleria
A new eatery opened recently in our neighborhood – Tia B’s La Waffleria. An offshoot of Tia Betty Blue’s – a very popular spot despite its out-of-the-way location – La Waffleria has taken the yummy basis of Betty Blue’s Blue Corn Waffle Boats and spun it into a whole restaurant. A whole restaurant of waffles? We headed there…
Breakfast Burrito at Annapurna Chai House
When my friend suggested we meet at the Annapurna near UNM at 8 a.m., I was surprised. I didn’t even know the place was open before lunch. Turns out it opens at 7:00 for desperate early-morning chai fixes. Our menu choices were very limited – apparently more options come online at 9:00 – but included…
Taco Bell’s Breakfast Menu: Make a Run from the Border
Dear reader, I have desecrated my tongue. Our morning was kind of strange on Saturday. We had planned to go out to breakfast with my mom, but her truck wasn’t starting, so it wasn’t clear when we’d be eating breakfast. Since we’d been planning on going out, I didn’t really have any good breakfast options…
Eating ABQ: Nosh Jewish Deli and Bakery
UPDATE: Nosh closed in January 2016, and is still sorely missed. Albuquerque foodies bemoan certain holes in the culinary landscape. The first to come up in such a conversation is almost always Ethiopian. Tied for second, in my experience, are really great casual Italian and a good Jewish deli. Well, we can finally cross one…
Eating ABQ: Pop Fizz
Is it wishful thinking, or is there a whiff of fall in the air? There’s something in the sound of the wind, an autumnal rustling. If you look closely, a few trees are sporting clumps of yellow leaves. And green chile is starting to appear in CSA baskets and at the farmer’s market. Just one…
Friday Food Truck Pod and Pod Schedule
It seems like not a day passes lately without interesting news from our Albuquerque food trucks. The proprietors are trying out all kinds of new things, making their presence known at festivals (The Seasonal Palate will be at this weekend’s Celtic Festival) and workplaces (Intel), hospitals (Lovelace Women’s, UNM Cancer Center), coffee shops (Michael Thomas)…
Exciting Changes in the ABQ Food Truck Scene
It’s a really exciting time for food-truck fans in the Duke City. New trucks join the fleet on what seems a weekly basis. One I’ve been desperate to try is The Scottish Pie Shop. Exactly what it sounds like, this pie shop on wheels sells a variety of meat pies, plus a few related items:…
Eating ABQ: Nexus Brewery
I apologize. I’ve known about Nexus for months now and I haven’t told you about it. I have a good reason, I swear! The problem is that the food is too good. The first three times I went, I demolished half my plate before remembering to take pictures. We first went to Nexus after I…
Eating ABQ: Soo Bak Korean Food Truck
It was a bright, chilly Sunday afternoon on a vegetarian week. We were headed home, very hungry and eager for a quick vegetarian lunch. Too hungry, we thought, to manage a decision-making process, we drove to Nob Hill and parked on Tulane just down the block from Tractor Brewing, intending to hit up whatever place…