Caught in Roswell's Orbit
THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND when you hear “Roswell” is probably not karaoke. Yet there I found myself on a Saturday night, in Billy Ray’s, a spacious restaurant and bar memorable for its retro…
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Posts From: April 2013
The Center of It All
Read the full story and view an interactive map of Central New Mexico here…
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Some of New Mexico's top chefs share their recipes with New Mexico Magazine Culinary Editor Cheryl Alters Jamison. Read the full text of the story and recipes here…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing - May 2013
A GPS FOR THE IRS? When Ron Friederich called the IRS regarding a tax matter, the agent on the phone asked for his address. When he replied “New Mexico,” she said, “I need to refer you to another…
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America's Classics
What is an America’s Classic? An independently owned restaurant beloved by its community, often run by more than one generation of the same family, that has stood the test of time while reflecting the…
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Cooking Up a Storm
Some success is quantitative: Baseball batting averages, for instance, tell you down to the thousandth percentile how a hitter is doing. Handicapping chefs is a lot more subjective. A matter of…
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Nob Appeal
Long before Downtown’s revival or East Downtown’s emergence, Nob Hill was Albuquerque’s “cool” district. And so it remains. This stretch of Central Avenue is packed with shops, restaurants, and…
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Beauty of the Beasts
Behind the scenes video by Gabriella Marks The hot-pink flamingos standing around near the entrance to the ABQ BioPark Zoo will take your breath away. Even more breathtaking is just how intimate…
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His Casa, Our Casa
On the west side of Mesilla’s storied Plaza, between two unassuming storefronts, is an unremarkable door. But behind this door is a staggeringly rich trove of over 4,000 treasures: a unique collection…
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