Sentimental Journal
Route 66 never had an official name like the Ozark Trail or the Merritt Parkway. Mapped out in 1926 as a federal highway that would run diagonally, rather than...
Route 66 did not bypass cities. It ran straight through their hearts. Such is the case in Albuquerque, where the old Mother Road is known as Central Avenue. A cruise along it puts you smack in front of several favorite Roadfood eateries and just a few blocks away from others. Town pharmacies nearby have lunch counters where tortillas are made fresh and classic New Mexico dishes include blue-corn enchiladas, chilies rellenos, and carne adovada. Restaurants on and off Central Avenue around the University of New Mexico offer late-night and early morning meals, foremost among these eateries being the cavernous, multi-room Frontier, where sweet rolls are famously huge and the menu includes chile dishes as well as championship burgers. Heading west, a short detour leads to Albuquerque’s Old Town and a tucked-away bakery called Golden Crown Panaderia. This dazzling enterprise makes chile-infused pizza crust and green chile bread, empanadas, sweet flautas, and lovely biscochitos — New Mexico’s official state cookie.
Route 66 never had an official name like the Ozark Trail or the Merritt Parkway. Mapped out in 1926 as a federal highway that would run diagonally, rather than...
Road trip through New Mexico Take a road trip and eat your way through El Camino Real "The Royal Road" through New Mexico. In addition to spectacular natural beauty, you...
What a yummy trip it is to eat one's way from Chicago to L.A. along old Route 66! This tour of 21 excellent stops along the way includes some...
The drive along old Route 66 from the Texas Panhandle to the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico is a pageant of natural splendor and...
A visit to New Mexico during the height of chile season takes us from Albuquerque, where the State Fair is underway, north to magical city of Santa Fe, then...
Is there another dish as diverse as pizza? It can be an utterly simple tomato pie – nothing but sauce on crust – or it can be a multi-meat...
Route 66 did not bypass cities. It ran straight through their hearts. Route 66 through Albuquerque is a prime example. Here, the highway goes right past some of our...
Hangover BeGone Other than drinking more or not drinking at all, the way to banish hangovers is to spoon up some menudo. Made from tripe with a large charge of...
Chili is like DNA: everybody's is different. Texans claim (rightfully) that history proves theirs to be the first. Or at least they were the first to make a big...
Huevos Rancheros, which means ranch-style eggs, once was an exotic dish that U.S. travelers found only in the southern border-state cafes. With the burgeoning popularity of Mexican food --...
Fritos were created in San Antonio in 1932, but it took some thirty years before the Frito pie was born. Teresa Hernandez, working behind the Woolworth's lunch counter in...
Sopaipillas are are made from dough that is rolled out very thin, cut into small sections, then tossed into boiling oil, preferably lard. The lard makes the pieces of...
Although it isn't shaped like one, this is our kind of food pyramid, containing protein in the form of meat and cheese, vegetables (green chile and maybe onions, too),...