While operating a food blog I sometimes wish I had a platform to talk about other topics, but sometimes if I am creative this can be done. This was the case on February 23, 2026 when there was a segment … Continue reading
Category Archives: Classic and Closed Restaurants
Forti’s–El Paso, TX
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Forti’s Mexican Elder (Closed) 321 Chelsea St. El Paso, TX Update Oct. 2025–It is with a heavy heart that I say goodbye to the restaurant with the best red enchiladas in town. The truth is that I really said goodbye … Continue reading
El Reno, Oklahoma Restaurants of 1960
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During the 1960’s the country was experiencing a boom of population, economic activity, travel, and relocation to places that offered greater opportunity. Just about every city and smaller town had a chamber of commerce which was working on attracting visitors, … Continue reading
A Gourmet Tour of New Mexico (ca. 1978)
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The New Mexico Gourmet Tour was a hand made map showing restaurants I liked throughout the state. I would make copies of this map and give them to friends or fellow office workers from El Paso who were planning … Continue reading
A Gourmet Tour of Houston, TX (ca. 1975)
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I have always liked to play around with maps– look at them, use them to learn things about different places, and make them. Sometimes I like to make maps showing specific information, such as this one showing my favorite restaurants … Continue reading
Nellie’s Cafe–Las Cruces, NM
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Nellie’s Cafe (Closed) 1226 W. Hadley Ave. Las Cruces, NM (575) 524-9982 This long time family run restaurant has the distinction of being the first New Mexican restaurant I tried in Las Cruces (other than La Posta in Mesilla, a … Continue reading
Matteo’s (University Ave.)–Las Cruces, NM
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Matteo’s Mexican Food (Closed) 1001 E. University Ave. Las Cruces, NM At first glance Matteo’s seemed to be a south of the border style restaurant rather than one serving New Mexican cuisine. After eating here, though, I am classifying it … Continue reading
Han Il Gwan–El Paso, TX
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Han Il Gwan Restaurant (Closed) 9787 McCombs St. El Paso, TX El Paso is known for its almost ubiquitous Mexican food, and sometimes it seems that this is the only good choice for eating out. Being a military town, though, … Continue reading