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Gristmill River Restaurant & Bar – New Braunfels, Texas

Gil Garduno — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 06:01:41 +0000

My mom was born in 1929, the last year of the Great Depression. She still recalls that during her childhood, her family would take grist ( grain) and separate it from its chaff (seed coverings and other debris) in preparation for being ground into flour. They would then take the family’s horse and buggy over the precipitous mountain roads to Cleveland (the one in New Mexico). In Cleveland, they would have the grain ground into flour in “el molino,” the Cleveland Roller Mill. The Mill is a three story adobe edifice with a water-powered mill used for grinding. Today, that mill has been turned into a local museum where its original machinery remains intact and has been restored significantly to…

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Mixtli – San Antonio, Texas

Gil Garduno — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 06:01:14 +0000

A quote attributed to Marcel Marceau, the French mime famous for his sad-faced clown, aptly describes my attempts at describing a meal at Mixtli: “Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us without words” (not that being without words has ever stopped me). Life’s events often include moments which move you deeply and stir your very soul. My inaugural dining experience at Mixtli was not so profound and cathartic as to move me to drastically change my life, but it certainly prompted a stirring awakening as I experienced what was conceivably the best restaurant meal I’ve ever had. Several of the other effusive reviews I’ve written are mere hyperbole in comparison to what I’d like to say…

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Curry Boys BBQ – San Antonio, Texas

Gil Garduno — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:01:24 +0000

The 1970s were characterized by writer Tom Wolfe as the “Me Decade” and derided by cynics as the “Disco Era.” It was an era of contrasts: the national crisis of confidence described by President Jimmy Carter as a “malaise” and the ubiquitous yellow smiley face; the melodic, velvety stylings of the Carpenters and the edgy, funky beat of disco; an explosion of copycat fast food chain restaurants and the introduction of innovative fusion cuisine in many contemporary restaurants. Fusion cuisine is the inventive combination of diverse, sometimes disparate culinary traditions, elements and ingredients to form an entirely new genre. In large metropolitan areas, particularly in California, the fusion of different cuisines became commonplace. Restaurants featuring the melding of French and…

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