Fusion Archives - Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog

ALKEME AT OPEN KITCHEN – Santa Fe, New Mexico

Gil Garduno — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:01:58 +0000

“And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. And how else can it be? The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.” ~Khalil Gibran, The Prophet Very few of us can identify with the profundity of Khalil Gibran’s immortal poem “On Joy and Sorrow” as well as Hue-Chan Karels, owner of the Santa Fe restaurant that is reimagining Asian cuisine. Outwardly the beautiful entrepreneur is as buoyant and joyful as can be. In fact, what might be her restaurant’s “mission statement” reflects that joy: “We are joy makers who believe in the magic of culinary experiences. Our passion is to create and curate inspired, original,…

The post ALKEME AT OPEN KITCHEN – Santa Fe, New Mexico appeared first on Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog.

Jinja Bar & Bistro – Santa Fe & Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil Garduno — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 10:56:31 +0000

Fusion cuisine. The term often makes the most stodgy of purists cringe. Even those among us with the most liberal of palates have been known to cower at its mention. All too often, fusion cuisine is a loosely defined excuse for restaurateurs to unleash any number of unnatural flavor combinations upon the chaste, unsuspecting taste buds of diners seeking a memorable meal. Like a shotgun culinary marriage, felonious acts have been perpetrated in the name of fusion, with disparate exotic ingredients forced together by the imagination of sadistic chefs. It would be impossible, however, to dismiss fusion cuisine entirely. In one respect or another, much of the food we eat is a product of fusion. There is no one national…

The post Jinja Bar & Bistro – Santa Fe & Albuquerque, New Mexico appeared first on Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog.

Fuego 505 Rotisserie & Bar – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gil Garduno — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 05:01:39 +0000

“I have become obsessed with cooking meat over fire. I get prepared for it. I make sure I’m hungry before I cook it. The smell of the smoke and the aroma of the crackling meat ignites some ancient genetic memories. It makes cooking and eating significantly better.” ~Joe Rogan, Podcast Host Those of us with a carnivorous bent can relate to Joe Rogan’s ode to cooking meat over fire. There’s absolutely nothing as mouth-watering as the heady aroma and melodious sound of meat searing on the grill or sizzling in a pan. An argument can easily be made that nothing evokes a wanton lust more than smoke perfumed by meat as it wafts toward our anxiously awaiting nostrils. The sounds…

The post Fuego 505 Rotisserie & Bar – Albuquerque, New Mexico appeared first on Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog.