Albuquerque in 2006!! - Page 3

bluecuracao · 02-12-2006, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by FallenFairy

Ferret - the house I am looking at is off Avenida De La Luna NE... know the area??

Gaah! My piano teacher used to live around there! Nice area, though clear across town from where you're working--I hope DC hasn't burnt you out on waiting in traffic too much.

Ferret, I know what you're talking about. There's an odd "snotty" element in ABQ that I've never been able to figure out--sort of a big-fish-in-a-small-pond attitude, except those types of folks are not exactly big fish. I think FallenFairy will be immune and considered "exotic", though, coming from out-of-state.

FallenFairy · 02-13-2006, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao

Gaah! My piano teacher used to live around there! Nice area, though clear across town from where you're working--I hope DC hasn't burnt you out on waiting in traffic too much.

Anything has to be better than commuting 56 miles each way daily. LOL - a few miles here and there will not hurt me! I am QUEEN of Interstate 95!! LMAO

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao

I think FallenFairy will be immune and considered "exotic", though, coming from out-of-state.

ohhh if they give me any grief I will just show those New Mexicans my hard a** East Coast attitude!!!!

ferret88 · 02-13-2006, 02:34 PM

FF - i know more or less where that is. should make for a relatively easy commute.

ferret88 · 02-13-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao
I think FallenFairy will be immune and considered "exotic", though, coming from out-of-state.
Ferret, I know what you're talking about. There's an odd "snotty" element in ABQ that I've never been able to figure out--sort of a big-fish-in-a-small-pond attitude, except those types of folks are not exactly big fish. I think FallenFairy will be immune and considered "exotic", though, coming from out-of-state.
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ohhh if they give me any grief I will just show those New Mexicans my hard a** East Coast attitude!!!!
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Blue (and FF) i think the two are related. LOL Though it's worse in Rio Rancho.

Tonchi · 02-14-2006, 12:50 AM

When I lived in Albuquerque, the only "exclusive" and stuck up group was the old, original Spanish families who used to own most of northern New Mexico. They considered the white people to be barbarians beneath their noticing and kept them out of the "good" parts of Santa Fe

FallenFairy · 02-14-2006, 05:39 AM

Well, I have very dark Italian looks - and can pass for Spanish... I will move in quietly, infiltrate and conquer!!!

<shhh..... don't tell them I am coming, Ferret!>

So who has been to the Fiery foods expo??? I love HOT food!

Tonchi · 02-14-2006, 02:42 PM

I don't know about that one, but at the Convention Center they are always having gourmet events. Oh, and there is a winery outside Santa Fe which actually sells a red wine flavored with chile. I also recommend that you watch the paper for the news that chiles in the Rio Grande Valley are being harvested because you can go down to the growers and buy them directly by the sack. Roasted in your own oven and then frozen, they are super delicious and you can cook with them all year that way

ferret88 · 02-14-2006, 06:02 PM

Tonchii - Nowadays it seems a little eliteist on the WestSide (at least in the Rio Rathole area) cuz most of the homes are new and the people there make a BIG DEAL abotu having to drive into Albuquerque (across the river) for ANYTHING. I'm sure they'd love to have their own airport.

ferret88 · 02-14-2006, 06:03 PM

FF - ok I tell no one of your invasion.

ferret88 · 02-14-2006, 06:07 PM

FF -
I've not attended the Fiery Foods Show either. But it seems like there's something like that going on every few months. (But that could just be my imagination.)

If you're up for a drive, a good place to get chiles is Sichler(sp?) Farms in Los Lunas (south of the city.) My parents get sacks there and roast them by hand. Otherwise you can get quick-roasted stuff by the sack at just about any grocery store when they're in season.

You should definitely try eating at Sadie's on 4th St. The general concensus is that they have the best New Mexican Food.

FallenFairy · 02-15-2006, 05:43 AM

Mmmmmmm... I cannot wait to get there...

*note to self - unpack weights and gym equipment first! Someone, I fear will be eating her way through Albuquerque!

as for the Fiery Foods convention ~ I buy through this company - not only do they carry some fantastic hot sauces, etc - but the names alone will keep you laughing! (this in NOT a commercial)
http://www.chileaddictstore.com

I make a habanero pico de gallo that will curl your nose hairs... yes I am addicted to hot.
I have a good source in ABQ. who sends me sacks of chiles and I roast them here at home - incredible!~

Tonchi · 02-15-2006, 03:24 PM

Important note to FF: You do NOT want to mail fresh green chiles to anybody, and expecially not in a plastic bag. Only the dried ristras are moderately safe to enclose. A bunch of green chiles turn into toxic waste during the plane trip. Chiles give off an unbelievable amount of gas and they ferment immediately if enclosed in a warm area. I have this on the best authority, including a hillarious story about what the Swiss customs authorities had to do with the luggage of a friend taking chiles to Switzerland for her family

02-15-2006, 08:44 PM

Agree with Tonchi and splitting my sides laughing at the image of a Swiss customs inspector faced with an explosive bag of green chili's! Your friend must send them overnight delivery, F.F. One of the things I love about fall in the southwest is all the places roasting green chili's in these big metal hoppers over an open flame. The smell of roasting green chili's is incredible! You are FORCED to hit the nearest Mexican restaurant or buy a batch of fresh roasted chili's of your own and go home and make chili relleno's. My info on Alb. is hopelessly out of date, but I did drive thru there last spring in the middle of a giganto wind storm which had kicked up so much dust from all the new construction going on that they had to close I-25 for a while. I didn't recognize the town anymore for more reasons than one.

Back in the day, I'd have advised you to live in Old Town. Anymore, I don't know. I hear Corrales has become VERY upscale.

Never flown into Alb., but I used to drive down often from Durango, Colorado. WARNING: Do not drive at night across the Navajo Rez on a weekend unless you would like to leave this life courtesy of a Navajo who has had a few too many. Watch out for vinergaroons in your shoes and be prepared for all the folks who think you have moved to a foreign country. A subscription to New Mexico Magazine might help you figure out what to expect.

Oh, and the road always go to hell when you cross over from Colorado to New Mexico, and remember the slogan "Land of the flea, home of the plague," and learn some Espanola jokes and you should fit right in!

FallenFairy · 02-16-2006, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by marichiko

WARNING: Do not drive at night across the Navajo Rez on a weekend unless you would like to leave this life courtesy of a Navajo who has had a few too many. Watch out for vinergaroons in your shoes and be prepared for all the folks who think you have moved to a foreign country. A subscription to New Mexico Magazine might help you figure out what to expect.

OK... Thanks to all for the helpful info...but now I am scared!

Mari, what the hell is a vinegaroon???
I thought NM was the "Land of Enchantment"...
"Land of the flea, home of the plague" ???
WTF???

yes the chilies get sent over night via DHL -it costs but it's definitely worth it... (drool).

As for the Rez... (maybe Big V can relate to this one)... lived for 14 yrs in the Puget Sound... in a band that was playing on a Rez... LARGE inebriated native American walks up and says,

"I'm from the F***ing Puyallup tribe"
my reply...

"Good for you, I'm from the f***ing tribe of Sicily!"

thank GOD we played behind a wire cage there......

Another Q - what's the music scene like there?

wolf · 02-16-2006, 02:00 PM

They have snakes there too. Big ones.

02-14-2006, 12:50 AM	#35
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	When I lived in Albuquerque, the only "exclusive" and stuck up group was the old, original Spanish families who used to own most of northern New Mexico. They considered the white people to be barbarians beneath their noticing and kept them out of the "good" parts of Santa Fe __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.

02-14-2006, 05:39 AM	#36
FallenFairy nope Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 322	Well, I have very dark Italian looks - and can pass for Spanish... I will move in quietly, infiltrate and conquer!!! <shhh..... don't tell them I am coming, Ferret!> So who has been to the Fiery foods expo??? I love HOT food! __________________ ~going, going... gone now

02-14-2006, 02:42 PM	#37
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	I don't know about that one, but at the Convention Center they are always having gourmet events. Oh, and there is a winery outside Santa Fe which actually sells a red wine flavored with chile. I also recommend that you watch the paper for the news that chiles in the Rio Grande Valley are being harvested because you can go down to the growers and buy them directly by the sack. Roasted in your own oven and then frozen, they are super delicious and you can cook with them all year that way __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.

02-15-2006, 05:43 AM	#41
FallenFairy nope Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 322	Mmmmmmm... I cannot wait to get there... note to self - unpack weights and gym equipment first! Someone, I fear will be eating her way through Albuquerque! as for the Fiery Foods convention ~ I buy through this company - not only do they carry some fantastic hot sauces, etc - but the names alone will keep you laughing! (this in NOT a commercial) http://www.chileaddictstore.com I make a habanero pico de gallo that will curl your nose hairs... yes I am addicted to hot. I have a good source in ABQ. who sends me sacks of chiles and I roast them here at home - incredible!~ __________________ ~going, going... gone now Last edited by FallenFairy; 02-15-2006 at 05:45 AM.*

02-15-2006, 03:24 PM	#42
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	Important note to FF: You do NOT want to mail fresh green chiles to anybody, and expecially not in a plastic bag. Only the dried ristras are moderately safe to enclose. A bunch of green chiles turn into toxic waste during the plane trip. Chiles give off an unbelievable amount of gas and they ferment immediately if enclosed in a warm area. I have this on the best authority, including a hillarious story about what the Swiss customs authorities had to do with the luggage of a friend taking chiles to Switzerland for her family __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.

02-13-2006, 02:34 PM	#33
ferret88 (This space left intentionally UN-blank.) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 604	FF - i know more or less where that is. should make for a relatively easy commute.

02-13-2006, 02:37 PM	#34
ferret88 (This space left intentionally UN-blank.) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 604	Quote: Originally Posted by bluecuracao I think FallenFairy will be immune and considered "exotic", though, coming from out-of-state. Ferret, I know what you're talking about. There's an odd "snotty" element in ABQ that I've never been able to figure out--sort of a big-fish-in-a-small-pond attitude, except those types of folks are not exactly big fish. I think FallenFairy will be immune and considered "exotic", though, coming from out-of-state. __________________ ohhh if they give me any grief I will just show those New Mexicans my hard a** East Coast attitude!!!! __________________ Blue (and FF) i think the two are related. LOL Though it's worse in Rio Rancho.

02-14-2006, 06:02 PM	#38
ferret88 (This space left intentionally UN-blank.) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 604	Tonchii - Nowadays it seems a little eliteist on the WestSide (at least in the Rio Rathole area) cuz most of the homes are new and the people there make a BIG DEAL abotu having to drive into Albuquerque (across the river) for ANYTHING. I'm sure they'd love to have their own airport.

02-14-2006, 06:03 PM	#39
ferret88 (This space left intentionally UN-blank.) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 604	FF - ok I tell no one of your invasion.

02-14-2006, 06:07 PM	#40
ferret88 (This space left intentionally UN-blank.) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 604	FF - I've not attended the Fiery Foods Show either. But it seems like there's something like that going on every few months. (But that could just be my imagination.) If you're up for a drive, a good place to get chiles is Sichler(sp?) Farms in Los Lunas (south of the city.) My parents get sacks there and roast them by hand. Otherwise you can get quick-roasted stuff by the sack at just about any grocery store when they're in season. You should definitely try eating at Sadie's on 4th St. The general concensus is that they have the best New Mexican Food.

02-15-2006, 08:44 PM	#43
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Agree with Tonchi and splitting my sides laughing at the image of a Swiss customs inspector faced with an explosive bag of green chili's! Your friend must send them overnight delivery, F.F. One of the things I love about fall in the southwest is all the places roasting green chili's in these big metal hoppers over an open flame. The smell of roasting green chili's is incredible! You are FORCED to hit the nearest Mexican restaurant or buy a batch of fresh roasted chili's of your own and go home and make chili relleno's. My info on Alb. is hopelessly out of date, but I did drive thru there last spring in the middle of a giganto wind storm which had kicked up so much dust from all the new construction going on that they had to close I-25 for a while. I didn't recognize the town anymore for more reasons than one. Back in the day, I'd have advised you to live in Old Town. Anymore, I don't know. I hear Corrales has become VERY upscale. Never flown into Alb., but I used to drive down often from Durango, Colorado. WARNING: Do not drive at night across the Navajo Rez on a weekend unless you would like to leave this life courtesy of a Navajo who has had a few too many. Watch out for vinergaroons in your shoes and be prepared for all the folks who think you have moved to a foreign country. A subscription to New Mexico Magazine might help you figure out what to expect. Oh, and the road always go to hell when you cross over from Colorado to New Mexico, and remember the slogan "Land of the flea, home of the plague," and learn some Espanola jokes and you should fit right in!

02-16-2006, 02:00 PM	#45
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