Southwestern NM

Glenwood and Reserve

May 7, 2013

The Blue Front Cafe in Glenwood has closed. This means there’s only very limited dinner options there–a pizza place (Mario’s) open a few nights a week, till 8pm, and the Golden Girls Cafe, also just a couple of nights per week. Golden Girls does good basic breakfast every day, though. The Rode Inn in Reserve [...]

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Silver City and Hillsboro

May 7, 2013

First, en route to Silver City, in Hillsboro, the Barbershop Cafe has changed hands and is now much more a consignment shop, with a cafe off to the side. No sign of tremendous cakes, alas. The livelier place to eat is across the street, the Hillsboro General Store. In Silver, Dos Baristas coffee has changed [...]

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Truth or Consequences

May 7, 2013

The hot springs Hay-Yo-Kay in Truth or Consequences appear to be closed. But others have opened, and Sierra Grande Lodge was recently purchased by Ted Turner–nothing has changed just yet, but it may get spruced up.

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Breathe Inn

May 7, 2013

This lodge near Lake Roberts has new owners, and is now called Little Toad Creek Inn. And it’s in *much* better shape all around–rooms spruced up, restaurant revamped, and even a tavern with house-distilled booze and their own beer.

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Truth or Consequences, Pie Town

October 25, 2011

A helpful reader sends news from the two New Mexico towns with the oddest names. In T or C, he reports that La Pinata restaurant has been replaced by Maria’s Mexican Restaurant. And…the Spaceport tours are running! Great news. More info here. In Pie Town, “the Daily Pie Cafe is now the Pie Town Cafe. [...]

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The Very First Change

March 20, 2011

Even before the books were in stores, I knew this one: Hours at The Curious Kumquat, in Silver City, are lunch Mon-Sat 11am-2pm, dinner Wed-Sat 5.30-10pm. In the summer, they’ll serve tapas too–check the website or call for hours for that. In general, it pays to call ahead. I try my best to get the [...]

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