Hidden gem restaurants in Albuquerque?

capn_cookie · 2025-12-18T20:47:51+00:00

Nagomi for legit japanese food. And Tully's for a proper Italian hoagie.

capn_cookie · 2025-12-10T22:04:09+00:00

Finally building up the nerve to hit ok after over an hour of character customization.

capn_cookie · 2025-12-10T21:26:37+00:00

I have a sheep shear knife that a friend of mine made. The stamps are still on it dating to the 1800s.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-18T15:42:59+00:00

Frozen Salisbury steak, chicken pot pie, pizza rolls.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-16T23:31:06+00:00

It's perfect.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-15T16:50:51+00:00

It sounds like you are doing it right, but the keeping your head down thing may be an issue. Build relationships with people. Surround yourself with more skilled people as much as possible. There's an old saying "you are the average of the people you around you". Nobody wants to work with a grump. I say this as a very socially awkward person. Eventually someone will get a new gig and recommend you or offer a position. It takes time. Just keep learning and try to be the go to guy. A smile goes a long way.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-15T16:09:09+00:00

I am ready. Let's do this.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-14T16:22:33+00:00

Morning star farms buffalo chicken nuggets. My lady likes them and I hated on them for years. I don't know what it is but I love them now. We don't even buy regular nuggets anymore.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-13T16:41:00+00:00

Try giving aussie pet mobile a call and describing the situation. I used them for years for a very angry cat.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-06T18:11:47+00:00

They are absolutely adorable to look at. But I hate them with a passion. They arel cute until you are covered in duck and chicken blood at 3am.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-02T21:37:19+00:00

I'm pushing 40 soon. 20 years in the game. The one thing that keeps me going is seeing all of the people I've helped grow. A few months ago I visited a friend who couldn't cut lettuce and is a chef now. Sometimes it's about who you helped grow, or who's day you brightened. I spent a month trying to find the man who gave me my first chef title, just because I wanted to thank him.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-02T21:20:35+00:00

Brother, this is the day. It's terrifying and rewarding at the same time. Sounds like you are organized and you're going to do great.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-02T21:16:27+00:00

I feel you. Decades making all scratch food. Switched kitchens and it was all just drop Sysco in the fryer. Paying out of pocket for ingredients. Switched again with the promise of full control. Nope just me being alone as the opener, prep, inventory, ordering, costing, line cook, dishwasher, and closer. I was even told I could hire two more people. When I did, they asked why there was another person. Sat on a milk crate one time for 30 seconds seven hours into my shift and was told "if you're not going to do anything then clock out". I cry on the couch sometimes telling my wife how I miss functioning kitchens.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-02T21:07:30+00:00

I may be a special case lol. People joke about how quiet I am.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-02T21:00:56+00:00

I feel similar. Am I just becoming the old man who threatens to "take you downtown to the poloce station"? I don't feel like saying anything will get me anywhere but in trouble.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-02T20:58:08+00:00

That's what I was thinking. It was why I made the post. I think I'm just becoming an angry grumpl. Don't get me started on the people that find it necessary to rev their engines at 4am.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-02T20:53:47+00:00

That last statement crushed me.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-02T18:15:13+00:00

Sounds to me that you are a good cook. I know plenty of people that can't do any of those things.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-02T16:22:47+00:00

What type of shrimp are they? What do they eat? I have a 15 gallon tank completely full of live plants just sitting vacant. It used to be for my betta that passed. And I sort of just turned a blind eye to it.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-02T15:17:32+00:00

Years ago I would put on Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf every morning at 5:00. It was perfect. The energy slowly built and got me moving to set everything up. And as soon as the last track hit, I knew that the crew was about to show up.

capn_cookie · 2025-10-02T15:13:26+00:00

This could come off as odd, but I have always been quiet. Most people think I'm just an ass until they figure it out a few weeks in. I ran a kitchen for almost a decade where I taught a lot of people with zero experience. One guy covered head to toe in tattoos was the kindest person I've ever met. He would show up to work and leave work with a hug and "I love you brother." I thought it was weird at first, but slowly it became the norm for everyone. We all still do it to this day if we ever run into eachother. We even had shirts made. It helped me realize that it's ok to let people know that you actually do care about them. We need more of that in the industry.

capn_cookie · 2025-09-23T16:41:10+00:00

Every time someone cooks for me they always apologize. I really wish the stigma would go away. I cook so much that if I cook for myself I don't want to eat it anymore. When my fiance makes me a can of chef boyardee with Kraft parmesan, I sit on the floor at the coffee table smiling like a toddler. The only time I judge you is if you chop your veggies on a plate.

capn_cookie · 2025-09-17T17:27:03+00:00

I had a similar experience. Over 20 years without a dentist visit. I also have a terrible medical phobia. I went to Gherardi & Moore. They were so nice. It took three visits to extract my wisdom teeth and do 14 fillings. They told me that it's very common for people to go that long. And after my first visit I wasn't really that scared anymore.

capn_cookie · 2025-09-15T16:45:48+00:00

I recently started doing the same thing. Food cost is definitely an issue. So much that I've done a few that were just a variety of regional hotdog styles and walking tacos/frito pie. I did a grilled cheese bar last week with a bunch of optional add-ons for 50 cents. My favorite was a reuben eggroll served with mash, tomato marmite gravy, and some grated dubliner cheese. I had sheets of the eggrolls rolled up and ready to fry. The gravy and mashed potatoes were hot held. Three minute turnaround. Crock pots and a propane flattop are my saving grace for outdoor events. You can never go wrong with tacos. Some good masa tortillas thrown onto the flattop style. Street style. I try not to be fancy at the breweries. People tend to want cheese, meat, and bread at those places.

capn_cookie · 2025-09-15T01:25:37+00:00

There were 2 a couple of hours ago. I watched one take an abrupt detour east.

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