New Mexico native Zora O’Neill shares her appreciation for the Land of Enchantment, from exploring Acoma Pueblo, the 12th century Native American settlement built upon a 367-foot mesa, to watching hundreds of hot-air balloons take flight during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. O’Neill offers a variety of trip strategies such as the American Indian Heritage Tour and a itinerary devoted to Mesas and Mountaintops. Her understanding of the remarkable history and culture of the region also shines through as she guides travelers to sites like the D.H. Lawrence ranch and to the many ceremonial dances throughout the state. From enjoying the range of flavors present in “Santa Fean” cuisine to driving through red rock canyons on the Jemez Mountain Trail, Moon Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.
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Please visit my update website for the book. I can't list the URL here, but if you search for "moon albuqerque update," you'll hit it. I visit New Mexico frequently, and often get news from people I know there. So on the update website, I list businesses that have closed and other major changes as I hear about them, to keep the book fresh.
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Zora has been in the kitchen since she was 3, and has the bacon-fat burns to prove it. But she really taught herself to cook in her early 20s during grad school, and that skill has proved far more useful than anything else she learned at the time.
When Zora moved to New York City (from New Mexico via New Jersey, Indiana, the Netherlands and Egypt) in 1998, she chose where to live based on the 24-hour produce stands in lovely Astoria, Queens. Inspired by her borough's diverse foodstuffs, she started the supper club Roving Gastronome in 2001, and later developed Sunday Night Dinner with Tamara Reynolds, which was the inspiration for their cookbook, Forking Fantastic!: Put the Party back in Dinner Party.
In her work as a guidebook author for Rough Guides, Moon and Lonely Planet, Zora also picks up new flavors on the road. She pays special attention to street carts, produce markets, and local culinary specialties, and the finds wind up in her guidebooks, as well as on her home table.
Zora writes about her cooking and travels on the blog Roving Gastronome (www.rovinggastronome.com).
When Zora moved to New York City (from New Mexico via New Jersey, Indiana, the Netherlands and Egypt) in 1998, she chose where to live based on the 24-hour produce stands in lovely Astoria, Queens. Inspired by her borough's diverse foodstuffs, she started the supper club Roving Gastronome in 2001, and later developed Sunday Night Dinner with Tamara Reynolds, which was the inspiration for their cookbook, Forking Fantastic!: Put the Party back in Dinner Party.
In her work as a guidebook author for Rough Guides, Moon and Lonely Planet, Zora also picks up new flavors on the road. She pays special attention to street carts, produce markets, and local culinary specialties, and the finds wind up in her guidebooks, as well as on her home table.
Zora writes about her cooking and travels on the blog Roving Gastronome (www.rovinggastronome.com).
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This review is from: Moon Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque (Moon Handbooks) (Paperback)
I live in Santa Fe and think Zora absolutely chose the best the city has to offer in so many different categories. I love the stories and history that she weaves in among her reviews, so you get a really great sense of the place you're going to visit. I'm also learning a few things I didn't already know and will tuck them away, especially for the next time visitors come. Plus, I have regretfully not done enough exploring of Albuquerque and know that now all I have to do is open this book to find the best of that city too. And I'm happy that Zora included a section in the front called American Indian Heritage--and lists events later in the book such as dates of dances at pueblos in the area--because it's a very important part of the history and culture in New Mexico.
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I live in Albuquerque and have been writing about Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos for 10 years. I think Zora O'Neill nailed it with this book. It's not comprehensive (thank GOD), but when I think of the top five restaurants or sights I'd recommend in a particular area, and then check the book, I find Zora has written about the exact same ones. Sure, you can do a whole lot of extra research if you WANT to, but why bother? She really did pick the cream of the crop. So buy this book and forget about what you might possibly be missing. If you just follow her advice you'll have a fantastic trip.
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By Tim Leffel "author, The World's Cheapest Dest... (Tampa, FL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Moon Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque (Moon Handbooks) (Paperback)
I used this guidebook for a recent 5-day/4-night trip to Santa Fe and Albuquerque and was very impressed with the accuracy of the information. It was a great guide to the best spots in each city, with a healthy dose of opinion that set it apart from most of the bland guides out there all playing it safe with interchangeable descriptions. I think this is the first trip where the two of us chose dining spots based solely by what was in our book; time after time, we got what we were told to expect and it was great. The Moon guides are known for having more depth and expertise than others and employing writers who really know their stuff. This one is no exception: the Albuquerque native who wrote it has a confidence and a strength of opinion that is sorely lacking in many guides where the writer is rushing to research everything from scratch.
To the first reviewers point, I actually stayed at the Hilton because I scored a deal on Priceline, but did I really need a book to tell me what a chain hotel is going to be like? If I had just booked a hotel on my own direct, I would have gone with one of the author's recommendations: a locally owned place with plenty of New Mexico flavor.
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