All these years later, his message is still my excuse to never pass up sweets after a meal. Which is why I’m excited for this issue of ATM, as we’re featuring a round-up of sugary dishes from around the city that go perfectly after lunch or dinner.
Some of our selections are classics, like the Key Lime Pie at Vintage 423, where ingredients are sourced carefully and the recipe is executed to the highest degree. Other dishes in our story have a regional twist, with ingredients like churros and biscochitos. And two of the desserts even draw inspiration from the cuisines of both France and New Mexico.
Each of these dishes—and many, many more across ABQ—give us comfort in knowing our city’s dessert menus are filled with world-class offerings. To get your sweet fix going, turn to our feature story on page 70.
In this month’s Behind The Scenes column, we visit with Street Cat Hub, a local organization that has spent the past decade helping to manage and reduce the city’s feral cat population. While the spaying and neutering of dogs has long been common, it’s not widely known that a healthier feline population is also dependent on the procedures—which are performed by SCH about 6,000 times per year on our city’s cats. Check out the story on page 128.
Also this month, read about Ohel Chillon, who learned the fine craft of woodcarving in his native Cuba as a young boy. Today, Chillon (and his wife, Regina Baca) run a custom furniture and remodeling company in ABQ that utilizes Chillon’s skills to create one-of-a-kind pieces and bespoke furnishings. The story begins on page 132.
And don’t forget to check out our new(ish) column that we call Storytellers. (Previously it was known as ShelfLife, and we wrote about local authors and their literary works.) In this fast-growing age of digital messaging, we decided to expand the feature each month to include podcaster, vloggers, YouTubers, social media influencers, radio hosts, Ted-talkers, and anyone else with, well, a story to tell.
In this month’s column, we feature a debut novel from Elizabeth Rose Quinn titled “Follow Me,” a thriller that has already had the film rights scooped up by Amazon MGM Studios; a new YouTube channel from former UNM and NM United soccer star Chris Wehan; and a local podcast about motorcycles with an ongoing catalog of about 100 episodes. Get all the details beginning on page 136.
Lastly, a shameless plug: we’ve now got our own merch! Well, not so much merch as just hoodies and t-shirts for sale in an online store (but still, we’re excited). The goods are emblazoned with our longtime mantra, “We Love It Here,” as well as other positive slogans we have about life and living in ABQ. For a preview, check out the hoodie being modeled by ATM Publishing Assistant Ariana Lopez in our Local Stuff We Love column on page 206.
We hope you enjoy this issue. We’re already working on the next one for you!
