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Here’s one of those “what to take with you on a deserted island” questions. Supposing you could fish, hunt, and pick fruit, what one staple would you otherwise bring with you? Wine? Chocolate? Bread?

How about cheese? Think about it: there’s hardly a country today that doesn’t have a cheese making industry of some sort, and most of the product is darn good stuff.

Even the Brits, the butt of more culinary jokes than you can squirt a can of Cheez Whiz at, nonetheless produce some of the world’s all-time great cheeses. And who’d have thought that here in humidity-challenged New Mexico, a...

Saturday, April 1, 2006
by Rena Distasio • localflavor magazine

Aimee Tang is a woman with a plan. Well, perhaps not so much a plan as a lifelong mission.

The great granddaughter of Edward Gaw, founder of Fremont’s Fine Foods, Aimee is the third generation of her family to helm the establishment that has been an Albuquerque tradition since 1918. In fact, long before Bon Appetit magazine, Food Network, and Cuisinart invaded the average American household, Fremont’s was quietly introducing Albuquerqueans to culinary adventures beyond New Mexico’s borders.

Part of Aimee’s personal mission is to keep that tradition alive and well. With her easy warmth and...

Tuesday, November 1, 2005
by Rena Distasio • localflavor magazine