Fine Dining in Albuquerque, New Mexico?

When we moved to Albuquerque last summer, my husband and I were happy to be in Albuquerque but very sorry to be leaving behind the fabulous array of dining choices in Las Vegas (NV, not NM). I put myself through college (the 2nd time around) working at a semi-fine dining establishment on the Las Vegas Strip, and since then, my husband and I have acquired a taste for fine dining and wine that goes rather poorly with our current grad student budget. Nevertheless, on rare occasions such as our anniversary, we do like to splurge on a fancy meal.

Last August, knowing nothing about ABQ, we took a recommendation and headed out to the Texas Land and Cattle Company to celebrate our fifth anniversary. Let me first say that for what it is, the Texas Land and Cattle Company is not a bad restaurant; however, it was not at all what we had in mind. Despairing at the thought that it was the finest establishment that ABQ had to offer, we nearly packed our things and headed back to Vegas. However, sanity prevailed and we started looking around for better options.

Next time: better options!

Welcome!

Being a writer and connoisseur of all things epicurean and entertaining, I have decided to start a blog to share my opinions on such things as restaurants, wines, books, movies, and whatever else I think of that others might like to read a review of. That said, I'll end this brief post and return shortly with my first review...
Cheers,
Tim