A Guide to the Bars and Restaurants of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul
A toast to curly fries, hot dogs, and hard-shell tacos, Aimee Macpherson’s guide to the bars and restaurants of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul celebrates the critically acclaimed shows’ fusion of Albuquerque’s real and imagined food and drink.

The restaurants and bars featured in Macpherson’s compendium show us glimpses of Walter White’s and Jimmy McGill’s Albuquerque. From the Dog House to Savoy Bar and Grill, from Tuco’s Hideout to Los Pollos Hermanos and every pit stop in between, Macpherson takes us on a tour of the Duke City’s dreamscape of edible artifacts, connecting us to the on-screen heroes and villains we love and admire. Show by show, season by season, Macpherson reveals how restaurants and bars undergo hours of painstaking transformations before appearing on the small screen. Colorful photography and descriptions of the food and drink accompany Macpherson’s insider show analysis. While this book can’t give you the taste of Mike’s pimento cheese sandwich, it does deliver a flavor of the city that has been a main character in this successful franchise from the time Walter White first broke bad in 2008.

So, leave the fancy restaurants to New York, ignore the juicing in LA, forget your Paleo diet, and come and taste Albuquerque. Savor the luscious fare of these small-screen giants as you take in the hot sun, the high altitude, and the Duke City’s local grub.
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A Guide to the Bars and Restaurants of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul
A toast to curly fries, hot dogs, and hard-shell tacos, Aimee Macpherson’s guide to the bars and restaurants of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul celebrates the critically acclaimed shows’ fusion of Albuquerque’s real and imagined food and drink.

The restaurants and bars featured in Macpherson’s compendium show us glimpses of Walter White’s and Jimmy McGill’s Albuquerque. From the Dog House to Savoy Bar and Grill, from Tuco’s Hideout to Los Pollos Hermanos and every pit stop in between, Macpherson takes us on a tour of the Duke City’s dreamscape of edible artifacts, connecting us to the on-screen heroes and villains we love and admire. Show by show, season by season, Macpherson reveals how restaurants and bars undergo hours of painstaking transformations before appearing on the small screen. Colorful photography and descriptions of the food and drink accompany Macpherson’s insider show analysis. While this book can’t give you the taste of Mike’s pimento cheese sandwich, it does deliver a flavor of the city that has been a main character in this successful franchise from the time Walter White first broke bad in 2008.

So, leave the fancy restaurants to New York, ignore the juicing in LA, forget your Paleo diet, and come and taste Albuquerque. Savor the luscious fare of these small-screen giants as you take in the hot sun, the high altitude, and the Duke City’s local grub.
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A Guide to the Bars and Restaurants of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul

A Guide to the Bars and Restaurants of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul

by Aimee Macpherson
A Guide to the Bars and Restaurants of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul

A Guide to the Bars and Restaurants of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul

by Aimee Macpherson

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Overview

A toast to curly fries, hot dogs, and hard-shell tacos, Aimee Macpherson’s guide to the bars and restaurants of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul celebrates the critically acclaimed shows’ fusion of Albuquerque’s real and imagined food and drink.

The restaurants and bars featured in Macpherson’s compendium show us glimpses of Walter White’s and Jimmy McGill’s Albuquerque. From the Dog House to Savoy Bar and Grill, from Tuco’s Hideout to Los Pollos Hermanos and every pit stop in between, Macpherson takes us on a tour of the Duke City’s dreamscape of edible artifacts, connecting us to the on-screen heroes and villains we love and admire. Show by show, season by season, Macpherson reveals how restaurants and bars undergo hours of painstaking transformations before appearing on the small screen. Colorful photography and descriptions of the food and drink accompany Macpherson’s insider show analysis. While this book can’t give you the taste of Mike’s pimento cheese sandwich, it does deliver a flavor of the city that has been a main character in this successful franchise from the time Walter White first broke bad in 2008.

So, leave the fancy restaurants to New York, ignore the juicing in LA, forget your Paleo diet, and come and taste Albuquerque. Savor the luscious fare of these small-screen giants as you take in the hot sun, the high altitude, and the Duke City’s local grub.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780826366757
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication date: 09/15/2024
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Aimee Macpherson was educated at Bedales School and Pembroke College, Oxford, where she studied English literature. She has worked in film and television production including on four seasons of Better Call Saul. Macpherson lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Table of Contents

Preface. Albuquerque Offscreen

How to Use This Guide

BREAKING BAD

Season 1

Garcia’s Kitchen

Dog House Drive In

Java Joe’s

Season 2

Taco Sal

Burt’s Tiki Lounge

Savoy Bar & Grill

The Bourbon House

Twisters Burgers and Burritos

Quarters

Isleta Resort & Casino

Season 3

Blake’s Lotaburger

Gino’s New York Style Pizza

Leo’s Nightclub

Sandia Bar

4’s Cabaret

Season 4

Denny’s

Louie’s Pub and Grill

Loyola’s Family Restaurant

Season 5

Perea’s New Mexican Restaurant

Cafe 66 New Mexican Restaurant

Garduño’s of Mexico

Ponderosa Family Restaurant & Grill

The Grove Cafe & Market

BETTER CALL SAUL

Season 1

Cinnabon

Café Lush

Bar Uno

Vintage 423

Two Fools Tavern

Edelweiss am Rio Grande

Season 2

Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa

Copper Canyon Café

El Moreno Restaurante y Paleteria

Carrie’s Restaurant

La Michoacana de Paquime

Season 4

Level 5

Fantasy World

Penny’s Diner

Monte Carlo Steakhouse and Liquor Store

Season 5

Grandma’s K&I Diner

Juanita’s Comida Mexicana

The 66 Pit Stop

Hotel Andaluz

Season 6

El Camino Dining Room

Limonata

Ranchers Club of New Mexico

The Copper Lounge

EL CAMINO: A BREAKING BAD MOVIE

The Owl Café

FUNYUNS AND FINE WINE: HONORABLE MENTIONS OF FEATURED FLAVORS IN BREAKING BAD AND BETTER CALL SAUL

Coffee

Gale Boetticher’s Superlab Coffee

Howard Hamlin’s Cappuccino

Jimmy’s Travel Mug

Cutbow Coffee Roastology

Wine

Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town

The Artichoke Cafe

Cucumber Water

Day Spa and Nail

La Michoacana De Paquime

Whiskey

Two Fools Tavern

Macallan

Dimple Pinch

Dewar’s White Label

WhistlePig

Knob Creek

Town Branch

Tequila

Jubilation Wine and Spirits

Dos Hombres

Ice Cream

Supermarkets

Soda

Vending Machines

Sample Itineraries by Character

Sample Itineraries by Featured Food and Drink

THAT’S A WRAP

Fuel for the Crew

ABQ State of Mind

Bad Candy

Better Call Sal

Breaking Bad Burger

Inspired by Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul Interviews with Cast and Crew

Working on Television in Albuquerque

Acknowledgements

Glossary

Suggested Reading

Alternate Table of Contents. Locations by Real Mealtimes

Alternate Table of Contents. Locations by Appearance in Both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul

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