Robert Melendez, MD, MBA

Sidewinders Bar and Grill is more than just a bar; it offers a unique culinary experience with a highly experienced chef with over 20 years of expertise in top-notch restaurants. The chef is dedicated to providing exceptional cuisine and ensuring your meals are made with the highest-quality ingredients. Sidewinders is also a community pillar for the LGBTQ+ community in ABQ. They organize charity events throughout the year to strengthen the community they serve. Their famous Drag Queen Bingo Night, karaoke, and retro dance events provide a night of entertainment you will never forget.

Fans of Raiders of the Lost Ark will find Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque a perfect destination. The monument features hundreds of archeological sites and offers visitors the chance to explore 24,000 prehistoric images carved along 17 miles of volcanic rock by the Ancestral Pueblo peoples and early Spanish settlers. You will feel like Indiana Jones after exploring this attraction. Petroglyph National Monument is home to one of the largest petroglyph sites in North America. These designs and symbols were created by Native Americans and Spanish settlers between 400 and 700 years ago. These images are a valuable record of cultural expression and hold profound spiritual significance for contemporary Native Americans and the descendants of early Spanish settlers.

Jane Butel Cooking School has been voted as one of the top four cooking schools by Bon Appétit magazine. This school offers weekend classes to food enthusiasts who want to learn how to cook authentic Southwest Border cuisine. You can join these classes and interact with other food lovers to whip up some of the greatest salsas, tamales, and blue-corn chiles rellenos this side of Mexico. You will also get to cook a full dinner and enjoy perfect Margaritas while learning to cook Southwestern style.