Preston Mitchell: A Taste of Home
Hatch Chile Store founder Preston Mitchell is dedicated to providing authentic Hatch green chile to people throughout the country. Photo courtesy of Preston Mitchell. A great-great-grandson of an…
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Posts From: September 2020
How to Make a Chile Ristra
Brightly colored ristras look especially nice against adobe walls. Photo by Douglas Merriam. RISTRAS OF RED CHILES provide a unique aesthetic in New Mexico. Strung into bunches (ristra is Spanish for…
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Farm to Table in Eldorado
The pastrami Reuben sandwich at Arable is a local favorite. Photograph courtesy of Arable. MY FRIEND LITERALLY GASPED—stunned that I was heading to Eldorado to get a sandwich. I live in the village…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend: September 25-27
The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum reopens to the public on September 25. Photograph courtesy of InSight Foto. ©Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Update: On Saturday, September 26, Montoya Orchard announced it was…
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For the Love of Chile
At Bar Castañeda in Las Vegas, New Mexico, red chile fires up a plateful of wings. WRITING ABOUT NEW WAYS to use New Mexico chiles means fixing for a fight. New Mexicans love to squabble over whose…
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Recipe: Salud! de Mesilla's Chris's Vegan Bowl
Salud! de Mesilla's bowl of vegan goodness carries a punch. Photo by Douglas Merriam. Salud! de Mesilla's Chris's Vegan Bowl Serves 2 10 baby red potatoes 4 stalks broccolini 2 vegan patties, such as…
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Recipe: Rowley Farmhouse Ales’ Green Chile Tuna Melt
The classic tuna melt earns a long-overdue update at Rowley Farmhouse Ales, with fresh tuna, roasted green chile, hearty bread, and locally grown sprouts. Photo by Douglas Merriam. Rowley Farmhouse…
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Recipe: Bar Castañeda's Red Chile Glazed Wings
At Bar Castañeda, red chile fires up a plateful of wings. Photo by Douglas Merriam. Bar Castañeda's Red Chile Glazed Wings About 2 servings 1 pound chicken wings Buttermilk brine 1 quart…
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Hooked on Hatch
Red chile sundae. Illustration by Chris Philpot. Bacon The Santa Fe School of Cooking’s red chile bacon has become almost iconic in the 25 years since James Beard Award–winning cookbook author and…
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Danise Coon: The Science of Chile
ESPAÑOLA NATIVE DANISE COON was looking to escape her family’s farming roots when she started an undergrad program in psychology at New Mexico State University in the 1990s. The pull of her heritage…
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