Illustration by Chris Philpot Oh, No, Flo! Andy Robertson was perplexed. The Albuquerque resident received a bit of snail mail from Progressive, home of the chipper insurance spokeswoman Flo, who…
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Illustration by Chris Philpot. CAPSAICIN, THE ALKALOID that makes chiles taste hot, has been a healer since the ancient Inca and Aztec cultures. These days, super-hot chiles are bred specifically for…
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Illustration by Chris Philpot A MISSION TO MARS is still a decade away, but scientists at NASA already plan to stock it with green chile. Why? We could say because it tastes so good, but the answer is…
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Illustration by Chris Philpot How to Mix Up Hatch Chile “First Colorado, now Arizona?” asked a fuming Tamara Casias-Shope upon spying a curious web recipe. On the heels of New Mexico’s good-natured…
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Illustration by Chris Philpot Your Mileage May Vary J.K. Smith lives in tiny Ramah and is presumably accustomed to the U.S. mail taking an extra day or two to arrive, but one missive set a record. A…
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Illustration by Chris Philpot You Could Drive It in a Cah Mike Benavides was visiting Boston and popped into a seafood shop, hoping to bring shrimp home to his mom in Albuquerque. How might he carry…
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