Chile by the Numbers
ZERO TO 16 MILLION units of heat on the Scoville scale Read more from our "Ultimate Guide to New Mexico Chile" The Mystery of Big Jim A 10-year effort to restore one of New Mexico’s most…
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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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Five Things to Do This Labor Day Weekend
Above: Huge cottonwoods populate the recently reopened Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve. Courtesy of the Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve. Friday in Santa Fe: Stroll through the Leonora Curtin Wetland…
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José Gonzalez: The Allure of Chile Farming
Above: José Gonzalez earned the Farmer All Star award from the Santa Fe Farmers' Market's Market Institute in 2015. IN A HUMID, tree-curtained corner of the Española Valley, José Gonzalez walks among…
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The Making of Chile U
BEHIND AN INCONSPICUOUS DOOR in the unremarkable hallway of a standard university building lies a one-room wonder. There, a former classroom bursts with racks of colorful seed packets, shelves of…
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Matt Romero: The Passion of Chile Roasting
IN NEW MEXICO, chile is handed down in recipes and with seeds the same way some families pass along an heirloom watch. Such is the case with Matt Romero, reigning chile roaster at the Santa Fe…
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The Ultimate New Mexico Chile Tasting Guide
“THE RÍO GRANDE IS OUR MOTHER RIVER,” says chef Michelle Chavez. “A minerality happens because of the snowmelt and rocks and geological factors that make up our state. If we didn’t have that water and…
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The Mystery of Big Jim
IN THE EARLY 2000s, Mesilla Valley chile farmers brought a conundrum to Paul Bosland. “Our chile doesn’t taste right anymore,” they told him, “not like what we grew up with, not our chile.” Since…
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Do You ’Booch?
Above: New Mexico Ferments outside of the Rail Yards Market in Albuquerque. Photograph Joy Godfrey. Recently I ordered a pint of New Mexico Ferments’ Hibiscus Lavender Kombucha from the Brake-room…
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A Town Reborn
Above: Questa abuts the wildlands of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Photographs by Minesh Bacrania. THE VILLAGE OF QUESTA perches where the Sangre de Cristo peaks and ponderosa pine…
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