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New Mexico Chile

There's no season quite like chile season. Follow the scent of roasting green chile, meet the people behind the harvest, plan a trip to Hatch, and put red or green on the table.

Fresh Chile Stories

Pantry / Apr 15, 2026

A Pantry Built Around Chile

Las Cruces–based Zia Chile Traders brings the heat with chile-forward flavors.

By Candolin Cook

Pantry / Mar 18, 2026

Mac and Cheese Makeover

FishSki Provisions offers chile-spiked meals for backpackers and homebodies.

By Gwyneth Doland

City Guides / Oct 15, 2025

Taste the Heat in Hatch

In Hatch, chile is served with a side of quirky fun.

By Clarke Condé / Photos by Clarke Condé

Eat & Drink / Sep 11, 2024

The Wide and Wonderful World of Green Chile

From cheesecake to cheesesteaks, New Mexico’s iconic ingredient is showing up in unexpected ways.

By Lynn Cline / Photos by Douglas Merriam


CHILE SEASON STARTS HERE

 


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Chile Season in Hatch

City Guides / Aug. 30, 2023

Hatch Is for Chile Lovers

A small town in southern New Mexico enjoys global fame for growing some of the best chile on the planet—and throws an…

Eat & Drink / Sep. 11, 2018

The Story of Hatch Green Chile

An Austrian immigrant turned Hatch into a chile capital in the 20th century. In the 21st, his great-great-grandson takes…

Eat & Drink / Sep. 17, 2019

How Sparky's Became Legendary

Step into Sparky's Restaurant in Hatch and immerse yourself in a whimsical world of giant statues, mouthwatering green…

September / Sep. 23, 2020

Hooked on Hatch

Four unexpected ingredients to enliven New Mexico chile.

Eat & Drink / Sep. 30, 2020

Preston Mitchell: A Taste of Home

In 2005, Preston Mitchell launched the online business Hatch Chile Store, which brought our beloved Hatch chiles to…


PEOPLE BEHIND THE HARVEST

Eat & Drink / Oct 22, 2020

Fruits of Labor

By Kate Nelson /

Photos by Douglas Merriam

Chile Is New Mexico

100th Anniversary / Feb 15, 2023

Chile for the Nation

The first chile feature by New Mexico Magazine describes the evolution of the chile.