Fiery aromas drift from kitchens across the Southwest, carried by peppers that have shaped local cooking for generations. In ...

Forget apples and pumpkins. In New Mexico, fall arrives with a different scent entirely! It is the smoky, mouth-watering aroma of Hatch chile peppers roasting over open flames. These aren’t just any ...

Nothing announces the arrival of autumn in Colorado quite like the aroma of fire-roasted green chiles. After the crop ripens at farms across the Southwest, street-side stands spin cages full of ...

Aug. 30—Nothing gets New Mexico foodie communities more fired up than the ongoing issue of the spelling of our state's favorite spicy crop: chile vs. chili. The local consensus is that "chili" refers ...

long and somewhat heated history in the state. In Albuquerque, people say that the early picked green peppers are the best, while a ways north in Santa Fe, residents swear by the sweetness of the late ...

The side of the Vinny & Marie’s Italian Street Food truck is adorned with black-and-white images of James “Jimmy the Wolf” Pino’s family. Pino started operating the truck, which blends ...

A beloved heirloom variety of New Mexico red chile commands high prices because of its scarcity. Finding farmers to continue cultivating it has... A rare treat getting rarer: Chimayo Red, New Mexico's ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State University’s Chile Pepper Institute’s annual spring plant sale is returning this week. This year’s event features a variety of chiles, tomatoes, marigolds, ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) — New Mexico State University is offering people a chance to learn about chile peppers. The university is now open for self-guided tours at its Chile Pepper Institute Teaching ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Nothing gets New Mexico foodie communities more fired up than the ongoing issue of the spelling of our state’s ...