I think it was in the 80s that Phelps Dodge bought Chino from Kennecott, ‘87 maybe? Both Chino and Tyrone were PD properties when I worked there, before Freeport bought PD. I believe they’re both still operating.
My wife and I used to buy a sack of green chiles every year and have them roasted in the grocery store parking lot. Loved that smell. One year we drove over to Hatch for our chiles.
Our favorite restaurant in Silver City was El Paisano, now closed. Jalisco wasn’t bad, but El P was better. We haven’t been back to Silver City since we left in 2004.
“Our favorite restaurant in Silver City was El Paisano, now closed.”
We frequented the El Paisano until it closed.
But the very best was a small family operation on Bullard St, “the Silver Cafe”. When we went back 5 years ago, food had not changed, other family members but good place to eat.
That was my wife’s introduction to green chili like CO and NM are known for.
We can at times get Hatch green chili’s in burlap bags at our local grocery store. But they never set up to roast them. I have a bar-b-que grill and that will work. Not as even as the home brewed tumblers and blow torch. (smile)
It is a 12 hour drive from Silver City to where I live. Not practical to drive to get chili’s.
TexMex is nothing close to Hatch Green Chili dishes.