boudreaulicious wrote:bean wrote:boudreaulicious wrote:Bean--I saw them last week --a bin each of hot and mild--at the Whole Foods on Ashland--pretty sure that's close to you. A quick call to the store should determine if they're still there.
I'm going to be near there on Friday so I'll check them out.
Thanks!
Just back from there and they still have the 2 bins--the "hot" looked a bit more depleted than the mild but they're definitely still in stock.
lthDave wrote:Greetings lther's,
After lurking for many years and sponging off your wonderful advice, I thought I should give back a bit if I can.
Like myself, I know that some of you know the awesomeness that is NM green chile (and red) and have been frustrated by not having access to any decent stuff here in Chicagoland (other than Heinen's which now seems to do annual roasts during chile season). I don't consider any of the cans to be of decent quality...
A few weeks back and I was flabbergasted to see Bueno frozen green chile in the case at Pete's Fresh Market in Oak Park. Of course I immediately snapped up a few containers. They have hot, extra hot (which isn't much hotter really), and red. Unfortunately, they don't have autumn roast... I'm not sure if other Pete's have it - it is in the freezer case with mexican foods (at least at the OP store).
The double edged sword here is that I wanted to let you all know good quality green chile was finally available here, plus I want enough people to keep buying it from them so they keep restocking it! So, you're welcome and thank you!
Sweet Willie wrote:Johnsonville makes a hatch chile brat, I found it not to have much, if any, hatch green chile flavor http://www.johnsonville.com/products/ha ... chile.html
Cathy2 wrote:As I have learned the hard way: not all Hatch chiles are hot.
agreed, I wasn't commenting from the heat perspective, I was looking for some chile flavor and that was not present (let alone any heat).Cathy2 wrote:Sweet Willie wrote:Johnsonville makes a hatch chile brat, I found it not to have much, if any, hatch green chile flavor http://www.johnsonville.com/products/ha ... chile.html
As I have learned the hard way: not all Hatch chiles are hot.
Geo wrote:Hi C2!
There are no chain supermarkets in Kansas City now. [I left several years ago, but I presume nothing has changed.] All the major supermarkets in the seven county area are owned by one firm (indeed, IIRC, one family). They have three levels; Price Chopper, again IIRC, is the middle level. Because there is no competition, prices are what they are.
When I arrived in KC in '71, everyone was there: Safeway, A&P, Kroger, Piggly Wiggly, etc. There was also a regional out of Des Moines, employee-owned (they might still be there...). All of them long gone now.
Geo
HyVee has about wight locations in the metro area.
Geo wrote:Schnuck's out of St. Louis tried to make it in KC, but failed; I think HyVee bought one or two of their stores. (There used to be a Schnuck's in Janesville... wonder if it's still there.)
Geo