Chuy’s 25th annual Green Chile Festival will begin Monday, Aug. 19 at Chuy’s restaurants in Louisville and Clarksville.
Each spring Chuy’s contracts with farmers in New Mexico’s Hatch Valley to grow over one million pounds of fresh green chiles for their restaurants.
“Green Chile Festival is a huge part of the culture at Chuy’s. It’s our opportunity to showcase the one-of-a-kind flavor of the green chile, and the only time of the year we introduce new menu items,” said Frank Biller, Vice President of Operations for Chuy’s.
Chuy’s will introduce a menu of seven green chile-inspired dishes during the three-week festival, including New Mexican Rolls, Hatch Valley Chicken Enchiladas and Tacos al Pastor. Chuy’s will feature a new Southern Niño frozen margarita made with Southern Comfort Cherry, and the Forbidden Rita, a margarita made with Angry Orchard Hard Cider and served on the rocks. The popular New Mexican Martini, made with green chile infused tequila, will also be featured during the festival.
During the festival, Chuy’s will also offer swag: a commemorative button and green chile themed travel postcards. You can also buy a Green Chile Festival T-shirt.
Try to win Chuy’s for a year: Visit your local Chuy’s and take your picture in front of its “roadside attraction” decor, or take a picture of your favorite Green Chile Festival food item, and post the picture to Instagram with #CHUYSGREENCHILEFEST.
The festival will run through Sunday, Sept. 8.
Local Chuy’s are located at 104 Oxmoor Court in Louisville and 1440 Veterans Parkway Court in Clarksville. For more info visit http://www.chuys.com, http://Facebook.com/ChuysLouisville and http://Facebook.com/ChuysClarksville.