In this last of the Round 3 match-ups of comfort food, we have the last of thelong shots, the #10 seed Gyro Sandwich. I am truly amazed, but incredibly happy that one of my favorite sandwiches of my youth has lasted this long in the UCCFS. So far it upset the Cheesesteak in Round 1, then took out #2 seed Mashed Potatoes in Round 2. Can it take out one of the easiest and pleasiest sandwiches of all time, the Grilled Cheese? It will be another tough one for the Gyro, but even if it can squeak by another round, Ribs are waiting in the Elite Ate, and that won’t be pretty.

So what do you folks think? Which is sandwich is more comforting to you? Share your thoughts.

Check out the new re-seeded bracket: UCCFS Bracket

A little late than never. It is time for another off topic thread to appear for February. February is when ILoveItSpicy.com started 2 years ago, and it is also the month of love with Valentine’s Day. So if you come here to chat, post or engage with a fellow blogger, then I ask you to show him the love and respect that you would like to be treated with. I do not like when people attack each other, so stuff of that ilk will not be tolerated. Anyone stepping over the line, will be dealt with. Now go play nicely and have fun folks!

Comfort Food = Cheese. Not just cheese, but ooey-gooey cheesy goodness. You can’t have nachos without cheese, and lots of it in my opinion. I prefer shredded cheddar to the liquid cheese. Mac ‘n Cheese, well it is all about the cheese. Lovers of cheese unite! Mac ‘n Cheese is perfect for adding hot sauce too. Nachos is layers of fun and is far more flexible with ingredients than that of the Mac ‘n Cheese. Which way will you vote? Share your thoughts and opinions.

Check out the new re-seeded bracket: UCCFS Bracket

This is the last of the 4 reviews we have done for Ashlynn’s Gourmet’s Solomon’s Punishment haute sauce product line. I would like to thank Annthea Waugh and Greg Bodine for allowing ILIS to sample and review their spicy products. It seems based on the reviews so far, we have a new force in the chile community to be reckoned with. Their Asian Nightmare won a Golden Chile this past weekend, so a hearty congratulations for that worthy award. Our reviewers, (Derrick Wood, Firehead Thomas and Michael Hansen), totally fell in love with the Riddles of Sheba in the last review, so they do have some winners in the mix.

Here are the previous 3 reviews:

1- Asian Nightmare
2- Pharoah’s Fire
3- Riddles of Sheba

Derrick Wood

Firehead Thomas

Michael Hansen

Ashlynn’s Gourmetwww.ashlynnsgourmet.com
1403 Castleworks Lane
Tarpon Springs, Florida 34689
Phone : 727-687-3267
Annthea Waugh – Owner
Email: annthea@ashlynnsgourmet.com
General Inquiries
Email: info@ashlynnsgourment.com
Pamela Waugh – Venture Partner
Email: pwaugh@tampabay.rr.com
Facebook: CLICK ME

The Ultimate Chilehead Comfort Food Showdown is back! What better way to get back into it with a huge match-up like this one. We have the number one bbq grilled food vs the number one Italian favorite food. Kids and adults can embrace these two meals as what is truly the epitome of comfort. This is a hard one for me, as I love these two dishes very very much and it is hard to see one of them kicked to the curb. What do you think? Tell us how you voted and why.

Check out the new re-seeded bracket: UCCFS Bracket

It is no fun staying at home and hearing about all the things we miss at one of the big spicy events for the year. Zestfest is going to be a fun experience for all those that are lucky enough to attend. Hopefully a very profitable one for those that have a booth there. I had the experience to go to Zestfest a few years back when it was still held in Fort Worth, TX and it warm September. Now it is in Winter and you can’t exactly where shorts and a t-shirt and watch the bulls walk along through the streets of the Stockyards. There is a new venue, now 2 years old, and hopefully a little readier than it was last year when construction around the new Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas led to some confusion that might have kept some people away.

Hopes are very high, and we do share these hopes with the show promoters. Judy McCain Fuhrhop has been relentless on the Facebook Chileheads group page in waving the flag for the show. On Thursday she posted a message that gives me reason to have these hopes so high:

BREAKING NEWS: I just finished tabulating, scoring, and adding up approximately 5200 ballots for the 2012 Fiery Food Challenge! Want to know who won what? You’ll have to wait until FRIDAY NIGHT!!!!! (tee hee).

Friday Night it the big dinner where the Golden Chiles, (one of the most sought after spicy product awards in the entire chile world), are announced and handed out to the winners in attendance. My experience with it was one of tremendous appreciation. The support each company gives each other is quite admirable. Sure everyone wants to win, but you would not know it when you see all the smiles, back slaps and high fives exchanged between one company and another. We wish everyone good luck, and we hope that some of our close friends take some Golden Chiles home with them.

I wish I was there, but our reviewers Ken Alexander and Scott Roberts will be in attendance and reported back to us with some of the happenings. Check in with Scott on his site www.ScottRobertsWeb.com to see if he has anything fresh to announce. Ken will be getting us some exclusives at the show as well, and as soon I get anything I will bring it to you lickity-split. Here are the show details if you are in the neighborhood and wish to attend.

Dates:
Friday, January 27, 2012 10:00-1:00 TRADE ONLY
Friday, January 27, 2012 1:00-7:00
Saturday, January 28, 2012 10:00-6:00
Sunday, January 29, 2012 10:00-5:00

Place:
Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas
500 W Las Colinas Blvd.
Irving, TX 75039

Contact:
Gregory Bagarozy
845.661.3616
pducerp@earthlink.net
Tickets will be available at the Convention Center Box Office.

Sneak-peak of the show

***Thanks to Judy Magouirk Furhhop for sending me the Winners list from the 2012 Fiery Challenge:

Snack: Pickles – Consumer Ready
1st Conscious Choice Foods – Harolds 4X
2nd The Backyard Grill – Mee Maw’s Spicy Pickles
3rd Conscious Choice Foods – The Original Beer Pickle
Snack: Pickled (Other) – Consumer Ready
1st Best of Texas – Candied Jalapenos
2nd Zukali Mexican Gourmet – Fire Roasted Jalapenos
3rd Silverleaf International – Marinated Garlic w/Ghost Peppers
Snack: Prepared Dip (Mild/Medium) – Consumer Ready
1st Garden Fresh Gourmet – Gourmet Guacamole Mild
2nd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Spinach Avacado Dip
3rd Garden Fresh Gourmet – Margaritaville Mango Dip
Snack: Prepared Dip (Hot/XHot) – Consumer Ready
1st Garden Fresh Gourmet – Artichoke Spinach 4 Cheese Dip
2nd Garden Fresh Gourmet – Gourmet Guacamole Zesty
3rd Garden Fresh Gourmet – Mexicali Dip
Snack: Salty – Consumer Ready
1st Pam’s Market Popcorn – Painful Purgatory Pepper Popcorn
2nd Jungle Heat – What Was I Thinking?
3rd Pam’s Market Popcorn – Jacked Caramel Apple Popcorn
Zesty Sweets: Candy or Chocolate – Consumer Ready
1st Mary of Puddin Hill – Texas Hot Lava
2nd Madison Chocolatiers West – Scorpion Stinger Caramel
3rd Chocolates by George/Zack & Zanes – Skyrocket in Flight
Zesty Sweets: Dessert Sauce (Mild or Medium) – Consumer Ready
1st Sean’s BooYah! – Key West
2nd Rafter 7S – Holiday Glaze
3rd Rafter 7S – Strawberry Jalapeno Glaze
Zesty Sweets: Dessert Sauce (Hot or X Hot) – Consumer Ready
1st Bonfatto’s Wing Sauce & Marinades – Razz Hab
2nd Benitto’s Hot Sauce – Habanero Infused Pure Vermont Maple Syrup
3rd Sean’s BooYah! – Christmas Island Hot
Fresh Salsa: (Mild) – Consumer Ready
1st Garden Fresh Salsa – Jack’s Special Mild
2nd Garden Fresh Salsa – Artichoke Garlic
3rd Garden Fresh Salsa – Fire Roasted Vegetable Mild
Fresh Salsa: (Medium) – Consumer Ready
1st Garden Fresh Gourmet – Chipotle Garlic Medium
2nd Spring Bayou Foods – Tomato Chipotle
3rd Cita’s Salsa, LLC – Garden Green
Fresh Salsa: (Hot) – Consumer Ready
1st Garden Fresh Gourmet – Gourmet Scotch Bonnet
2nd Cita’s Salsa, LLC – Red Rage
3rd Garden Fresh Gourmet – Screamin’ Hot
Fresh Salsa: Fruit – Consumer Ready
1st Garden Fresh Salsa – Five Fruit Salsa
2nd Spring Bayou Foods – Kiwi Fruit
3rd Cita’s Salsa, LLC – Mango Pina
Fresh Salsa: Exotic Blend – Consumer Ready
1st Lucky Habanero Salsa – Private Reserve 1925 San Blas
2nd Garden Fresh Salsa – Fire Roasted Vegetable Salsa Medium
3rd Garden Fresh Salsa – Tomatillo Salsa Fresca
Cook Off: Chili Con Carne
1st Pecos Red Products – Pecos Red Chili Mix
2nd Devil’s Breath Chili Company – Devil’s Breath Chili
3rd Capt Thom’s Chili Pepper Company – Capt Thom’s New Mexico Chili Mix
Cook Off: Desserts & Baked Goods
1st Mary of Puddin Hill – Texas Hot Lava Pie
2nd Devil’s Breath Chili Company – Bread & Butter Cornbread
Cook Off: Dip/Salsa Mix
1st SuckleBuster’s, Inc – SuckleBuster’s Salsa Fixins Hot
2nd SuckleBuster’s, Inc – SuckleBuster’s Salsa Fixins Mild
3rd SuckleBuster’s, Inc – SuckleBuster’s Salsa Fixins Medium
Cook Off: Dry Seasoning/Rub
1st Woody’s Bar-B-Q Sauce Co. – Woody’s Bar-B-Q Dry Run & Seasoning
2nd Tango Spice Company – Southwest Sunset
3rd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Pineapple Chipotle
Cook Off: Table Seasoning (Mild or Medium)
1st Pepper Palace, Inc. – Garlic Herb
2nd Pepper Palace, Inc. – The Big Easy
3rd Chili Dawg’s Foods of Fire – Green Chile
Cook Off: Table Seasoning (Hot/XHot)
1st Volcanic Peppers – Volcanic Dust 2
2nd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Tasty Dead Cow Shake
3rd Twang Partners – Cliente 86 Hot Lime Salt
Cook Off: Asian Seasoning or Marinade
1st Sean’s BooYah! – Bali
2nd Sean’s BooYah! – Buffayaki
3rd Zach’s Zombie Sauces – Zach’s Marinades
Cook Off: Jerk Seasoning or Marinade
1st Sun Pony, Inc. – Shak Shak Gourmet Jerk Sauce
2nd Cayman Spice Co. – Cayman Spice Tropical Jerk Seasoning
3rd Nashville Jerk – Nashville Jerk Sauce
Cook Off: Wing Sauce (Mild)
1st Honeyblaze LLC – Honeyblaze Original
2nd Sean’s BooYah! – Not So Hot
3rd Sean’s BooYah! – Buffayaki
Cook Off: Wing Sauce (Medium)
1st Buen Apetito, Inc. – Buen Apetito Wing Sauce
2nd Jungle Heat – Mango Heat
3rd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Wing Master Parmesann
Cook Off: Wing Sauce (Hot)
1st Honeyblaze LLC – Honeyblaze Hot
2nd Sean’s BooYah! – The Creeper
3rd Bonfatto’s Wing Sauce & Marinade – Fire in the Hole!
Cook Off: Wing Sauce (X Hot)
1st Sean’s BooYah! – The Hammer
2nd Demitri’s Bloody Mary Seasoning – Chipotle Habanero
3rd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Death by Wings
Beverage: Bloody Mary Mix
1st Demitri’s Bloody Mary Seasoning – Bloody Mary Chilies & Peppers
2nd Demitri’s Bloody Mary Seasoning – Extra Horseradish
3rd Demitri’s Bloody Mary Seasoning – Chipotle Habanero
Beverage: Margarita Mix
1st Wine-A-Rita – Skinny Senorita
2nd Mateo’s Gourmet Foods – Mateo’s Gourmet Margarita Mix
3rd Twang Partners – Margaritaville Sweet & Salty Lime Margarita
Marketing: Label
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Sancto Scorpion
2nd Pangean Foods, LLC – Chantico Pepper Sauce
3rd Intertwined Swine – Hot and Horny
Marketing: Logo
1st One Screw Loose – One Screw Loose
2nd The Backyard Grill – Triple Dog Dare Ya
3rd Jungle Heat – Jungle Heat
Marketing: Product Package
1st Twang Partners – Caliente 86 Hot Lime Beer Salt Clip Strip
2nd Garden Fresh Gourmet – Margaritaville Restaurant Style Chips
Marketing: Gift Package
1st Wine-A-Rita – Mix it Up
2nd Chef Silvio’s of Wooster St. – Chef Silvios 3 pack Gift Box
3rd Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Caboom! Gift Package
Best New Product Marketed after January 1, 2011 – Consumer Ready food
1 – Mother Shucker’s Tamales – Spicy Pork Tamales
2 – Mary of Puddin Hill – Texas Hot Lava Pie
3 – Duke & Baron’s All American – Cocoa Hawaiian BBQ Sauce
Barbecue Sauce: Alcohol Infused – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods – Apple Smoked Spice Rum
2nd Cajohn’s Fiery Foods – Mesquite Smoked Raspberry Vodka New Mexico
3rd Cajohn’s Fiery Foods – Bourbon Street Smoky Bourbon
Barbecue Sauce: Bourbon Infused – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods – Bourbon Street Fiery Bourbon
2nd Cajohn’s Fiery Foods – Bourbon Street Smoky Bourbon
3rd Buen Apetito, Inc. – Buen Apetito Bourbon Chipotle BBQ Sauce
Barbecue Sauce: Cayenne – Consumer Ready
1st Grumpy’s Foods – Grumpy’s Private Reserve Bold XX
2nd Cerniglia Enterprises, LLC – Russ and Frank’s Fiery
3rd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Mountain Q Cayenne Spicy BBQ
Barbecue Sauce: Chipotle – Consumer Ready
1st Pepper Palace, Inc. – Mountain Q Chipotle Medium BBQ
2nd Buen Apetito, Inc. – Buen Apetito Chipotle BBQ Sauce
3rd Patter Fam Sauces – Pawpaw Chipotle Sauce
Barbecue Sauce: Habanero – Consumer Ready
1st Pepper Palace, Inc. – Mountain Q Honey Habanero BBQ
2nd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Jolokia X Hot BBQ
3rd Rick’s Test Kitchen – A Woman’s Scorn Hot Pepper BBQ Sauce
Barbecue Sauce: Southwest – Consumer Ready
1st Fischer & Weiser Specialty Foods, Inc. – Texas Pit BBQ Sauce
2nd Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Mesquite Smoked Raspberry Vodka New Mexico
Barbecue Sauce: Pepper Blend – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Trinidad Scorpion BBQ Sauce
2nd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Mountain Q Cracked Pepper Mild BBQ
3rd Grumpy’s Foods – Grumpy’s Private Reserve “Black Label”
Barbecue Sauce: Fruit Based – Consumer Ready
1st Pepper Palace, Inc. – Blueberry BBQ
2nd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Cinnamon & Apples
3rd Reva Foods, LLC – Dennis’ Cherry Habanero BBQ Sauce
Barbecue Sauce: Mustard Based – Consumer Ready
1st Sam Dog Barbecue – Sam Dog Barbecue Yellow Dog
2nd Texas Creek Products – Texas Creek Chipotle BBQ Sauce
3rd Broken Trail Foods, LLC – Broken Trail Spicy BBQ Sauce
Barbecue Sauce: Molasses Based – Consumer Ready
1st Grandville’s Gourmet BBQ Sauces, Inc. – Grandville’s Original Spicy BBQ Jam
2nd Reva Foods, LLC – Dennis’ Sweemotle BBQ Sauce
3rd Bonfatto’s Wing Sauce & Marinade – Apple Pepperjack
Barbecue Sauce: Tomato Based – Consumer Ready
1st Pepper Palace, Inc. – Mountain Q Hickory Mild BBQ
2nd Galloway Gourmet Foods – Russ and Frank’s Sassy
3rd Viper Sauce, LLC – Viper Sauce Devil’s Butt
Barbecue Sauce: Vinegar Based – Consumer Ready
1st SuckleBuster’s, Inc – SuckleBuster’s Original
2nd Woody’s Bar-B-Q Sauce Co. – Woody’s Original Hot Bar-B-Q Sauce
3rd Woody’s Bar-B-Q Sauce Co. – Woody’s Original Mild Bar-B-Q Sauce
Barbecue Sauce: Asian Style – Consumer Ready
1st Captain Thom’s Chili Pepper Co. – Captain Thom’s Thai Monkey
2nd Sean’s BooYah! – Bali
3rd Sean’s BooYah! – Buffayaki
Barbecue Sauce: Low Carb – Consumer Ready
1st Grumpy’s Foods – Grumpy’s Private Reserve “Goodnight Loving”
2nd Woody’s Bar-B-Q Sauce Co. – Woody’s Marinade & Baste
Barbecue Sauce: Finishing Sauce – Consumer Ready
1st Duke & Baron’s All American – Caramel Bourbon Glaze (SBRS)
2nd Sean’s BooYah! – Bali
3rd 3 a.m. Bobby Que Products – Apricot Bourbon Glaze
Condiments: Asian/Stir Fry Sauce – Consumer Ready
1st Intensity Academy – Chai Sweet Chili
2nd Sean’s BooYah! – Buffayaki
3rd Quaker Steak & Lube – Thaisian
Condiments: Horseradish Product – Consumer Ready
1st Pepper Palace, Inc. – Nasal Napalm
2nd Call Me Gourmet – Call Me Original
3rd Call Me Gourmet – Call Me Chipotle
Condiments: Jam/Jelly (Mild or Medium) – Consumer Ready
1st Diane’s Sweet Heat – Blackberry Habanero Jam
2nd Suzanne’s Kitchen – Heaven/Mild
3rd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Jalapeno Raspberry
Condiments: Jam/Jelly (Hot/X Hot) – Consumer Ready
1st Suzanne’s Kitchen – Hell/Hot
2nd Chili Dawg’s Foods of Fire – Hablemeno
3rd Grandville’s Gourmet BBQ Sauces, Inc. – Grandville’s Extra Spicy BBQ Jam
Condiments: Ketchup – Consumer Ready
1st Reva Foods, LLC – Dennis’ Habanero Ketchup
2nd Reva Foods, LLC – Dennis’ Chipotle Ketchup
3rd The Karma Sauce Company – Tomato Kats’up
Condiments: Mustard (Mild or Medium) – Consumer Ready
1st The Karma Sauce Company – Chipotle Mustard

2nd Jac’s Tailgaters – Bayou Gold Mustard Sauce
3rd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Cayenne Garlic Mustard
Condiments: Mustard (Hot/X Hot) – Consumer Ready
1st The Karma Sauce Company – Garlic Black Pepper Mustard
2nd The Karma Sauce Company – Cold Process Mustard
3rd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Jolokia Mustard
Condiments: Relish (Sweet) – Consumer Ready
1st Sizzlin’ Sauces, LLC – Mojo’s Tapenade
2nd Carter’s Island Delites – Chutney Apple
3rd Stagecoach Salsa Company – Kickin’ Cranberry Splash
Condiments: Relish (Hot) – Consumer Ready
1st Best of Texas – Hot Pepper Relish
2nd Stagecoach Salsa Co. – Bubba’s Chipotle Black Bean and Corn Relish
3rd Zach’s Zombie Sauces & Marinades – Zach’s Sweet Pepper Chutney
Condiments: Salad Dressing – Consumer Ready
1st Minnesota Specialty Foods – Asian Infused Jamaican Jerk Mayo
2nd Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries – Roasted Garlic & Sundried Tomato
3rd Race City Sauceworks – El Verde Sucio “The Dirty Green”
Condiments: Steak Sauce – Consumer Ready
1st Devil’s Breath Chile Company – Werewolf Firehouse Everything Sauce
2nd Sean’s BooYah! – Bee Stang
3rd Pangean Foods LLC – Chantico Pepper Sauce
Hot Sauce: African-Style – Consumer Ready
1st Pepper Palace, Inc. – Ghost in the Darkness
2nd Sean’s BooYah! – Christmas Island Hot
Hot Sauce: Asian Style – Consumer Ready
1st Ashlynn’s Gourmet Inc – Solomon’s Punishment Asian Nightmare
2nd Sean’s BooYah! – Buffayaki
3rd Sean’s BooYah! – Bali
Hot Sauce: Caribbean Style – Consumer Ready
1st Patter Fam Sauces – Jamaican Jerk
2nd Jac’s Tailgater’s – Jerk Sauce
3rd Dirty Dick’s Hot Sauce Company – Dirty Dick’s Hot Pepper Sauce
Hot Sauce: Latin Style – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Sancto Scorpion
2nd Pan Cali Foods, LLC – Panama Red Hot Sauce
3rd Salsa Starter, LLC – Salsa Starter
Hot Sauce: Louisiana Style – Consumer Ready
1st Captain Thom’s Chili Pepper Company – Captain Thom’s Cajun Alligator
2nd Sean’s BooYah! – The Hammer
3rd Sizzlin’ Sauces , LLC – Papa Jack’s Buffalo Hot Sauce
Hot Sauce: Cayenne – Consumer Ready

1st Race City Sauce Works – Retro Red Garlic Infusion
2nd Chili’s Fire Pit – Red Dawn
3rd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Garlic & Pepper Fusion
Salsa: Hot – Consumer Ready
1st Pepper Palace, Inc. – Ghost Pepper
2nd La Famalia Salsa – Red Salsa
3rd El Loco Gringo – Sweet Apple Harvest Natural Fruit Salsa Hot
Salsa: X Hot – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Picante Sauce X Hot
2nd Half-Breed Salsa – Nosebleed
3rd Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Jolokia Salsa 10
Salsa: XXX Hot – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Cajohn’s Trinidad Scorpion
2nd Curt’s Salsa – Curt’s Triple Hot Salsa
3rd Silverleaf International – Ghost Pepper Salsa
Salsa: Bean & Corn – Consumer Ready
1st Stagecoach Salsa Company – Bubba’s Chipotle Black Bean & Corn
2nd Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Cajohn’s BBC Hot
3rd Treehouse Foods – Roasted Pepper with Black Beans & Corn
Salsa: Chipotle Mild – Consumer Ready
1st Stagecoach Salsa Company – Stagecoach Smoke & Fire Salsa
2nd Curt’s Salsa – Curt’s Black Bean Chipotle Salsa
3rd Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries – Spicy Chipotle Pepper & Smoked Corn Salsa
Salsa: Chipotle Medium – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Cajohn’s Raspberry Chipotle
2nd Treehouse Foods – Tomato & Chipotle Roja Salsa
3rd Curt’s Salsa – Curt’s Chipotle Salsa
Salsa: Chipotle Hot – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Cajohn’s BBC Chipotle
2nd Texas Brew Salsa – Texas Brew Honey Roasted Chipotle Slow Burn
3rd Texas Brew Salsa – Texas Brew Honey Roasted Chipotle Hot Hot
Salsa: Fruit – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Cajohn’s Select Apple Pie Salsa
2nd Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries – Lime Mango
3rd Treehouse Foods – Grilled Pineapple Salsa
Salsa: Exotic Blend – Consumer Ready
1st El Gringo Loco Micro Salsaria – Flame Grilled Veggie Natural Garden Salsa
2nd Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Cajohn’s Select Apple Pie Salsa
3rd Treehouse Foods – Chunky Habanero Salsa Hot
Salsa: Pepper Blend – Consumer Ready
1st Texas Brew Salsa – Texas Brew Hot Iron Habanero
2nd Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries – Jalapeno Salsa Fresca
3rd Sweet Ed’s Salsa – Sweet Ed’s Hot
Salsa: Verde/Tomatillo – Consumer Ready
1st Treehouse Foods – Eva’s Salsa Verde #2
2nd Treehouse Foods – Roasted Salsa Verde
3rd Race City Sauceworks – The Dirty Verde
Snack: Cheese (Mild or Medium) – Consumer Ready
1st Garden Fresh Gourmet – Cream Cheese Dip
2nd Garden Fresh Gourmet – Artichoke Spinach 4 Cheese Dip
3rd Garden Fresh Gourmet – Mexicali Dip with Cheddar
Snack: Tortilla Chips – Consumer Ready
1st Garden Fresh Gourmet – Original Tortilla Chips
2nd Food Should Taste Good – “Jalapeno” Tortilla Chips
3rd Food Should Taste Good – “Hatch Chile Flavor” Tortilla Chips
Snack: Chips (Other) – Consumer Ready
1st Garden Fresh Gourmet – Margaritaville Restaurant Style Chips
2nd Garden Fresh Gourmet – Chipotle Pita Chips
3rd Garden Fresh Gourmet – Spicy Pita Chips
Snack: Jerky (Mild or Medium) – Consumer Ready
1st The Beef Jerky Emporium – Beef Jerky Emporium Beef Jerky
2nd Stagecoach Salsa Company – Mesquite Smoked Beef Jerky
3rd Stagecoach Salsa Company – Mesquite Smoked Turkey Jerky
Snack: Jerky (Hot or X Hot) – Consumer Ready
1st Stagecoach Salsa Company – Hot & Spicy Beef Jerky
2nd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Tasty Dead Cow
3rd Stagecoach Salsa Company – Hot & Spicy Turkey Jerky
Hot Sauce: Chipotle – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Happy Beaver
2nd The Karma Sauce Company – Smokey Karma Sauce
3rd Duke & Baron’s All American – Smoke Blueberry Chipotle
Hot Sauce: Fruit Based – Consumer Ready
1st Jungle Heat – Mango Heat
2nd Captain Thoms’ Chile Pepper Company – Captain Thom’s White Zombie
3rd Red Hawk Premium Peppers – B3 Hot Sauce
Hot Sauce: Habanero – Consumer Ready
1st Sizzlin Sauces, LLC – Spittin’ Fire Hot Sauce
2nd Buen Apetito, Inc. – Jalisco Hot Ginger
3rd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Apple Smoked Habanero
Hot Sauce: Bhut Jolokia – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Cajohn’s Happy Beaver
2nd Pepper Palace, Inc. – Ghost Pepper
3rd Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Cajohn’s Angry Cock
Hot Sauce: Pepper Blend – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Cajohn’s Happy Beaver
2nd The Backyard Grill – Triple Dog Dare Ya
3rd Jungle Heat – Madness
Hot Sauce: Mild – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Yabo’s Lip Smackin’ Chipotle
2nd Dixie Heat – Dixie Delight
3rd The Karma Sauce Company – Smokey Karma Sauce
Hot Sauce: Medium – Consumer Ready
1st Bonfatto’s Wing Sauce & Marinade – Original
2nd Quaker Steak & Lube – Haute Parmesan
3rd Dirty Dick’s Hot Sauce Company – Dirty Dick’s Hot Pepper Sauce
Hot Sauce: Hot – Consumer Ready
1st Ladybird & Friends Hot Sauce – Zeus, King of Heat
2nd Pangean Foods, LLC – Chantico Pepper Sauce
3rd The Karma Sauce Company – Bad Karma Sauce
Hot Sauce: X Hot – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Sancto Scorpion
2nd Sean’s Booyah! – The Hammer
3rd Race City Sauce Works – 98 Octane Ghost Pepper Reserve
Hot Sauce: XXX Hot (NO extract) – Consumer Ready
1st Race City Sauce Works – Pandora
2nd Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Trinidad Scorpion
3rd Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Cajohn’s Angry Cock
Hot Sauce: Ultra Hot – Consumer Ready
1st Cajohn’s Fiery Foods Company – Cajohn’s Angry Cock
2nd Jungle Heat – The Hottest We’ve Got
3rd Jungle Heat – Madness
Prepared Foods: Main Dish – Consumer Ready
1st Mother Shucker’s Tamales – Spicy Pork Tamales
2nd Enchiladas Ole – Savory Enchiladas Ole Sauce
3rd Texas Chili Company – Famous Texas Chili
Prepared Foods: Pasta Sauce (Mild or Medium) – Consumer Ready
1st Chef Silvio’s of Wooster St. – Sunday Sauce
2nd Chef Silvio’s of Wooster St. – Fra Diovolo Sauce
3rd Chef Silvio’s of Wooster St. – Capricciosa Sauce
Prepared Foods: Pasta Sauce (Hot/ X Hot) – Consumer Ready
1st Patter Fam Sauces – Arribiata Sauce
2nd Sean’s BooYah! – Bali
3rd Pastabilities Unlimited – Sorrisos Spicy Red Pepper Gourmet Pasta Sauce
Salsa: Mild – Consumer Ready
1st Treehouse Foods – Roasted Sweet Jalapeno Salsa
2nd Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries – Salsa Fresca
3rd SuckleBuster’s, Inc. – SuckleBuster Mild
Salsa: Medium – Consumer Ready
1st SuckleBuster’s, Inc. – SuckleBuster’s Medium
2nd Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries – Jalapeno Salsa Fresca
3rd Bugtussle Burn, LLC – Bugtussle Burn Salsa

This is the 3rd review out of 4 products for Ashlynn Gourmet’s Solomon Punishment “Haute Sauce” product line. Once again we have Michael Hansen, Derrick Wood and Firehead Thomas with new and improved video footage. Here are the other 2 reviews we have done so far:

1- Asian Nightmare
2- Pharoah’s Fire

Michael Hansen

Derrick Wood

Firehead Thomas

Ashlynn’s Gourmetwww.ashlynnsgourmet.com
1403 Castleworks Lane
Tarpon Springs, Florida 34689
Phone : 727-687-3267
Annthea Waugh – Owner
Email: annthea@ashlynnsgourmet.com
General Inquiries
Email: info@ashlynnsgourment.com
Pamela Waugh – Venture Partner
Email: pwaugh@tampabay.rr.com
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Out of the Ashburn Fire Department in Ashburn, Virginia the Fire Dawgs- Chief Miguel, Hector, Danny and new Fire Dawg Danny, taste and review this Ohio salsa. A little background taken from the Walt’s Homemade Salsa website:

The fresh taste of Walt’s Homemade Salsa is a combination of tomatoes, black beans, yellow and white corn, fresh red onion and red bell pepper plus a variety of spices, AND no added preservatives. And, that is just the Mild Salsa. The heat begins with the Medium Salsa by adding more spices. Then the true heat carries on in the Hot Salsa with freshly chopped jalapeno peppers and finally the X- Hot Salsa with jalapeno and habanero peppers. Our salsas truly are a flavor to savor. You be the true taste tester, try your choice of Walt’s salsa today…you won’t be disappointed. You can find it at various locations listed here on the website or buy online. Order some of our savory salsa today!

How did Walt’s Homemade Salsa begin?

I have always enjoyed preparing and cooking homemade meals for my family and friends. In the fall of 2010, my father gave me canning jars and a friend had spoken with me about making fresh salsa. This sparked a new idea to experiment with in the kitchen and a use for my father’s jars. After two months of working with my new experiment I came up with a salsa with a great taste, but some work still needed to be done. After a few adjustments, I came up with the recipes that are now known as Walt’s Homemade Salsa. The salsa is available in four flavors to please the taste buds of any salsa lover; mild, medium, hot and extra hot. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed creating them for you. They are truly a Major flavor to savor!

Walt’s Homemade Salsa
Distributed by:
Major Food Creations, LLC
P.O. Box 308
Miamisburg, OH 45343
Phone: (937) 859-8294
E-mail: info@waltshomemadesalsa.com
www.waltshomemadesalsa.com
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We thought it would be a great service to the chilehead community to help our small business friends out a little and at the same time get some good sales to encourage some extra purchases for the big game of the year. The companies below are offering some very nice specials to you to help hoist your football gatherings to a new level of Super. Check them out, and give them some love back. They can always use some extra business during the cold Winter months. Thanks to everyone that participated!

All Discounts/Sales below are US only because of shipping costs. The Peppermaster brand is from Canada though, so their rates will differ.

HoneyBlaze – Twin pack $10+ shipping.
www.honeyblaze.com

Gunther’s Gourmet – Any product $4.99 each. If you purchase $24.00 or more – enter “Gunther10″ in the coupon code box and get an extra 10% off.
www.gunthersgourmet.com

Rippin’ Red – Two bottles of Rippin Red for $10.00 and free shipping!. Order must be in the US for Free shipping! Starting this Friday Jan 20th up until the Friday before Superbowl!
www.rippinred.com

Crazy Good Sauce – Crazy Good 4 pack will go from $28.00 to $22.00 with free shipping. US only.
www.crazygoodsauce.com

Cajun Heat – Cajun10, buy any two products and receive 10% off… Cajun15, buy 3 or more products and receive 15% off… Cajun20, buy 6 or more products and receive 20% off… I’m moving anyway from “set” gift baskets and allowing the customers to “create” their own and save in the process.
www.CajunHeat.com

Crazy Steve’s Pickles & Salsa – Like our store and save 10% on all of our products starting 01/18 http://payv.me/AhBbbw via @Payvment
www.crazystevespickles.com

Xerarch’s Salsa – Everything is 10 % off from their website.
www.xerarchs.com

Coal Gulch Trading Company – order any 3 of our products through our web site, we can bill cc through Paypal and mention your part of this group and I ship for free( as long as you get your order in time for normal shipping rates). Our salt free rubs make excellent dips and cover all the heat ranges, and our hot glazes will make your wings fly…..we are working on our cart so emails will have to suffice for now, but its still easy to do.
www.coalgulch.com

Ashylynn’s Gourmet – BOGO OFFER FROM ASHLYNN’S GOURMET!! January 23 – 27 buy any 1 SOLOMON’S PUNISHMENT off our website and get 1 FREE!!
www.AshlynnsGourmet.com

JACS Tailgaters – starting Monday 15% off everything. We will also be posting some great Tailgating Recipes on our site.
www.JACStailgaters.com

Peppermaster – Super Bowl special three heat levels of Wing sauce, Wings of Fire Junior, Wings of Fire (heat level 7) and Stingin’ Scorpion when purchased together will get an additional 25% off of our already very generous quantity discounts on our website. Coupon code: SuperBowl
www.peppermaster.com

Defcon Sauces – Right now, until the Monday after the Superbowl, all quarts of wing sauce are 20% off. Keep in mind, we leave for Zest Fest in Texas this coming Wednesday at 3:30am, and won’t be back until the following Tuesday, January 31st. During this time, we will be unable to ship orders. Order by this Tuesday at noon, or I won’t be able to guarantee delivery by the Superbowl.
www.defconsauces.com

Half-Breed Salsa – We will do 3 (pint) jars of Half-Breed Salsa for $15.00 no shipping (unless requesting special type shipping). We have two heats available: Half-Breed Medee-oh and Half-Breed Nosebleed (medium & hot, respectively). At checkout enter coupon code: superbowl
www.half-breedsalsa.com

Casa De Jorge (The Salsa Guy) – 6 jars of salsa for $25
www.getmysalsa.com

The Madison Chocolatiers West – 10% off all spicy chocolates and confections.
www.madisonchocolatier.com

Volcanic Peppers – Free Volcano Dust 2 with any order over $10 – Enter Superbowl in the note to seller box upon checkout.
www.volcanicpeppers.com

Jack’s Meats – Free shipping on any order placed until Superbowl…….as you know shipping on hot sauce can be expensive……..Includes my new limited edition Devil’s Blend,the Devil Pig Bottle reserve limited to 10 bottles and the Devil Bottle limited to 25 bottles…..each of the last two can be seen on Hell Fire Hot Sauce on face book and are hand sculpted by one of this country’s top potters!!!
www.Hellfirehotsauce.com

Jeff’s Chile Spot – @chilespot is offering our new 9oz bottle of our Fatalii Fantasii Sauce whenever you order our 5oz bottle – thats over 44% more FREE for any ordered by Feb 4. This is a Bajan style mustard based sauce with Fatalii and Jamaican Scotch Bonnet pepper with mango, lemon, and island spices of nutmeg, coriander, ginger and allspice. We also have a great Heirloom Tomato Fatalii Pepper Salsa. (continental US only, substitution will not show up in shopping cart but will be made at pack/ship time) order.
www.chilespot.com

Fat Cat Gourmet Foods – 20% off their complete purchase (before shipping) by entering the coupon code “SUPERBOWL” during the checkout process.
www.fatcatfoods.com

Global Warming Salsa – We will offer 4 of our award winning Salsa shipped anywhere in the continental US for 40.00, and we will include a bonus item worth 10-15 in each shipment! The bonuses will vary (we have three different items, but only about 120 total) but will definitely be worth it!
www.globalwarmingsalsa.com

Dragonfire Hot Sauce – Come check us out for our Super Bowl sale… 25% off.
www.dragonfirehotsauce.com

Black Swamp Gourmet – Through Feb.5, 2012, get free shipping (Continental US only) on your purchase of at least $15.00. Plus get a sample size of any one of our products including our award winning hot cracker spice, for each $15.00 ordered! Limit 3 free sample items. We will choose your free sample or email us with your preference.
www.blackswampgourmet.com

Intensity Academy – Buy any 5 products for only $20! use coupon code: Any5bottles_online at checkout. Highly suggest Chai Thai, Garlic Goodness, Hot Cubed, Gypsy Gold Dust & Chipotle Chup to enhance your Superbowl Menu.
www.intensityacademy.com

Bonfatto’s Wing Sauce & Marinades – If you enter code SUPERBOWL you will receive 15% off of your order. Offer good until Thursday February 2.
www.FeelTheFlavors.com

Deano’s Jalapenos – Buy a case of 12 and get one bag free, 2-3 day Priority mail shipping included, Code word “Superbowl”.
www.deanosjalapenos.com

The Pepper Mart – 1 free jar of Ghost Rub to any order placed from now until Sunday, Feb 5th.
www.thepeppermart.com

Nephews BBQ – Starting January 25th, Super Bowl Spectacular go to Nephew BBQ Buy one Get one Free!! Anything you buy you get one free This is some good Stuff if you ever wanted to try it now is the time!! That is BBQSuperStars helping you!!
www.nephewsbbq.com

All Spice Cafe – Save 20% off your order before shipping – Code: SpicySB-XLVI Best of luck to everyone!
www.AllSpiceCafe.com

Crazy Uncle Jester – Place your Super Bowl fiery foods order online, and enter shopping code “SuperBowl2012″ to save 15%.
www.crazyunclejester.com

Gringo Valley Salsa – Super special, get a four or six pack of the “Fire Dawgs 2011 Salsa of the Year” and get Free shipping!
www.gringovalley.com

New World Hot Sauce – Purchase any of our party-tested, foodie-proven products between January 25th, 2012 and Super Bowl Sunday and we’ll include a free 5 oz. bottle of Sailor’s Swagger with each online order! A $6.99 value to help you make Super Bowl 2012 mouth-watering and memorable.
www.sailorsswagger.com

This Ultimate Chilehead Comfort Food Showdown match-up is coming out of what appears to be your favorite Tex-Mex food bracket. The winner of this battle will go to the Elite Ate to face #5 seed Salsa & Chips. I really do not know how this vote will go down. On one side, Tacos is probably the most popular Mexican style meal in the world, whether it be soft or hard. One of the biggest franchises in the US, Taco Bell has a name people recognize. On the flip side of things, Chili is one of those dishes that every household makes and has their own special recipe, beans or no beans, and that is another battle unto itself.

I am a big cheddar cheese fan, and these 2 meals embrace the cheddar. I like to use sour cream as a cooling factor in both as well, something I can not say about any other kind of food. As I weigh both of these great comfort foods in my mind, I still do not know which one I will pick. Although, looking at the cover of the new Chile Pepper Magazine, I will admit that the timing of it might in the end influence me because of all the incredible looking recipes displayed throughout the mag. I am trying to stay impartial, but damn they look good. This sure is a tough one. Please tell us how you voted and why you did so.

Check out the new re-seeded bracket: UCCFS Bracket

Is this one going to be even close? Sure I love my Reuben, but against chicken wings in a Chilehead vote? This one might not be purdy. I will give it to the Reuben though, I was surprised that it survived to the Spicy 16. Beating the likes of Bologna & Cheese and Turkey w/ Stuffing & Gravy to get this far. Who knows, I might be wrong, two #1 seeds have fallen all ready. I do think Chicken Wings remains a huge favorite to win the whole Ultimate Chilehead Comfort Food Showdown. What do you think?

Check out the new re-seeded bracket: UCCFS Bracket

Our Fire Dawgs are back in action, and we have a new Fire Dawg we are introducing today, his name is Steven, and with his culinary background, we expect big things from him. Also, Miguel got a promotion to Chief, so he might not be available all the time for our reviews in the near future. Either way, we are happy for his new duty assignment and wish him the best. This is Hale’s Homemade “Holy Hale It’s Hot” version.

A little bit about Hale’s Homemade:

James and Angela Hale began making salsa in their Baltimore rowhome in 2006. Never finding a salsa they liked, they decided to make their own homemade salsa. After perfecting the recipe and sharing it with friends and family, the couple decided it was time to share it with the world! The Hales founded the company Hale’s Homemade in 2011. They are proud to offer Hale’s Homemade “Hale Yeah it’s MILD!” and “Holy Hale its HOT!” salsas, their first “babies” in the Hale’s Homemade family of products. The Hales hope to add other products to their line of all natural, preservative-free foods.

Hale’s Homemade
P.O. Box 41222
Baltimore, MD 21203
Email: haleshomemade@gmail.com
Phone: 410-790-6808 or 410-790-9521
www.HalesHomemade.com
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This is our second review out of four for Ashlynn’s Gourmet. They have a 4 haute sauce product line they call Solomon’s Punishment. This particular hot sauce is described on their website as “Aged, sun-kissed Habaneros licked with punishment”. Our review team is made up of Derrick Wood, Michael Hansen and Firehead Thomas. Firehead had a little issue with his filming of the video, so please forgive the size. Enjoy the reviews…

Derrick Wood

Michael Hansen

Firehead Thomas

Ashlynn’s Gourmetwww.ashlynnsgourmet.com
1403 Castleworks Lane
Tarpon Springs, Florida 34689
Phone : 727-687-3267
Annthea Waugh – Owner
Email: annthea@ashlynnsgourmet.com
General Inquiries
Email: info@ashlynnsgourment.com
Pamela Waugh – Venture Partner
Email: pwaugh@tampabay.rr.com
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We did CaJohn’s Trinidad Scorpion BBQ Sauce last week to positive reviews. Now we are tackling this extremely spicy salsa made with presently the world’s hottest chile pepper. If you have ever tried any of CaJohn’s salsas then you know that they have a special quantity not found in your average store bought variety. Some of the best salsa in the business in my opinion. I personally list their Macioce’s Italian Salsa as one of my all time favorites. Throw in some Trinidad Scorpion peppers into a wonderful salsa blend, and you will be a wonderful salsa that is freakin’ hot. We are putting that theory to the test. Will the flavor of the world’s hottest pepper change the salsa in a good or bad way? Let us watch find out from our review team of the Machine, yours truly, and the Missouri Boyz- Scott Roberts & Ryan Graub.

The Machine

Buddah

Missouri Boyz

CaJohn’s Fiery Foods
www.CaJohns.com
816 Green Crest Dr.
Westerville, OH 43081
Toll Free: 888-703-FIRE
Tel: 614-418-0808
Email: cajohn@cajohns.com
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Is their a better way to start your winter off then to be warmed up with a hot & spicy festival? I think not! We have a long list of spicy events you can attend throughout this year, but let us highlight the ones that are taking place in the weeks ahead.

With the start of 2012 one of the big events in the chile community kicks off the year in grand style. If you do not know yet, then you are out of the loop. It is the one and only Zestfest, which is 1 of 3 huge spicy events that you will find in the great state of Texas throughout the year, the Austin and Houston Hot Sauce Shows are the other biggies. Zestfest is also home of the Golden Chile Awards, one of the premier awards in this industry. It is a 3-day event that every chilehead must attend at some point in their life just to say they experienced it.

Right after that during President’s Day Weekend, we have the North Market Fiery Food Weekend in Columbus, Ohio, home of CaJohn’s Fiery Food. This event includes the special Fiery Asian Dinner Saturday night after the show is done for the day. The hottest Asian food you will ever eat. The event also intermixes amateur chili, salsa, hot sauce, and guacamole contests along with some eating challenges as well.

Then the first weekend of March explodes with the biggest hot sauce & gourmet show in the world, the Fiery Food Show in AlBuddahquerque, New Mexico. I am not sure you will ever attend a spicy food show with this type of following. People flock from all over the world to attend. Many companies get their first taste of the market at this show.

There are so many more worthy shows throughout the year, and it would be hard to go to them all even if you wanted to. We have the “Spicy Events” link on the left side bar that you can refer back to anytime to see the latest updates on the biggest fiery events throughout the year. I have compiled them right here for this thread, and while some shows have not updated their exact dates yet, we give you the latest
from those that have. The NOLA Show is still in talks on the venue and date, but we believe their desire for the last weekend of October is their goal right now. No matter what the date is, I will do everything I can to attend that show again, it was awesome.

Tell us which events you plan on attending this year. My plan right now is to do Gunther’s Gourmet Gala and Peppers at the Beach both in May, Bowers and Houston Shows in September and NOLA in October. The rest will have to be a wait and see for me as the dates get closer.

Here is the latest spicy festivals calendar of events for 2012:

ZestFest 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012 11:00-3:00 (TRADE ONLY)
Friday, January 27, 2012 3:00-7:00
Saturday, January 28, 2012 10:00-5:00
Sunday, January 29, 2012 10:00-4:00
Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas.
Contact: Gregory Bagarozy 845-661-3616 or pducerp@earthlink.net
Annual spicy food show hosted by Chile Pepper Magazine featuring cooking demos, live music and more. For more information on booth reservations for Zestfest 2012 or entries into the Fiery Food Challenge, contact Judy Magouirk at 817-306-4386 or judymagouirk@att.net.
www.zestfest2011.com If the website changes it should take you to the new one.

North Market Fiery Food Show
February 18-19, 2012 This little, but growing show is expanding to 2 days for 2011. There will also be an open house at CaJohn’s Fiery Foods on the Friday before the event.
North Market
59 Spruce St.
Columbus, OH 43215
phone: (614) 463-9664; email: info@northmarket.com
website: www.northmarket.com

23rd Annual National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show
March 2, 2012 to March 4, 2012 hosted by Sandia Resort and Casino, I-25 and Tramway NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
For more information, call Emily DeWitt-Cisneros at 505-873-8680.
Website: CLICK HERE

Gunther’s Gourmet Gala
May 5, 2012 hosted by Michael Lampros of Gunther’s Gourmet in Richmond, VA. It is a small gathering by invite only with retail and wholesale buyers for East Coast vendors of various products. It is going on it’s 3rd year and has a nominal fee of $35 which includes food and drink as chicken wings and other simple finger foods will be sampled and reviewed on site by chile bloggers. Contact Mike @ M66L66@aol.com or 804-240-1796 for information on how to attend.
Company Website Only: http://gunthersgourmet.com/

Peppers at the Beach
May 18-20, 2012 hosted by Peppers, one of the largest hot sauce stores in the country.
Event is FREE, so all you have to do is show up and set up a strong tent and table to fight up the strong beach winds. The show is held at the Parking lot in front of Peppers, and word has it there will be a food show crew on hand this year. Interested vendors should contact Luther Hearn at 302-645-0812.
Location: 18701 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach, DE, 19971
New Website: www.hotsauceatthebeach.com
Facebook Page: CLICK HERE
www.peppers.com

6th Annual Pinella’s Pepper Fest
June 2, 2012 10-4pm & June 3, 2012 11am-4pm
Held at the England Brothers Band Shell Park
5010 81st Avenue
Pinellas Park, FL 33780
Phone: 727-423-8433
Hosting an amateur salsa competition and Intensity Academy’s Lick-a-Thon Lollipop licking contest. Plus live music and other fun.
Website: www.pinellaspepperfest.com

Oxnard Salsa Festival
July 28 & 29, 2012 (11am-7pm) – Plaza Park, Oxnard, CA
The 17th annual event of everything “salsa” – the food, the music and the dance. Spicy food, contests, and lots of entertainment.
website: www.oxnardsalsafestival.com
Contact: Email vendorapps@oxnardsalsafestival.com or leave a message at 805-247-0197.

22nd Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival
Saturday Aug 26, 2012 – Waterloo Park, Austin, TX
Popular regional festival, featuring vendors, contests, music and more.
Website: CLICK HERE

Hatch Chile Festival
Sept 1, 2012 – Sept 2, 2012 – Hatch, NM
The large spicy foods festival which boasts over 30,000 annual visitors from all over the United States.
Website: www.hatchchilefest.com

National Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival
Sept. 1, 2012 (12pm-9pm) – Sept. 2, 2012(12pm-7pm)- Coca Cola Field, 275 Washington St, Buffalo, NY 14203.
This is the biggest wing event in the world, and filled with a lot of events throughout the weekend. www.buffalowing.com

18th Annual Chile Pepper Food Festival
Sept 7, 2012 – Sept 8, 2012 – William Delong Park, 233 Bowers Rd, Bowers PA
Large festival in eastern Pennsylvania featuring eating contests and more.
Website: www.pepperfestival.com for details.

North Carolina Hot Sauce Festival
Sept 8, 2012 – Main Street, College Street and Hillsboro Street in Oxford, NC.
Regional hot sauce festival occurring in downtown historic Oxford, NC, taking place on Main St., College St. and Hillsboro St.
Website: www.nchotsaucecontest.com

2nd Annual I Like it Hot Festival & BBQ
September 8 & 9, 2012 – Minnreg Hall, Largo, FL
Regional event with hot sauces, chile peppers, contests and more.
Website: www.ilikeithotfestival.com

12th Annual Houston Hot Sauce Festival
Saturday, September 15, 2012 to Sunday, September 16, 2012 at the Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Rd, Stafford, TX. For Details contact Carol Bourge at (281) 558 – 3518 or carol@houstonhotsauce.com
Website: www.houstonhotsauce.com
The popular hot sauce/spicy foods show for the Houston, TX area, and one of the biggest spicy events in the country.

22nd Annual Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta
Sept 26, 2012 – Sept 30, 2012- 551 W. Cordova Road #723,
Santa Fe, NM 87505.
Phone: (505) 438-8060
Email: info@santafewineandchile.org
Website: www.santafewineandchile.org

Jungle Jim’s 6th Annual Weekend of Fire
October 6, 2012 – October 7, 2012 – Oscar Event Center at Jungle Jim’s International Market in Fairfield, OH.
Website: CLICK ME
The popular hot sauce/spicy foods show for the Cincinnati, OH area. Also features Defcon’s Deathmatch National Hot Wing Eating Championship on Saturday night, Patter Fam’s Spicy PB & J Sammich Stackdown, and Heartbreaking Dawns’ Brownie Brawl Buster.

NOLA Hot Sauce and Gourmet Show
Future Date should be coming (best guess Oct 27-28, 2012) – New Orleans, LA
This is a new and growing fiery & gourmet food show going into it’s 3rd year for the New Orleans, LA area. Details are coming soon. www.nolahotsauce.com