Category Archives: The Hot Zone
I am about to impart on you, my faithful and brave readers, a recipe that was made a few months ago. It began with the North Market Fiery Foods Show where, in his infinite brilliance, Chad Lowc......
After a month of voting, we can finally announce a winner for “The Hot Zone Online takes hot sauce on a world tour” contest. We saw an interesting pattern in the voting. Peppermast......
The Barnesville Lamar County Chamber of Commerce hosts the Annual BBQ and Blues Festival in downtown Barnesville, GA on the fourth weekend in April. The event is sanctioned by the Florida BBQ ......
The Hot Sauce Bible: Revised Old & New Testament by Dave DeWitt, Chuck Evans and Scott Roberts
The authors are seeking worldwide manufacturers who make spicy sauces & salsas with chil......
Sometimes I love this whole reviewing thing more than others. Today is one of those days. Sweet and hot treats have waxed and waned over the years. They were popular back at the 2001 Fiery Fo......
OK, thanks to the some of the feedback from recent comments and from the Chileheads Facebook group, we can now list the companies who were nominated to have a sauce go on a delightful European ......
Once upon a time (actually back in 1999-2000,) Linda and I both lived in Europe for our work. Belgium, to be exact. Being the chileheads that we are (and were,) we routinely bemoaned the fact......
No, this isn’t a clever post about how men and women’s taste vary, though they may in some subtle ways. This is about sauces that were tried back during the Jungle Jim’s show.......
Since the publication of the original post on this topic, reaction has been swift and polarizing. While trying to bring up constructive criticism to a segment of the industry for which issues ......
The Super Bowl even gets the major hot sauce companies to get their competition on…
Rival Hot Sauce Makers in a Duel for Attention
By STUART ELLIOTT
Published: January 29, 2012
“SOME like ......
Nothing like another season of industry awards to let everyone know what products and companies have risen to the top and finally achieved recognition as the “best of the best” from amongst dire......
Recently, we had a chance to have a party where we were able to give a few wing sauces a try to be able to compare and contrast. Compare and contrast? Sounds like English class. Anyhoo, this......
Well, this pains me to say and do, but after being in the journalism business for over ten years and with The Hot Zone Online for over five and a half years, I’m hanging up my press hat. It’s be......
I was a very lucky recipients a few months back. Way back in 2010, Heartbreakin’ Dawns created one of the most beautiful collectors sauce I’ve set my eyes on. The Albo’gator was a crowning achi......
I know we are late to the party in getting this news out, but check it:
For those of you whose need a link, check out www.davesgourmet.com for more details on this contest.