NYC Hot Sauce Expo 2015 Page 3
High River Sauces Presents The 3rd Annual
NYC Hot Sauce Expo
April 25 & 26,
2015
Brooklyn Expo - 79 Franklin Street - Brooklyn, NY
Hellfire Hot Sauce:
It was awesome seeing Merle & Diana of Hellfire Sauces. We
checked out the new additions to the Hellfire lineup. Allen purchased the new
Private Reserve 2015 Hot Sauce and tried out the tasty new meat sticks that
have Carolina Reaper Peppers in them. They were good and smoky, and you could
taste the distinct flavor of the Reaper Peppers. Hellfire makes great extreme
sauces and limited edition collector bottles of handmade ceramic that are
beautiful works of art. Hellfire had a booth that was very impressive and had a
lot of cool swag. I noticed when I got home they included a Hellfire Sauces ink
pen in the bag with the sauce I purchased. Extreme heat lovers should
definitely check out this great company from Lake Geneva,
WI. We thank Merle and Diana for doing an
advance vendor interview for this year’s Expo.
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| Merle of Hellfire |
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| Hellfire Booth is rockin' |
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| Hellfire has hot stuff try if you dare, LOL! |
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| Hellfire's Diana and fellow staffer |
Bigfat’s Hot Sauce:
It is always cool seeing Jeremy and his wife. From Niles,
IL Bigfat’s Hot Sauce had an organized booth
with a variety of flavors of their great hot sauces. The lineup Bigfat’s has
something for everyone. You can find a line of around 12 sauces on their
website. Some of the flavors are Chipotle, Garlic and Jolokia (Ghost Pepper)
sauces. All are flavorful they run the line from mild to hot. It was great to
see them slinging sauce again here in NYC.
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| Bigfat’s Hot Sauce Banner, "They got your number"! |
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| Bigfat’s Hot Sauce Booth |
Gemini Crow Hot
Sauce:
We had a great visit with our friend, Dov Teta, owner of
Gemini Crow Hot Sauce. Dov has a new sauce we purchased called “Jack the
Reaper”, made with Carolina Reaper Peppers. We are big fans of his Blackberry
Belle Hot Sauce, as it is sweet and hot. Blackberry Belle can be used to make
some of the tastiest chicken wings ever. We spoke to Dev about his sauces as
well as the various events he does with Gemini Crow. Some of the events Dov
does is a table/tasting at the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market, and some Horror
film conventions. Dov was kind enough to be one of the Interviewees on Two Frys
set of advance NYC Hot Sauce Expo 17 question vendor interviews.
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| Dov Teta, owner of Gemini Crow Hot Sauce |
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| Dov Teta of Gemini Crow and Allen Two Frys |
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| Booth for Gemini Crow Hot Sauce |
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| Dov Teta humor at Gemini Crow Hot Sauce Booth |
Deception Salsa:
Deception Salsa had an impressive lineup of their salsas
available for tasting and purchase. Deception Salsa has been to NYC before and
they offer from Mild to Wickedly Hot. The salsa line goes from Girly Girl to
Wickedly Hot. I also like the fact that some of the sauces come in larger size
mugs with lids. Deception Salsa also makes Oink Spicy Bacon Salsa that we plan
to cover on Two Frys in the future.
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| Deception Salsa Booth |
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| Deception Salsa Oink Bacon Salsa in mug |
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| Deception Salsas Oink Spicy Bacon Salsa |
Whitehouse Station:
Whitehouse Station had a booth with all their sauces on
display and for tasting. Based in Hunterdon County,
NJ Whitehouse Station Hot Sauce is the
brainchild of Jon Kasper, a culinary graduate. We met them before and it was
great to see them again. We would like to review their products in the near future.
Their booth was very busy. We liked the wooden boxes with packing material
display.
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| Whitehouse Station staff |
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| Whitehouse Station nice display |
Culley’s:
From
Auckland,
New Zealand Culley’s had an impressive booth showcasing the line of hot sauces
they make. I briefly spoke to one of the employees about the sauce and flavors.
Culley's established in 1975, came a really long way for the Expo. It was great
to see them and take a look at their products. I hope to see more of them in
the
USA in the
future.
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| Culley’s Booth |
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| Culley’s nice layout |
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| Culley’s friendly staffer |
Chile Pepper Magazine:
Chile Pepper Magazine is definitely Allen’s favorite
magazine on the planet, and we were thrilled they had a table at the Expo this
year. They had free Chile Pepper beads for all with the magazine logo. Allen
purchased a great baseball hat for only 5 bucks, and a Chili Pepper Logo
shopping bag. The booth had an impressive selection of back issues at a budget
price. Each issue of Chile Pepper Magazine is like a cookbook. If you’re into
spicy cooking and hot peppers, be sure and subscribe to this wonderful magazine.
The recipes range from low heat to extreme, so they cover a lot of bases and have
something for everyone. Chile Pepper has been one of the sponsors of the Expo
every year since it started. The
VIP bags
included an issue of the magazine and a special V.I.P. one year subscription
coupon. Chile Pepper Magazine is always a great read and recommended by Two
Frys. It was awesome meeting the friendly staff members in person this year.
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| Chile Pepper Magazine Booth |
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| Chile Pepper Magazine had lots of great back issues too |
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| Chile Pepper Magazine Hat Allen purchased, nice and embroidered too |
Peppers.com:
It is always awesome seeing my pal Chip “King of Wings”
Hearn at the Expos in NYC. We had a great chat with Chip, Chip’s daughter,
Rachael, and the rest of their staff. They had brought some exclusive
Peppers.com Zombie Bomb hot sauce with them just for me. I was thrilled, and
also got a hold of some Bronx Ghost Pepper Roadkill Hot Sauce. Peppers.com
carries a large array of sauces both online and in their retail store in
Lewes,
DE. We are big fans of Peppers.com and of
Chip. Chip was inducted at the Expo into the Hot Sauce Hall of Fame. We will be
working with Peppers.com store and their products a lot in the future. The
sauce in our V.I.P. bag was especially from Peppers.com. The bottle is the
tasty Vidalia Onion and Peach Hot Sauce with a collector’s 2015 expo label.
Peppers.com carries and keeps in stock more hot sauce than any other company in
the
USA we have
met and dealt with. They also have a wonderful, helpful and friendly staff both
online, on the phone and at events. Peppers.com has the World’s Largest Collection
of Hot Sauces for sale so be sure to order from them. We love Peppers Blue Crab
Original Salsa, it’s the bomb.
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| My buddy Chip Hearn from Peppers.com and Allen Two Frys |
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| Our friends the Peppers.com staffers |
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| Peppers.com colorful display |
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| Peppers.com great sauces for sale at the Expo |
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| Peppers.com Booth with a name like this its gotta be hot, LOL! |
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| Peppers.com has some truly hilarious bottled hot sauce |
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| Picked up a Bronx Road Kill Ghost Pepper Sauce. Thanks, Peppers.com |
Blair’s Sauces and
Snacks:
Volcanic Peppers:
From
Bellevue,
NE Volcanic Peppers has an impressive line of both sauces and seasonings.
They also make tasty condiments. The Portuguese Sauce they make is amazingly
creamy and spicy. Volcanic Peppers offers a line of pepper dusts and mixes from
the hot peppers they grow. It is always good to see our friend Tim Bader, and
have a chat when he comes to NYC. Volcanic Peppers also make a Red Reaper Hot Sauce
as well as spicy Ketchup and Mustard. I thank Tim for doing an advance vendor
interview for this year’s Expo. Get some LAVA Today!
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| Volcanic Peppers Booth |
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| Volcanic Peppers Tim Bader and crew |
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| Volcanic Peppers busy booth |
Sweet Heat Gourmet:
It was great seeing Shellie and David Mierwald again manning
their Sweet Heat Gourmet booth. We got Sweet Heat Gourmet Key Lime Pear Hot
Sauce and look forward to reviewing it on Two Frys. Based in Spring Mills, PA Sweet
Heat Gourmet is one of our favorite hot sauce companies. Some of our favorites
include Red, White & Black Currant Awesome Sauce and Apple Bourbon BBQ
Sauce. Sweet Heat use locally sourced ingredients for their sauces and also
emphasize flavor over just heat. The ingredients are thoughtfully put together
and range in heat levels. You should definitely try Sweet Heat Gourmet
products. You will love them as much as we do!
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| Our friends Shellie and David Mierwald of Sweet Heat Gourmet |
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| Sweet Heat Gourmet Sauces we love the new labels |
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