Chile Pepper Festival 2016 Part 2
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Saturday, October 1
Chocolate Debauchery
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| Some Fine Goods Sophia purchased for our blog pantry |
Laurie & Sons
Located in Harlem, NY Laurie & Sons chocolate toffee and brittle are all natural, gluten free and made with fair trade chocolate. This company also make their products with many organic, local and sustainably sourced ingredients. I loved the Pumpkin spice Toffee I bought. It was crispy and not too overpowering with pumpkin spice. The flavors were balanced, buttery, and not too sweet, which is a plus for me. |
| Laurie & Sons |
Lululosophy Artisan Chocolates
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| Lululosophy Artisan Chocolates |
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| Lululosophy Artisan Chocolates |
MarieBelle New York
I found the packaging design appealing in every way, and the presentation of this booth was beautiful. I purchased two chocolates Milk Chocolate with Orange, and Strawberry and White Chocolate and enjoyed every bite. The taste of the chocolate was rich and decadent. MarieBelle New York offer a robust line of chocolates from Honduras and chocolate making goes from bean to bar. MarieBelle have two locations, Brooklyn and New York City. The selection is plentiful and the varied flavor combinations are great.
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| MarieBelle New York |
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| MarieBelle New York |
Whimsy & Spice
I bought Chocolate Gingersnaps from Whimsy & Spice and Allen and I enjoyed eating these cookies. They were perfectly crisp, full of chocolate and ginger flavor, and not too sweet.
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| Whimsy Spice |
The Chocolate Room
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| The Chocolate Room |
Haute Chocolate
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| Haute Chocolate |
Hernan Mexican Mole
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| Hernan Mexican Mole |
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| Hernan Mexican Mole |
Little Bird Chocolates
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| Little Bird Chocolates |
Raaka Chocolate
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| Raaka Chocolate |
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| Raaka Chocolate |
JoMart Chocolates
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| JoMart Chocolates |
Sans Bakery
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| Sans Bakery |
Tumbador Chocolate
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| Tumbador Chocolate |
Rescue Chocolate
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| Rescue Chocolate |
Combustible Condiments Area
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| Combustible Condiments Crowd |
Anarchy in a Jar
I bought Strawberry Rhubarb Jam from Brooklyn-based small batch co. Anarchy in a Jar. The ingredients are strawberries, rhubarb, organic sugar, lemon juice, hibiscus, all natural pectin. No junk or fillers. Cannot wait to eat it up. |
| Anarchy in a Jar |
Jacky's Jams & Jellies
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| Jacky's Jams & Jellies |
I bought Lavender Extract from owner Amy Nazer of Woodward Extract Co and look forward to baking with it. The smell was divine and hope to order more from her in the future. One feature item was the Bird's Eye Chili Extract perfect for heat lovers. Two other extracts available for purchase were Cardamom and Bourbon + Vanilla.
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| Woodward Extract Co. |
303 Salsas is now Cantina Royal thus branding their salsas in their Brooklyn restaurants name. Cantina Royal have a wide variety of different flavor profile hot sauces. The recipes made by an established chef stand out. Many of the sauces are Mexican style with unique twists. These sauces have heat as well as bold flavors.
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| Cantina Royal |
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| Cantina Royal |
Mama Margarita's Salsa
Allen met the creators and staff of Mama Margarita's Salsa. They make some very fresh tasting and hearty salsas. I was given a sample plate of 3 nacho chips with all 3 salsas, one on each chip. I found the flavors very good and would buy this salsa regularly if it was in our supermarket or local specialty store.
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| Mama Margarita's Salsa |
We Rub You makes Korean style BBQ sauces, one of which is award winning. I tried them all and really loved the flavors. We Rub You has an Original as well as a spicier hotter version. The combination of the chiles, spices, and sweetness of their sauces is a great fusion. We Rub You is great on pork, chicken and other meat dishes and also great for dipping sauces.
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| We Rub You |
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| Elvio's Chimichurri |
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| Elvio's Chimichurri Staff |
Nafi's Hot Pepper Condiments
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| Nafi's Hot Pepper Condiments |
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| Momo Dressing |
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| Gustavo's Salsa - Chipotle |
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| City Saucery Nonna's Spicy Sauce |
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| City Saucery Nonna's Spicy Sauce Staff |
Pierre's Spicy Peanut Butter
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| Pierre's Spicy Peanut Butter |
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| Josephine's Feast |
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| Josephine's Feast |
In operation since 1895 in Brooklyn, Sahadi's Souk featured many Middle Eastern products at the festival. They had a huge tent and a large selection of spicy and hot goods from their retail store in Brooklyn. I was impressed with the variety of condiments and spaces available for sale. I was happy to see they had some hot sauces for local hot sauce companies that did not have a booth. This was a great opportunity to buy some local sauces from the five boroughs without having to order them online and pay shipping. I purchased some great products like a stick of Chile Pepper encrusted Salami and a unique Sriracha Gouda Cheese. We are going to visit the retail store eventually and be sure to take pictures for Two Frys. Sahadi's Souk have great spices and food items that I highly recommend. The staff was friendly, courteous and helpful.
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| Sahadi's Souk Tent |
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| Sahadi's Souk Condiments |
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| Sahadi's Souk Foodstuffs |
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| Sahadi's Souk - Spices Galore |
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| Hi-Scoville Sweets, Allen posing at the sign |
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| OddFellow's Ice Cream Co. - Hot Sauce Ice Cream |
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| Mike's Hot Honey is great stuff |
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| La Newyorkina |
Piquant Pickles & Such Section
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| Piquant Pickles & Such |
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| Rick's Picks great pickled goods |
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| Holy Schmitt's Homemade Horseradish and Crowd |
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| Mother-in-Law's Kimchi and Korean Chili Flakes |
North Brooklyn Farms
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| North Brooklyn Farms, great peppers and produce |
For further information on some of our favorite 2016 vendors, please visit:
Apinya Sauces: apinya.co
Bacchanal Sauce: bacchanalsauce.com
Beast Feast Maine: beastfeastmaine.net
Brooklyn Botanic Garden: bbg.org
Guyank Brand Hot Sauce: facebook.com/Guyankbrand
Jacky's Jams & Jellies: www.jackysjamsandjellies.com
Laurie & Sons: laurieandsons.com
Lululosophy Artisan Chocolates: lululosophy.com
Mama Margarita's Salsa: mamamargaritasalsa.com
MarieBelle New York: mariebelle.com
NYC Hot Sauce Co.: nychotsauceco.com
Pisqueya Dominican Hot Sauce: pisqueya.com
The Bronx Hot Sauce: bronxhotsauce.com
Shahadi's Souk: sahadis.com
Torchbearer Sauces: torchbearersauces.com
Whimsy & Spice: whimsyandspice.com
Woodward Extract Co.: woodwardextract.co
Special thanks to The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and their PR staff for having us again this year.
-Allen and Sophia/Two Frys
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