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NYC Hot Sauce Expo 2014

Torchbearer Sauces

The Torchbearers Sauces booth was hopping and super busy so much so, I was unable to speak with my friend Vid. This year, Torchbearers had some cool mini bottles of their sauce line and gift sets as well. The Zombie Apocalypse Sauce was well represented. Based in PA, Torchbearers makes Oh My Garlic, one of my faves on salads and veggies. Torchbearers have a friendly staff of characters. Did you see the Torchbearers costumes worn by some staff? Funny and priceless.

Torchbearers Sauces

Torchbearers Sauces Gift Sets

Torchbearers Sauces

Torchbearers Sauces, Oh My Garlic

CaJohn's

CaJohn's had an impressive spread of sauces from mild to extreme, tasty and hot to novelty type extreme heat. One of the products was the infamous Black Mamba Concentrate, one of the hottest sauces I have tried. CaJohn was at his booth, and I saw him throughout the day. I picked up CaJohn's Chipotle Habanero Bourbon Infused Hot Sauce.

CaJohn's Reaper Sling Blade Hot Sauce and CaJohn's The Reaper Puree

CaJohn's Firehouse Hot Sauce

CaJohn's Chipotle Habanero Bourbon Infused Hot Sauce

Hound Comics

Puckerbutt Pepper Company

Puckerbutt has a great selection of woozy bottled hot sauces and condiments. It was nice to see them again this year and get a picture with Smokin' Ed Currie, Puckerbutt's President and founder. Puckerbutt also hold the record now for the World’s Hottest Pepper, the Carolina Reaper (Smokin' Ed's Carolina Reaper). The Reaper Pepper was this year's craze with many vendors offering a new Reaper Sauce, which is extremely hot.

Allen, Two Frys with Smokin' Ed Currie, Puckerbutt

A variety of Puckerbutt Sauces

Puckerbutt

Puckerbutt Condiments

Deano's Jalapeños

Vermont based Deano's Jalapeños offers a fine selection of Jalapeño Chips such as Sea Salt, also a featured ingredient in chocolate bars they were selling. The chocolate was smooth and had a tremendous kick from the chips and a pleasant salty taste. In addition to the Jalapeño Chips, they sell a variety of Jalapeño Bits for sprinkling on favorite foods.

Deano from Deano's Jalapeños

Deano's Jalapeño Chips and Chocolate Bars

Deano's Jalapeño Bits

Jacky's Jams & Jellies from NJ sells over ten varieties of spicy pepper jams

Hellfire Hot Sauce

One of my faves Hellfire Hot Sauce traveled to NYC from Wisconsin. Hellfire had one of the most outstanding and colorful booths at the expo. Hellfire featured a wide variety of their sauces like the award-winning, The Elixir and Blueberry Hell. 

Hellfire Hot Sauce

Merle, Hellfire Hot Sauce and Allen, Two Frys

Hellfire Hot Sauce Limited Artisan Hot Sauce Bottles

Hellfire Hot Sauce, Devils Gold and The Elixir

Hellfire sell limited editions of handmade artisan hot sauce bottles and had many on display. The bottles are a true work of art and each one is hand made. It was cool meeting Merle for the first time and have a quick chat.

Hellfire Hot Sauce Fear This Featuring The Carolina Reaper and First Blood

Hellfire Hot Sauce, Pure Hell and others

Hellfire Hot Sauce Blueberry Hell and others

Hoboken Eddie's

It was a pleasure to meet Chef Ed (Eddie) of Hoboken Eddie's sauces. Hoboken Eddie's is a company with a nice variety of sauces for all your cooking and condiment needs. Eddie's sauces are no nonsense, with no fillers and do not contain animal products, fats, or oils. The impressive line of sauces have won many high-end awards, and covers a great amount of sauce styles from BBQ, Asian, Hot Red, Green Sauce, Several Mustards, Jamaican and several more. 

Allen, Two Frys and Eddie, Hoboken Eddie's

Hoboken Eddie's Spicy Thai Chili Sauce

Hoboken Eddie's also makes chutney that should be great for baking and cooking. The sauces I tried were all fantastic. Eddie and I hit it off and is a great guy. I met him via my friend Doug Spiros from NJ and of Peppers and More. With fresh, all-natural ingredients you cannot go wrong with Hoboken Eddie's Sauces. We are looking forward to ordering and cooking with locally based, Hoboken Eddie's sauces and are highly recommended by Two Frys.

An assortment of Hoboken Eddie's

Hoboken Eddie's 

Whitehouse Station Sauce Company

Whitehouse Station Sauce Company based in Hunterdon County, NJ is the brainchild of Jonathan Kasper. The peppers in this sweet-heat sauce have a very smooth but robust flavor and are grown in Kasper's garden.

Whitehouse Station Hot Sauce Company

Whitehouse Station Hot Sauce tasting

World Famous Hot Sauce, Hot Shake

World Famous Hot Sauce, LBI Love Potion

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-Allen and Sophia/Two Frys

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NYC Hot Sauce Expo 2014

NW Elixirs

Portland, OR based NW Elixirs offer a fine line of sauces by the numbers, 4 different ones to be exact. NW Elixirs Hott Sauce #1, NW Elixirs Verde Hott #2, NW Elixirs Hott Smoke #3 and NW Elixirs Bangkok Hott #4 comprise the collection. Chef Andrew Garrett carefully crafts NW Elixirs, and the sauces have a tangy, bold and robust flavor profile.

NW Elixirs

NW Elixirs

Grinders

Kansas City, MO based Grinders had a cool booth, and were slinging sauces from their lineup. The lineup of sauces goes from Wimpy to Death Sauce with Molten and Near Death in the middle. I must say as far as flavor, the Wimpy was one of the most flavorful sauces I sampled all day. 

Grinders

Grinders

All the sauces had a great consistency and nice body, and were visually impressive as well as tasty. We have already planned to order some sauce from Grinders in the very near future to cook with on the blog. Great to see Grinders here in the Big Apple.

Grinders Near Death

Grinders Banana Rat Wing Sauce

VooDoo Chile

I was very happy when I found out VooDoo Chile was going to be at the expo as I had been following this company for some time. I was thrilled to meet the Proprietor and Sauceologist, my friend Thomas Toth, Jr. in person since we recently sent a few messages back and forth. 

Peppadew

VooDew HoneyDew with Peppadew

PORCUS Infernum

I was pleased to buy a bottle of PORCUS INFERNUM from him and we talked about his sauces and my interest in his flagship product. PORCUS is a Bacon Hot Sauce and most people I know love bacon. It is a must have sauce for bacon lovers. Thomas had his other sauces out for sampling like BHUTy THYME (Ghost Pepper), VooDew HoneyDoo, V’Racha, Piquante 'Pig' Rub and more goodies. What are you waiting for? Get your Bhut over to VooDoo Chile Sauces website (see below) and order some hot products.

VooDoo Chile

BHUTy THYME (Ghost Pepper)

VooDoo Chile, Piquante 'Pig' Rub

Sweet Heat Gourmet

Sweet Heat Gourmet makes a splendid line of BBQ and Hot Sauces. I know from experience as their sauces are in our pantry, and we have made an awesome pork dish with the BBQ Sauce. Sweet Heat Gourmet offer several great hot sauces, from mild to really hot. Located in PA, Sweet Heat Gourmet source local produce for their hot sauces. Sweet Heat list the farms the produce or fruit comes from on the bottle. That shows dedication to the locally sourced hot sauce scene. 

Shellie Mierwald, Sweet Heat Gourmet and Allen, Two Frys

Sweet Heat Gourmet

It was a pleasure to meet our online friends Shellie and David Mierwald, and the staff of Sweet Heat Gourmet. Sweet Heat Gourmet sells awesome BBQ and Hot Sauces. They come recommended by Two Frys.

Sweet Heat Gourmet, Sweet & spicy Stout Mustard

Homesweet Homegrown

Homesweet Homegrown sell vegan, non-gmo, homegrown hot sauces and pepper products. The products are pesticide free, naturally made, with no preservatives. To thicken the sauces chia seeds are used. The popular Orange Crush is refreshing and tangy, and features orange habaneros with carrots and citrus in the ingredients.

Homesweet Homegrown

Homesweet Homegrown, Orange Crush

Baron's International Kitchen

Baron's International Kitchen, a Hudson Valley, NY based company, sell gourmet sauces and condiments. The Portuguese Repolho Relish and Caribbean Marinade are among the products offered.

Baron's International Kitchen

Baron's International Kitchen

Jordan Brenner's Hot-Cha WAA-Cha Sauce & Spice Co.

I was happy to see my friend Kendell Brenner again this year. We have been friends since the Chili Pepper Fiesta in Brooklyn, NY a few years ago. Jordan Brenner's Hot-Cha WAA-Cha Sauces have recently added more spices to their inventory. They also sell some hot pretzels now. I missed Jordan the last 2 expos, but hope to see him later this year at a hot sauce event. Brenner's had all their great sauces out for tasting, and this company is a local NY fave, just upstate from us. Check out their hot sauces like Strawberry Habanero, Garlic Lime, Maple Mango, and the limited OMG Hot Sauce (w/ Carolina Reaper Peppers). Brenner's also sell BBQ sauces and spices. Brenner's is a Two Frys recommended, local sauce company from great folks.

Jordan Brenner's

Kendell Brenner of Jordan Brenner's

Southern Belles

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-Allen and Sophia/Two Frys