Month: May 2013

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Hudson Valley’s First Annual Spice-Inspired Food Fest Comes to Provident Bank Park October 12, 2013

(NEW CITY, MAY 21, 2013) The first-ever Smoke-N-Fire Food Fest™ will open its doors tofoodies and families in the Northern NYC suburbs on October 12 at Provident Bank Park in Pomona, New York.At the Smoke-N-Fire Food Fest, attendees can sample specialty foods from hot sauce and spice companies as well as food from area restaurants and produce from local farms. The event will include contests, live music, activities for children, a fire juggler and other entertainment throughout the day. Beverages, including beer and wine, will be available for purchase from Provident Bank Park concession. Admission is $5 per person and the event will run from 11 AM to 7 PM, rain or shine. Parking is free of charge.

New York City resident and local business owner Kendell Brenner began planning the Smoke-N-Fire Food Fest in 2009. “I’ve wanted to do a food festival in Rockland County for some years now,” says Brenner. “I had discussions with a number of towns about it, but after Provident Bank stadium was built I knew it was the right location for this event. It’s a first-class facility, easy to get to, with plenty of parking.”

Brenner’s goal for the Smoke-N-Fire Food Fest is to make it one of the best, sought-after annual food festivals on the East Coast. “Food festivals that have a focus on hot and spicy are fun and exciting, and they have done very well in other areas. Next year the Smoke-N-Fire Food Fest will be a larger, two-day festival, with even more food, more entertainment and a BBQ competition.”

Kendell Brenner is the owner of Chefs2Be (chefs2be.com), a culinary learning center for children as well as a culinary instructor at the Rockland County Career and Technical Education Center in West Nyack, NY. Together with his nine-year-old son Jordan, he recently launched Jordan Brenner’s Hot-Cha WAA-Cha™ Sauce & Spice Co. (jordanssauces.com). Kendell Brenner is an accredited chef and a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America who earned his MBA from Dominican College.

More information and regular updates on the Smoke-N-Fire Food Fest can be found online at http://www.facebook.com/NYSmokeNFire. Companies interested in participating may contact the event organizers via e-mail at info@nysmokenfire.com or download vendor registration materials at http://www.nyfoodfest.com.
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It was certainly a case of the underdog David overcoming Goliath in the battle held earlier this week between heavy cult favorite Huy Fong Sriracha and “little guy” Dragon’s Blood Elixir Unique Destiny Sauce. As much as foodies go ga-ga the rooster sauce, Dragon’s Blood Elixir was able to gather enough votes to emerge as the victor.

The sauces going toe-to-toe this time out will be Bigfat’s 608 Pineapple Habanero Hot Sauce and another offering from Ladybird & Friends, their “regular” Ladybird Hot Sauce. In this duel, I have no prediction which way it will go. Remember, it is up to YOU to decide!

Vote below! You have until the End of Day on Saturday, May 25, 2013 to make your choice.

You can view the bracket as it currently stands here.

Talk about a blow-out of mega proporations! Last week’s tournament face-off between Ladybird & Friends Ladybird Hot Sauce and Bigfat’s 608 Pineapple Habanero Hot Sauce resulted in the most lopsided victory yet in the Ultimate Hot Sauce Showdown, with Bigfat’s putting some major league hurt on their opponent and advancing to Round Two.

Today’s duel will most likely prove to be a bit closer in vote counts as a pair of spicy condiment companies with enormous fan bases go head-to-head. High River Sauces Grapes Of Wrath will duke it out with Jungle Heat Garlic Heat Hot Sauce.
Both products are worthy adversaries with highly differing flavor profiles.

Who will emerge the champ of this bout? Again, it is you, the hot sauce fans, who get to decide! You have until the End of Day on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 to make your choice.

You can view the bracket as it currently stands here.

I don’t know about you, but just about any excuse to try out new hot sauces is a good one for me! Even though I’ve tasted innumerable spicy food products, I’m always on the lookout for “the next big thing”, or at least come across something with a slightly different spin on some classic flavor combinations.

One very advantageous method to getting you and your fellow local chileheads to try some new hot sauces is to start your own hot sauce club. Not only will you be exposed to some potentially awesome fiery foods products with a hot sauce club, but you can meet some really great people in the process.

You may be asking yourself, “How do I create such a club for chileheads? What would we even do in such a gathering?” This handy guide on how to start a local hot sauce club will aide you and your spicy food friends to greater exposure to hot sauces as well as having a bit of fun in the process…