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Fiery Foods Show - My Daily Report and Diary

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-03-12 10:34:31

Thursday

The weekend began Thursday morning. Thursday of course was a setup day for vendors at the Fiery Foods Show but a travel day for hot sauce aficionados from all over the country and the world. My flight from my hometown of St. Louis to the connecting airport of Dallas-Ft. Worth was pleasant but landed later than scheduled, so I had to literally run like O.J. Simpson in the old Hertz Rental Car commercials to reach the other side of the airport (with a short tram trip in the middle) where my connecting flight to Albuquerque awaited. I had literally three minutes to spare before takeoff.

Because of the marathon-caliber dashing to the gate - I had not run like that in years - I developed...
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The Great Jerky Challenge

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-03-11 17:28:43

Hot Sauce Giveaway Contest Drawing

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-03-10 20:29:36

give away a prize pack for one lucky individual. This past Saturday I posted a video of myself holding up a phrase on a sheet of paper and to enter the contest all one had to do was simply e-mail me that phrase.

51 people submitted entries in the time allotted, and I put their names on slips of paper in a bowl for the drawing. Watch the video to see who wins...

This is not affiliated with the National Fiery Foods and Barbecue Show or Sunbelt Shows, Inc.]]>Copyright 2010 ScotRobertsWeb.com.

Odds 'N Ends

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-03-09 21:11:13

I'm in the beginning stages of penning a full account of this past weekend's events. Expect something in the next few days.

I've got a couple of additional photos to upload from the weekend and a lot of photo captions to write. Nothing terribly exciting, mind you, but still noteworthy in my opinion.

I'll have a drawing for the giveaway contest this Wednesday.

I'm also going to spend a lot of time doing a great deal of website and graphic design, some for clients many of you know very well.]]>Copyright 2010 ScotRobertsWeb.com.

2010 Fiery Foods Show Day Two and Three Photos

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-03-07 19:25:56

Saturday | Sunday Three, Day One | Sunday Three, Day Two

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Fiery Foods Show At-Home Giveaway Contest

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-03-06 10:30:00

this awesome hot sauce prize pack if you copy the phrase I hold up on this sheet of paper verbatim (include any punctuation, hyphens, cross every t and dot every i). You can be eligible only if you are not attending any of the 3 days of the Fiery Foods Show in Albuquerque, NM in 2010. Send the phrase to the e-mail address in this video to enter. You have until 11:59 PM Central Time Monday, March 8, 2010 to enter. Any e-mails received after that date and time will be disqualified.

This is not affiliated with the National Fiery Foods and Barbecue Show or Sunbelt Shows, Inc.

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2010 Fiery Foods Show Day One Photos

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-03-05 19:10:25

2010 Fiery Foods Show Day One Photos Part One | 2010 Fiery Foods Show Day One Photos Part Two

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Contest Video to Be Posted Tomorrow

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-03-05 17:20:15

Hot Sauce Giveaway Contest video tomorrow, Saturday March 6 at 12:30 pm Eastern/ 11:30 am Central.

If you were unable to attend the Fiery Foods Show this weekend, then this is the contest just for you. Simply couple the phrase I will hold up on a sheet of paper verbatim and e-mail it to be. Good luck!]]>Copyright 2010 ScotRobertsWeb.com.

Wagons West - Heading Out to the Fiery Foods Show

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-03-03 11:46:31

Myself and other chilehead bloggers - including Joe Levinson of The Hot Zone Online and Al "Buddah" Goldenberg of I Love It Spicy - will be there in full force, speaking with the exhibitors, sampling the latest spicy products, snapping photos and getting video for the benefit of all of you who unfortunately cannot attend.

If you yourself are planning to the Fiery Foods Show on Friday, Saturday or Sunday and happen to spot us in the ginormous masses of Fiery Foods Show attendees, please say "hi"! We promise we won't bite...hard!

This will be my last regular blog post before traveling to the Land of Enchantment (New Mexico's state nickname). Keep ScottRobertsWeb.com bookmarked (along with the other fine sites I mentioned earlier), for this weekend I'll be posting reports and uploading oodles of pictures from the show.

Follow my up-to-the-minute exploits in New Mexico on my Twitter account. I plan to post several updates a day before, during and after the show with plenty of photos. (By the way, if you want to follow ALL Fiery Food Show Twitter updates, search for the #NFFS hashtag.)

Don't forget that some time on Saturday I'll be posting a video for the hot sauce giveaway contest that any of you at home can enter to win! Sometime this coming Friday or early Saturday morning I'll be announcing the time that the video will be posted; copy the phrase that's in the video and send it to me in an e-mail and I'll put you in a drawing to win the prize pack.

Last but not least, the Fiery Foods and BBQ SuperSite promises to have streaming video this weekend of the show, right on their web page. Don't forget to hit their site several times to tune into both live and pre-recorded segments.]]>Copyright 2010 ScotRobertsWeb.com.

Review - Race City Sauce Works

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-03-02 12:12:22

Race City Sauce Works is one of the brightest new stars in the hot sauce world as of late. Owner Chad Lowcock and company boast a small but growing collection of fine sauces; among them is the delicious Lucky Dog Smokey Habanero Honey Mustard, and I'm still figuratively kicking myself for not picking up more at last year's Weekend of Fire show. I'm pledging to remedying that situation soon! But until then, Chad has generously provided a couple of newer condiments for me to try. The first is the scorching, bhut jolokia-infused 98 Octane Ghost Pepper Reserve and the second is a brand spankin' and mysterious new sauce called The Green Fairy Absinthe Inferno.

I must note that both bottles have had their tops dipped and coated in a wax resin. Collectors love these things and I think they're cool looking, but I always feel a tiny bit guilty for having to remove the wax in order to open the bottles, because they're "meant" to double as collector's items. But I am NOT a collector; I have only about 10 bottles of hot sauce that I'm intent on never opening. So off goes the wax because I wanna taste these sauces!]]>Copyright 2010 ScotRobertsWeb.com.

Catch My Appearance on The BBQ Central Radio Show Tomorrow Night

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-03-01 20:26:32

BBQ Central Radio Show's episode tomorrow, Tuesday, March 2nd. BBQ legend Johnny Trigg of Smokin' Trggers and TV's BBQ Pitmasters will be the main guest, and show host Greg Rempe will have a segment on what it takes to open your own barbecue restaurant. In the third segment, I will join Greg for my monthly assessment on a few BBQ sauces and rubs I've tried and tell you, the listening audience, whether or not I think they're worthy of your time and hard-earned money.

You can tune in live at 9:00 PM Eastern/8:00 PM Central at http://www.thebbqcentralshow.com, or listen to the show at a later date by subscribing and downloading the podcast at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bbq-central-radio-show/id279116889.]]>Copyright 2010 ScotRobertsWeb.com.

Review of Chile Pepper iPhone Apps

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-02-28 21:25:34

Chile Pepper App Links:
ChilliFarm - http://www.chillifarm.info
Scoville - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scoville-iPhone-App/302786845717
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Can't Make it to the Fiery Foods Show? Here's a Contest Giveaway Just For You

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-02-25 16:36:36

New Spicy Websites Launch and Promise Video Hi-jinks

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-02-24 19:16:24

teasing and stringing along I've done as of late, a pair of chile-related websites have made their debut - ILoveItSpicy.com and SpicyRV.com.

I Love It Spicy

Al "Buddah" Goldenberg, myself and other chileheads have debuted a new blog called I Love It Spicy that's geared toward covering everything from reviews to product recommendations to industry shows & festivals and more, all on video.

Buddah is currently chronicling activities from this past weekend's North Market Fiery Foods Festival in Columbus, Ohio that he captured on video - a jalapeno eating contest, a wing contest, and lots more excitement from the show that you don't want to miss.

There are big plans in the works for I Love It Spicy team getting clips of next week's National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show in Albuquerque, New Mexico on video. There has also been talk about me getting hypnotized on camera during the show, but I can neither confirm nor deny those claims...

Catch the fun at ILoveItSpicy.com or follow us on Twitter at @ILoveItSpicy.

Spicy RV

Spicy RV is a group of wild, ragtag chileheads (headed up by the possibly sane, probably insane James Beck of EatMoreHeat.com) who will be commandeering a tour bus and attempt to make a fiery pilgrimage from Houston, Texas to the National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show (abbreviated NFFS below). The road trip will be documented on their blog both in written and video formats, so be sure to track their progress closely as they eat some of the spiciest food on earth, drink enough margaritas to make even Nick Nolte's and Gary Busey's livers scream for mercy, and hopefully keep the Highway Patrol at bay before making its grand arrival at the NFFS next week.

Follow Spicy RV's psycho circus on wheels on Twitter at @SpicyRV and through their RSS Feed.

Follow the Spicy RV crew individually on Twitter: @EatMoreHeat, @TexasFood, @GunsandTacos, @psedillo and @PedroThePepper

What's More...

Before I close this post out, I shouldn't neglect to mention that the NFFS event that both of these websites will be visiting will be joined by the Fiery Foods and BBQ SuperSite itself in providing online video. From March 5th through 7th, you can watch both pre-recorded and live streaming segments from the NFFS at Fiery-Foods.com.]]>Copyright 2010 ScotRobertsWeb.com.

Letter From the UK - February 2010

scott@scottrobertsweb.com (Scott Roberts) — 2010-02-23 16:17:26

So what has been happening at the ChileFoundry since my last report, well we reported on a number of local UK suppliers including the Dartmoor Chilli Farm who are taking an Organic and Holistic view on growing Chillies and the Cambridge Chilli Farm whose Raspberry and Chilli Jam had a rave review for us by ChilliPepperPete

We also reviewed The Chilli Jam Man's Oak Smoked Garlic & Chipotle Jam, The Chilli Pepper Company's Dragon's Breath which was a Caribbean Style Hot Sauce that has been made with fresh Bhut Jolokia chillies. The Marie Sharps Grapefruit Pulp Habanero Pepper Sauce was reviewed by Darth Naga and he was very impressed of the combination...
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