The World Food Championships announced the first round of qualifiers for the 2015 main event which, for some reason, is being held in Kissimmee, FL instead of my beloved Las Vegas.
Super Bowl Fire: Salsa and Hot Sauce How To’s to Heat Up Game Day
Super Bowl Sunday is closing fast. Instead of blorping some store-bought standard salsa into a dipping bowl, why not take a little time for a custom job? Here are three articles from our Fiery Foods and Barbecue Super Site for doing that, complete with recipes.
World’s Largest BBQ Part 2: Dear Burn! Blog…
I don’t mind being corrected when I’m wrong.* When I’m right, though…
A reader saw our recent post about what may or may not be the world’s largest BBQ pit. He disagreed with much of what I said in the story and tried to dissect it almost line-by-line (my original lines are in bold):
More on the Hot Sauce Hall of Fame
A couple of weeks ago, we brought you exclusive news about the new Hot Sauce Hall of Fame. Founder Steve Seabury is working his ass off to make it happen in time for the New York Hot Sauce Expo. He took a time for a more in-depth interview with us to fill in some of the blanks, though.
American Star Ghost Chili Vodka
Oops. Depending on the part of the country that you’re from, you may have already noticed a regional spelling disambiguation in the name of this product. While it’s rarely spelled out (pun intended), and most folks have likely never every considered that chili and chile are two different things. Here in New Mexico, and you can see the rule at play here at the Burn! Blog, if you look hard enough.
World’s Largest BBQ Pit Up for Sale
For $350,000 you can buy what’s allegedly the largest barbecue pit in the world. Dubbed “Undisputable Cuz,” the monster meat smoker rests on Highway 2290 in Texas. All you need is the winning bid on Ebay.
2015 Show Program Advertising
Burn! The Official Fiery Foods & BBQ Show Program is a once-a-year opportunity to promote your products to the most targeted audience of chileheads and barbecue fans imaginable. Visitors use the program to navigate through the show to find their favorite vendors. The newest batch of Scovie Award winners is also listed in this valuable resource. Buyers and the public alike take the programs home with them after the show and use them throughout the year for online shopping, etc.