About time to update our mission statement…
So what’s this blog all about, anyway?
This blog was born March 26, 2005 out of a personal website that we had been doing for almost a year previous where we paid homage to our favorite hot sauce makers, showed off our hot sauce collection, and just generally ruminated about the world of hot & spicy food in general.
Our reasons for doing this blog include:
1. We offer the Featured Product cyber-column. In it, we take some products from a particular manufacturer of hot & spicy foods and taste them, use them in recipes, offer links to other online reviews and recipes, and list the ingredients for anyone who’s interested.
2. We do reviews on products of all kinds from the world of hot & spicy food. This includes, but is not limited to, hot sauces, salsas, picante sauces, spice mixes, snacks, jerk sauce, mustards, chicken wing sauces, BBQ sauces, and other miscellaneous hot & spicy products.
3. Our writers do reviews on homemade hot sauces, salsas, and spice mixes. There are quite a few amateurs who make some great stuff, so we love to have them show off their hot & spicy culinary creations.
4. Offer links to visit our ‘hot’ blog friends. There’s a lot of good bloggers out there who have sites offering a wide variety of angles on food, both hot & spicy ones and those which are more mundane. Please go visit them!
5. While we have our faves amongst the industry major players, we hope to provide some exposure for those start-up companies who are trying to make a name in the hot & spicy food business with their products.
6. We offer links to those manufacturers whose products we own, collect, use, or generally esteem. Without them, the world would be bereft of really wonderful hot & spicy food. Besides that, our ‘Hot Info’ and ‘Friends’ lists offer links to personal and commercial websites to explore for people whose hot and spicy passions mirror our own.
7. We hope to give a little insight into our own humble collection of hot sauces and offer some info about us in general. In addition, we provide coverage of the collectible hot sauce world both from our own perspective and reports of debuts of collectibles from the manufacturers themselves.
8. We provide a forum for other writers to write about the importance of hot sauces and spicy fare in their lives, and give a way to share their experiences along with ours.
9. Recipes of all kinds are available, both original creations of the blog’s writers and those available in internet and written media in the public domain.
10. Coverage of news stories and press releases from companies and events of the world of hot & spicy food. We’ll write about nearly anything that fits the description, from chili cookoffs to restaurant openings to industry conventions such as ZestFest. Sometimes it’s just worth writing about the fun stuff, too.
If you are new to our site, then be WELCOME! If you’ve been here before, then please keep coming back!
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Looking Good guys. Nice work with the blog and I’ll be sure to let you know when the collector’s site is finished.
Comment fired by Nick — April 16, 2005- 8:52 pm
Hey hot stuff - How’s it going? Oh yeah, say hi to Joe too! ;o)>
Comment fired by Mark — April 17, 2005- 9:11 am
Hi, Joe & Linda, question for you.
Does spicy barbecue sauce count?
bec
Comment fired by bec 35 — April 18, 2005- 11:40 am
Great site guys, can’t wait to see what happens.
Comment fired by Tina Brooks — May 12, 2005- 4:45 pm
I’m working on an article about hot sauce collectors. Anyone available for a chat?
Renee
Comment fired by Renee — October 18, 2005- 9:59 am
Hi, after reading your blog, the book publishing group situated in Northern California that I work for would like to send you a review copy of a food memoir. Is there an e-mail address or snail-mail address that we can use to contact you more efficiently? We will not use your e-mail address for purposes beyond the sending of the review copy.
Comment fired by Jenny — November 14, 2005- 3:33 pm
Hi there, I love your site! I run a spicy food blog as well and I have set you up with a link. Check out my site if you like.
http://www.chilefire.com
Keep up the great work!
-Bryce
Comment fired by Bryce Tugwell — December 26, 2005- 12:47 am
Love your site. Do you get into salsa as well or just hot sauce. We own a small salsa company in Texas. We would love to send you sample of interested. E-mail with an address and I will send them out. We are also available in the larger HEB stores in Austin. If anyone wants a free sample, send us your address. All we ask is that you blog about it. Check us out at http://www.beanieshomemade.com
Thanks!
Beanie
Comment fired by Beanie — February 24, 2006- 11:35 am
Hey Joe and Linda!!!!!
Thank-you for posting me to your blog!!!! Way Cool!!! I appreciate the support and look forward to visiting your web page often in the future to find out about new products and companies having fun in the Chili World!!!!
Oogy Wawa
mtp
Comment fired by mick the pirate — December 18, 2006- 9:41 pm
Hi Levinsons,
Congrats on your son’s arrival. All my best.
Want to get a samples of my new salsas and bean dip into your hands for a review… but need the address. Also will be sending a press release re: Art of Chipotle as the Editor’s Choice in Gourmet Retailer Magazine.
How about some old “Schizophrenic Chipotle” for your collection? I will be in Albuquerque this year… look forward to seeing you. I will have 3 of the 4 pepperheads there since our daughter Taryn is joining us.
Regards,
Tom Pfleider
Comment fired by Tom Pfleider — February 23, 2007- 11:20 am