It can be a rarity indeed when we crank out a review truly quickly, so we allow a little inspiration to take hold of us when we have the chance. Such is the case with this new Honey BBQ sauce from the mad geniuses at Torchbearer Sauces. This is the first new product [...]

We’ve seen this story in a couple of other media outlets, but this article on the Fast Food Maven blog sums it up better than any of the other sources. We here at the Hot Zone Online sorta doubt this new hot sauce would hurt a single molecule on the taste buds of most [...]

While we’re generally “on the clock” for the world of hot sauces and spicy food stuff, we took a break this past weekend down to Lexington, KY. You see, once upon a time, Joe was a student at the University of Kentucky. For most of his 5 years there, he was a disc [...]

Friend of the Hot Zone Online, W.O. Hesperus, showed off its hot sauce-making muscle recently with great results. Check out this article from NECN.com:

Maine hot sauce maker takes top prize
(Marnie MacLean, NECN: Maine) – A hot sauce maker from Maine went home with the top prize at a Louisiana festival. NECN’s Marnie MacLean has [...]

I remembered reading another review of this hot sauce online a couple of months ago and wished that I had had some of my own to try and then…WHAMMO! Todd Ross of Bisummo sends us a request to taste their hot sauce for ourselves. It was as though he was reading our minds. [...]

Another great event at the North Market which we’ll be attending. We couldn’t attend last year, so we are so glad to be able to attend this year:
CINCO D’OHIO FESTIVAL CELEBRATES
THE SPICE OF LIFE IN THE BUCKEYE STATE!
Columbus, Ohio- The North Market presents a unique angle to the customary festivities of Cinco [...]

Could this BBQ be the next good spicy BBQ sauce to make a big splash in the market? A Carolina hit that’s having a bit of success, check out this article from the Rocky Mountain Telegram:
Sauce comes out on top
By Staff Reports
Rocky Mount Telegram
Monday, April 21, 2008
George’s Original BBQ Sauce came out on top [...]

Cool article from a recent latimes.com edition featuring Steve Sando of Rancho Gordo. Rancho Gordo is out of Napa, California and sells a variety of legumes and chile peppers that they grow there, plus a number of delectable-looking sauces, chile powders, and other stuff as well. Steve sounds like a guy we would [...]

Our original plan was to let Linda do the whole review on the Ellie’s Lip Smackin’ Sauce because of how much she liked it after trying it for the first time, but it really turned into quite an interesting taste experience for both of us. Here’s our stories:
Linda: The minute I got a [...]

We seldom get our own time to escape the immediate world of parenthood to vacation…perhaps once a year at most. When we do, it’s great to get away to a place like Las Vegas so that we can pack maximum fun stuff into a short period of time. As a follow-up trip to [...]