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The Hot Pepper Awards have been announced

This press release is a good summary of the goings on:
Over 170 Hot Sauces and Spicy Condiments Awarded
The Hot Pepper Awards 2010 has released this year’s list of winners.
Brooklyn, NY, December 21, 2010 –(PR.com)– Well, it’s that time of year again, when The Hot Pepper Awards names the best spicy products of the year.
Over 170 [...]

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The hottest pepper on earth now hails from England

The world has a new hottest chile pepper, the Naga Viper, which apparently comes from a greenhouse in Cumbria in England. Check out this article from the online UK DailyMail to see this article.
Wonder who will be the first to make a Naga Viper hot sauce? Place your bets now, folks.
Neither Mexico nor [...]

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Announcing: Auction Number 2 For Hudd

If you thought the first auction for Hudd was good, you get DOUBLE the stuff with this one. Bid early and often! Here’s the post, courtesy of Scott Roberts:
Here’s Hot Sauce Auction Number 2 to raise money for one of our chilehead brothers, David “Hudd” Huddleston and his family; who like many, because [...]

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Chileheads, we need your help again!

We don’t normally do this, but we feel that this post is worth reproducing in its entirety. Thanks to Scott Roberts for posting this on his site, and we are friends with the Huddlestons and would love to see them get some all-too-needed assistance:

David “Hudd” Huddleston is a friend and brother to many of [...]

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The Cooking Channel’s FoodCrafters Will Feature Yet Another of Our Chilehead brethren!

 
So last Memorial Day weekend, a new cable channel launched. It is The Cooking Channel. It is a sister channel of The Food Network, and features shows and stars from the original channel. One show in particular REALLY stands out. FoodCrafters.
FoodCrafters is all about the small, foodie entrepreneurs. It features 4 companies on each episode, [...]

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Scotty B’s return rolls on

Scotty B’s Hot Sauces continue their phoenix-like rise from the ashes, and with articles like this one from the Agoura Hills Patch, you can see why. Especially given that many of these sauces were ones we personally liked, we hope that trend continues:
Fresh from the Farmers Market: Scotty B’s Hot Sauces
These dressings add sizzle [...]

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Need to find a hot sauce store? Check the directory.

If you are a chilehead like most, you have no doubt wanted to find some good hot sauces when on a road trip or other vacation/business trip/adventure. The problem is that there has never been a good centralized place on where to find them. If the internet search engines like Google fail you, [...]

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Chile Pepper Magazine: Rumors, innuendo, and what the future brings

It was the great American author and humorist Mark Twain who famously quipped, “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Well, the reports of the untimely demise of Chile Pepper Magazine have been flying around the internet in a fast and furious fashion. For many of us, Chile Pepper Magazine has [...]

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2011 Scovie Awards Now Accepting Entries

Call for Entries, 2011 Scovie Awards Competition
There’s lots of exciting things happening for the 2011 Scovie Awards Competition as we continue to improve the contest.
Bonus Entries at No Charge
• Enter 4 products and/or categories and pay for only 3–one bonus for free!
• Enter 7 and pay for only 5–two bonus for free!
Two New Categories
Extreme Sauce Category
• 6 [...]

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A slow news summer, but you can always count on DEFCON Sauces to keep you informed

It’s been way too long since we posted some info from the DEFCON sauces Creator himself. In his most recent email from the mailing list, he addresses stuff like his competition wing sauce, the collectible ZERO sauce, and even some swanky new actionwear:
Well, as many of you know, The DM-MKII (Deathmatch Mark II), our [...]

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