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ZestFest 2012 Day 2 Report from Ken Alexander with Pics

Ken Alexander reports from ZestFest 2012 on Day 2, Saturday, Jan 28th. Today was a busy day at Zestfest. The public showed up in throngs, delighting vendors and festival producers. I saw long lines, people crowding booths 3 and 4 deep, and lots of bags full of spicy goodies purchased from the more than [...]

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Cincinnati Style Chili

Since we couldn’t make it out to Cincinnati for Jungle Jim’s Weekend of Fire this year, I thought it would be fun to share a post about Cincinnati Style Chili. We just love to whip this up as a quick meal for a movie. We like ours “5-way”, that is chili, spagetti, cheese, beans, [...]

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Bowers Chile Pepper Festival 2011 in Pictures

Our second trip to Bowers, Pennsylvania for the 16th Annual Chile Pepper Festival was a blast. While one half of our team was not feeling well, we still had a good time, got to meet and talk with many hot sauce makers, and get some really good pics for you to enjoy. While we [...]

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Our Trip to the NASFT Fancy Food Show Summer 2011

We went to the NASFT (National Association for the Specialty Food Trade) Fancy Food Show in Washington, DC this weekend. With over 2400 exhibitors from over 80 countries showing over 180,000 products, this was a *huge* event! Very well organized, we were pleased to be able to meet so many new people and try [...]

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Peppers at the Beach 2011 Day 3 – Wrap Up

Peppers at the Beach ended with a whimper on Sunday, as only a handful of vendors returned for the last day. The crowd turn-out was moderate, but it was anticlimactic. Also, our good friends Al “Buddah” and Scott Roberts had to head out very early to make their way home. We had a great [...]

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Peppers at the Beach 2011 Day 2

Day 2 was huge at Peppers at the Beach 2011! So much going on. Full vendors in attendance, 3 different wing competitions, crowds and sunshine all day! And we recorded a bloggers’ roundtable for our HotSauceWeekly podcast. Heartbreaking Dawns wins Buffalo Wing Contest: Timothys of Rehoboth wins Best Restaurant Wings: Some Photos from Day [...]

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Peppers at the Beach 2011 Day 1

Peppers at the Beach 2011 kicks off Day 1 began a little slow, with vendors arriving between 9:30 and 10:30 am. We arrived about 10:15 and promptly began setting up our bloggers booth. After we got the internet set up, we began live podcasting via Cinchcast.com with 2-3 minute updates throughout the morning. You [...]

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First BarBAYQ Comp and Festival in Annapolis Maryland

Annapolis Maryland, aka NapTown, is hosting the First Annual BarBAYQ Competition and Festival this weekend, May 13-14, 2011 at the Navy – Marine Corps Stadium. A KCBS sanctioned event, for the Maryland State Championship, there will be 48 teams competing. Free admission, Family Fun, Kid’s Play areas, and a “Golden Ticket” for $40 to [...]

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Peppers at the Beach 2011 Coming in May UPDATE

The 2nd Annual Peppers at the Beach Peppers at the Beach is coming up May 20th – 22nd, 2011 at the world famous Peppers Store in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Here’s some photos from last year’s 1st Annual Peppers at the Beach 2010: Who? : Peppers at the Beach 2011 – the 2nd annual gathering [...]

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Pork in the Park 2011 Behind the Scenes

Pork in the Park 2011, the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned Maryland State Championship Held in Salisbury, Maryland on April 15 – 17, 2011, it is the second largest KCBS sanctioned event in the country, and the largest on the East Coast. This year it was a success despite the weather. Here’s how [...]

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Pork in the Park 2011

With over 115 KCBS Teams competing this year, Pork in the Park is the 2nd largest Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) Competition in the US. The Official Results are in: Pork in the Park State Championship KCBS Results Some of our photos from Saturday at the Event! Wide shot of inside the judges tent!

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