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Screaming MiMi Award Announcements 


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 29, 2016

2017 Screaming Mi Mi Awards

If You Want To Be The BEST Then You Have To WIN The BEST

The NYC Hot Sauce Expo is pleased to present the 2017 Screaming Mi Mi Awards Show on April 22nd. Each year hundreds of hot sauce companies from around the globe compete and try to win the most esteemed and most admired award in the hot sauce industry. Past winners have been featured on TV, national magazines, newspapers and blogs which has lead for their product distributed by wholesalers and national retail outlets. 

This year the Screaming Mi Mi Awards have partnered with Peppers.com, Fuego Box, Chile Pepper Magazine and the Scott Roberts hot sauce blog. These companies are the most respected and leading outlets within the hot sauce community. “I wanted to maximize the profile of the winners and there is no better way than to partner up with these amazing companies” states Seabury organizer of the NYC Hot Sauce Expo. “I want spicy connoisseurs to have easy access to the BEST Hot Sauces in the World and the BEST are Screaming Mi Mi Award winners” adds Seabury.

Screaming Mi Mi Award winners will be selected via blind taste test by New York’s finest and brightest in the culinary industry. The panel consists of celebrity chefs from FOX, CBS and Food Networks, food critics from magazines, newspapers, bloggers, hot sauce retailers and some of NYC’s top chefs. The Screaming Mi Mi Awards has 16 different categories and 1 Grand Champion making this the hardest award to win in the hot sauce industry.

List of Categories:

Asian Style

Caribbean Style

Chipotle

Fruit Based

Fruit Based Hot

Habanero

Jalapeno

Louisiana Style

Pepper Blend Hot

Pepper Blend Mild

Carolina Reaper Pepper Sauce

XXX Hot Sauce (Non Extract)

Best Label Artwork 

Sub Category:

Chicken Wing

Spicy BBQ Sauce

Spicy Salsa

GRAND CHAMPION: The Hot Sauce with the highest total score from the panel of Judges will be deemed the 2017 Grand Champion.

Grand Champion winner will receive the following:

50 Case purchase from Peppers.com distribution

Hot Sauce featured in June subscription of Fuego Box 

Full Page Ad in Chile Pepper Magazine

1 Year of Free banner advertising on the official Scott Roberts website: http://www.scottrobertsweb.com 

Free 10 x 10 Booth at the 2018 NYC Hot Sauce Expo (or another High River presenting Expo) 

ENTRY DEADLINE: April 3rd, 2017.

If you have any questions or comments please email Steve Seabury at: info@NYCHotSauceExpo.com

To download the official 2017 Screamin MiMi entry application, go to the NYC Hot Sauce Expo website, listed below. 

Official Website: www.NYCHotSauceExpo.com


  
 

NYC Hot Sauce Expo to Celebrate 5th Anniversary!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 27, 2016

The NYC Hot Sauce Expo Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary

New York’s own High River Sauces proudly presents the 5th Annual New York City Hot Sauce Expo on April 22nd & 23rd 2017. The NYC Expo will feature up to 45 artisanal hot sauce makers from all over the United States and as far as Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and South America. The NYC Hot Sauce Expo has grown into an International Hot Sauce celebration. Witness the action packed event with hot sauce tastings, eating challenges, spicy food vendors, craft beer, spicy cocktails and plenty of odd ball entertainment for the whole family.

The NYC Hot Sauce Expo will feature the Bloody Mary Mix-Down National Championship. Winners from AZ, CA & the Portland Hot Sauce Expo’s will be flown in to compete again NYC’s top mixologist in this ultimate Bloody Mary Mix-Down. Winner will receive $2500 cash and the beautiful Stoli Vodka Bloody Mary trophy.

Think you have what it takes to be crowned the Guinness Book of World Records – Smokin’ Ed’s Carolina Reaper Pepper Eating Contest, the World’s Hottest Pepper. The 2016 NYC Expo we witnessed Wayne Algenio smash the record by eating 119 grams in 60 seconds. Now the current record is held by Greg Foster when he ate 120 grams at the AZ Hot Sauce Expo on November 13th. Will the record come back to NYC?

The 5th Annual NYC Hot Sauce Expo

April 22nd & 23rd

Brooklyn Expo Center 

79 Franklin Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11222

www.NYCHotSauceExpo.com

For more information about the New York City Hot Sauce Expo please contact Steve Seabury: steve@highriversauces.com  

Official website: www.NYCHotSauceExpo.com 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/NewYorkCityHotSauceExpo

Instagram: www.instagram.com/highriversauces 

Twitter: www.twitter.com/nychotsauceexpo

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas Season Deals

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The big sale is back, and we will update it as we get new additions to our listings. It usually grows as we get closer to the holiday, so if you are shopping or curious of what will be offered, then keep coming back. If you are a company that would like to add your sale to our listing, then please either email me your whole sale as you wish it to be listed, and I will link to your website or sales page OR you can post below in the comments. We will also we sharing this listing with some other chile blogs and numerous Facebook groups.

It is very important to note that we only want to include companies that have met all the legal requirements to sell products online and ship across the US. I can not speak of international law, so companies wishing to ship outside the US are free to do so at their own discretion. We encourage our Chilehead friends to support these small market companies and the small market companies to support the Chilehead Community.

A huge thanks to Al “Buddah” Goldenberg of I Love It Spicy for getting this sale together.

Howling Dog Hot Sauce

FREE SHIPPING (Priority Mail 2-3 day shipping includes $50 insurance) and 10% off on a set of 5 bottles for $36.00. Regular price is $7.99/bottle.

Mix and Match flavors – Cayenne, Jalapeno, Chipotle, Ghostly Chipotle and Tomatillo.

Link: http://www.crookedcreekranch1.com/sauce.html

TorchBearer Sauces

Black Friday Sale will be buy 3 get 1 free sale, and then will be doing 40% off the entire store front on Cyber Monday.

Link: http://www.torchbearersauces.com

Heat Hot Sauce Shop

We will be offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $45 with coupon code “ILOVEITSPICY” through Christmas day – our selection has doubled since we did this promotion last year, so you can now get free shipping and low prices on over 400 incredible artisan hot sauces and other fiery foods. Plus, check out our freebies section to add your choice of superhot pods, spicy candy, or hot sauce sample packets, completely free.

We’re also offering 10% off any subscription to our Hot Sauce of the Month Club with the code “CHILEHEAD”. Our monthly club makes a perfect gift, and it includes unlimited free add-on shipping from our online shop. January’s featured sauce will be a brand new release exclusive to us, so members are in for a treat!

On top of all of this, we have some great deals on specific sauces (like Reapercussions for 30% off!), and awesome gift sets too. For a full list of sales visit: www.HeatHotSauce.com/BlackFriday.

Link: http://www.heathotsauce.com

Patter Fam Sauces

Discount code BlackFriday2016 for 20% off and Free Shipping on orders over $70

Then we will do Cyber Monday as well, Discount Code CyberMonday2016 for 20% off and Free Shipping on order over $70

Link: http://www.patterfamsauces.com

Hellfire Hot Sauce

We will be doing our Annual 50% off sale on all of our sauces

Link: http://www.hellfirehotsauce.com

Volcanic Peppers

Free shipping on orders over $50 through Dec 31st.

Link: http://www.volcanocpeppers.com

Pepper Explosion

We will be offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $45 with coupon code “ILOVEITSPICY”. We are approaching 1,000 hot sauces, BBQ necessities (rubs, sauces, marinades), spices, seasonings, gifts and other gourmet foods. Free shipping applies to the US only. This offer can not be combined with any other discounts and is only available from November 25th (Black Friday) to midnight EST November 28th (Cyber Monday).

Link: http://www.PepperExplosion.com

CaJohn’s Fiery Foods

40% Off on Cyber Monday on all items using  CODE: CYBER2016

Link: https://www.cajohns.com

Bigfat’s Hot Sauce

We are offering 30% off all sauces and gift packs Black Friday through Cyber Monday!! Stay home, shop and avoid the insanity! Use coupon code NOPUSHING at checkout.

Link: http://www.bigfatshotsauce.com

Hot Sauce Depot

Free shipping on all orders over $60 on Black Friday 11/25/16. LOW prices and no coupon code needed!v

Link: http://www.hotsaucedepot.com

Kearley Seeds & Pepper Co.

We are offering our first ever Black Friday, Small Business Saturday & Cyber Monday sales! See the sales below. Don’t forget you can grab an e-gift card for the Chileheads in your life while you’re there! Shop online or, if you’re local, you can order online and arrange to pick up your items. This will be first ordered first served!

Link: http://www.kearleyseedsandpepperco.com

Black Friday

  • Carolina Reaper seeds: 50+ seeds for $9.99! 50 packs available.
  • Our already discounted Big Seed Collections will be 25% off! That’s a huge deal!
  • Spend $35 or more on products and you’ll get a Basic Seed Starting Kit free! (Not applicable to purchasing gift cards)
  • BOGO (Buy One Get One) on the following rare and other seed varieties:

Chocolate Lava Scorpion, Bhut Jolokia, Peach, Moruga Scorpion Red, Brainstrain Red, 7 Pot Primo, Kale, Cucumber, Bean Varieties & Lettuce Varieties (including Collards).

  • FREE SHIPPING!!!

Small Business Saturday

  • BOGO (Buy One Get One) on the following rare seed and other varieties: Moruga Scorpion Red, Brainstrain, Carolina Reaper, 7 Pot Primo, Kale, Cucumber, Bean Varieties & Lettuce Varieties (including Collards).
  • Spend $35 or more on products and you’ll get a Basic Seed Starting Kit free! (Not applicable to purchasing gift cards)
  • Our already discounted Big Seed Collections will be 10% off!
    FREE SHIPPING!!!

Cyber Monday

BOGO (Buy One Get One) on the following rare and other seed varieties:

  • Brainstrain Red, Carolina Reaper, 7 Pot Primo, Yellow 7 Pot Scorpion, Bhut Jolokia Peach, Peruvian White Habanero, Kale, Cucumber, Bean Varieties & Lettuce Varieties (including Collards).
  • Our already discounted Big Seed Collections will be 15% off!
  • Spend $75 or more on products and you’ll get a Green Thumb Seed Starting Kit free! (Not applicable to purchasing gift cards.)
    FREE SHIPPING!!

Crazy Good Specialty Foods

20% off all products and free shipping for orders over $50. 

Link:  http://crazygoodsauce.com/

Voodoo Chili Sauces

rotating sales, may change daily, ANY/ALL flash sales (link above) through Dec 15th all include FREE SHIPPING

www.VoodooChileSauces.com/flash-sale

Wild Bill’s Sauces

Black Friday through the end of November, get 40% off all purchases. Use code: grabone at checkout.

Link: http://www.Wildbillssauce.com

PexPeppers

We’re doing a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale! Take 35% off all products by using the code BLKFRIDAY

Link: https://www.pexpeppers.com/

Madison Chocolatiers West 

 30% off sale on order for Black Friday. 

http://www.madisonchocolatier.com/

Apinya Thai Food Co. – (http://apinya.co/) Huge Black Friday and Small Business Saturday Sale – 50% off of everything with $2 shipping on all orders. Sales direct link: HERE

http://apinya.co/

Dave’s Gourmet

Both of Dave’s Gourmet hot sauce gift packs are on sale for the entire Black Friday weekend for $19.99. It makes a great gift for spicy food lovers! You can choose from the Super Hot 2oz 4-Pk Wood Crate or the Spicy Six Pack.

Link: http://store.davesgourmet.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=76

Sucklebusters

25% off coupon code – black

www.sucklebusters.com

PuckerButt Pepper Company

50% off Hot Sauce and Seeds. Use promo code BLACKFRIDAY2016

Link: www.puckerbuttpeppercompany.com

Sauce Goddess Gourmet LLC

20% off anything on our site, coupon code- iloveitspicy

now thru Dec 20th
still get free shipping for orders over $50

619-990-8684 ph
if you don’t lick your fingers, someone else will

www.saucegoddess.com

OMG! What’s Happening to Australia’s Chillies? And I don’t mean Winter’s almost over!

chile peppers anthracnoseAccording to an article in Gizmodo, Australia is having issues with their pepper population! Knowing how much the folks down under like their heat and spice, I’m sure it’s giving their pepper poppin’ populace great pause! (pretty good string of P’s, isn’t it? I’m proud and very easily impressed with myself- but after all, it is Monday so take ’em when you can get ’em!)

If I have your curiosity up, check out the article !!!! Have a great day, peeps, and remember, It’s a Fiery World!!

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