The Ultimate Dead Heat Tie: A Tale of Two Scovie Winners

Lois Manno — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:28:34 +0100

The 2011 Scovie Awards was unique, because For the first time in the competition’s 16-year history, two products tied for the Grand Prize in the Tasting Division. That’s pretty amazing, considering we’re talking about 650 products entered, with a panel of more than 100 judges. Even more remarkable is how different the two winnin...

Volunteers Needed – KCBS Extreme Makeover BBQ Throwdown

Lois Manno — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:10:57 +0100

The Kansas City Barbeque Society has teamed up with TV’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition as it pulls into East Central Kansas to build a new home for a worthy family.

The fundraiser will take place on Aug. 4, a couple of days before the home “reveal.” Read more about how you can help with this great project on th...

The 2011 Disc-It Round Up

Lois Manno — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:27:00 +0100

As three-year-olds go, the Disc-It Round Up is pretty developed and well-behaved. It’s an event the folks at Disc-It started in 2009 as their way of giving back to New Mexico's UNM Children’s Hospital for all the care that Disc-It front man Nevin Montano’s daughter and nephew received in t...

Ghost Pepper Challenges

Lois Manno — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:26:04 +0100

Before you enter a Ghost Pepper food challenge, bear in mind: the heat doesn’t stop with your mouth or your last bite. Almost two weeks ago, a guy in Hermosa Beach, California found that out the hard way when he took the Habanero Sam’s Burrito Challenge at Amigos Tacos.

It May Be the World's Largest, but Where's the Green Chile?

Lois Manno — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:49:34 +0100

Over the July 4th weekend, a new world's record for the biggest burger was set, featuring 777 pounds of beefy fun. We congratulate the folks at Juicy’s for the record, with one caveat: while it may have passed muster (or mustard!) by California standard...

Call for Entries, 2012 Scovie Awards!

Lois Manno — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:00:07 +0100

The 2012 Scovie Awards Competition is accepting entries. Now in its 16th year, the Scovie Awards is the world's largest professional competition for fiery foods and BBQ products.

Produced by Dave DeWitt's Sunbelt Shows—producers of the N...

Dave's Chile Podcast Launches

Dave DeWitt — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:26:37 +0100

James Beck of EatMoreHeat.com is my first guest on the new weekly feature of the SuperSite, and he discusses eating superhot chiles and finishing an Apocalypse Burger. Upcoming guests are Dave Hirschkop who invented Insanity Sauce; chemical engineer Marlin Bensinger, who ...

Win a Disc-It Grill from Burn! Magazine!

Kelli Bergthold — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 19:48:14 +0100

In honor of the debut of Burn! Magazine, we're giving away the first issue for free! But that's not all! We're giving away three disc-it grills, gift boxes from The Spice House, and six jars of the special edition El Pinto Scorpion Salsa! Stop by booth 417 at the show for details.

If you can't mak...

It's a Tie: Report on the 2011 Scovie Judging

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:50:48 +0100

A record number of judges showed up for our 15th annual Scovie Awards judging on October 4, 2010 at the County Line Restaurant in Albuquerque. More than 100 food industry professionals—plus foodie media people—crowded into two sessions with six table...

Scovie Awards Judging a Huge Success!

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:08:18 +0100

The judging of our 14th annual Scovie Awards Competition was held yesterday at the County Line Barbecue Restaurant in Albuquerque and we were astonished by the response from the judges. Usually we have an attrition rate of 10 to 20% for...

Announcing Wing Sauce Showdown!

Kelli Bergthold — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:58:53 +0100

Rippin’ Red Wing Sauce, the newest product from Rizzotti Foods, LLC will be going head to head with the one and only DEFCON Sauces! The gauntlet was thrown in a thread on peppersandmore.com in August, and both Rippin’ Red Wing Sauce and DEFCON have accepted the challenge.

“It is an honor and pleasure...

Fried Beer on Tap at State Fair of Texas

Kelli Bergthold — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:24:40 +0100

Many wondered which deep fried concoctions would snag the Big Tex Choice awards for Most Creative and Best Taste at the 2010 State Fair of Texas; this year’s winner for “most creative” fried food is something every football-loving, beer-guzzling guy dreams of—Fried Beer. It’s really ...

On a Personal Note...

Dave DeWitt — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:03:44 +0100

I have been exchanging emails with chilehead Dexter Holland, lead singer of The Offspring, who just bought a copy of The Complete Chile Pepper Book. He writes, "Got the complete chile pepper book in the mail today...nic...

It's the Finnish Chile-Eating Championship!

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:08:40 +0100

Yes, they eat chiles in Finland. My friend Jukka Kilpinnen has reported on his his bonzai chile plants in Finland, and there's a Finnish Chile Association. They recently conducted their Chile-Eating Championship that featured the deadly 'Naga Morich', a cousin to the 'Bhut Jolokia'. ...

Olguin Defeats Flay!

Dave DeWitt — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Flay was flayed in the Green Chile Cheeseburger Throwdown held at the Buckhorn Tavern in San Antonio, New Mexico. Flay flavored his cheeseburger not only with green chile, but wine vinegar, olive oil, "gourmet cheese" (whatever that is) and pickled onions. The two judges, chile specialist Stephanie Walker from New Mexico State University and...

Battle of the Bobby Burgers!

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Who makes the best Green Chile Cheeseburger, Bobby Flay or Bobby Olguin? Or, maybe, just maybe, Gwyneth Doland and myself! Tonight on the Food Network, on "Throwdown with Bobby Flay," Bobby Olguin of the Buckhorn Tavern in San Antonio, New Mexico, goes up against Bobby Flay in a Green Chile Cheeseburger grill-off. If you miss it, Food Netwo...

Gilroy Garlic Festival July 24-26

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100

10 tons of beef ... 4 tons of pasta ... 4 tons of calamari ... 2 tons of scampi ... plus 2 tons of fresh Christopher Ranch garlic ...More information here.

WHO Gilroy Garlic Festival

WHAT The 31st Annual "Ultimate Summer Food Fair"; three days of incredible food, arts and crafts, live ente...

World's Largest Green Chile Cheeseburger?

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100

The media in New Mexico was all abuzz recently with the announcement that Peppers Cafe on the Plaza in historic Mesilla had petitioned Guinness World Records to certify its green chile cheeseburger as "the largest commercially available burger of its kind in the world." The meat in the burger weighs one pound and the burger itsel...

Texas Rib Rangers 2, Barbecue America 1

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:00:00 +0100

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New TV Spot for Show

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:00:00 +0100

--Watch the latest video masterpiece from Wayne Scheiner & Co. here. --Check out the Great Grill-Off at the show here.

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