Scared Straight Turkey Tamales

Lois Manno — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:28:26 +0100

Listen up, little dogs. All of you spoiled little chihuahuas, toy poodles, and terriers have had it too good for too long. Sitting at the screen door, barking at everyone, day in, day out, it's a poor choice for a life path. You're so lucky you don't have it like your ancestors did. Four hundred years ago, Mesoamerican peop...

Grill and Bar Accessories You Can't Do Without!

Dave DeWitt — Sat, 28 May 2011 14:57:53 +0100

Breast Bar

Pepper Thieves

Kelli Bergthold — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 04:17:09 +0100

From the pepper bandits who made off with more than 26,000 pounds of red peppers in Adra, Spain, to the pepper thief who stole 128 pounds of sweet peppers – valued at $20,000 – from a farm in California, chile peppers are definitely a hot commodity on the black market. But it’s not just humans w...

DIY Altoids BBQ Grill

Kelli Bergthold — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:26:31 +0100

Mini BBQ from Instructables

You don’t have to be a kid to appreciate something as cool as a BBQ grill made out of an Altoids container. The model pictured is just one of many DIY designs that have been featured all over the Web. This grill is made using an Altoids Sours tin, some sheet metal screws, metal nuts, and a couple of...

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...

$765 For a Bottle of Beer? Even if it's 55% ABV?

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:12:57 +0100

At the BrewDog Micro Brewery, in Fraserburgh, Scotland, the whacked-out brewers have created the strongest and most expensive beer in the world. In fact, it's called End of the World, and it's packaged in a taxidermied squirrel or stoat (weasel). ...

Show Shirts Feature Wilbur (Scoville, That Is)

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:17:32 +0100

We are celebrating the 98th anniversary of the invention of the Scoville Heat Scale in our show shirts this year. These are the backs of the shirts. The...

BirthDave Card Sets Off Verbal Tsunami

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:40:31 +0100

First, Harald Zoschke in Germany sent me the hilarious card at the left after asking me to model the 'Bhut Jolokia' tie. This imagery caused a ruckus among my female friends, ranging from "OMG! That is one for the archives!" (Martha "Body Bueno" ...

2009: The Food Year in Review

Dave DeWitt — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:37:53 +0100

With a tip of the hat to Dave Barry...

January: The Food Police declare that food is carcinogenic and urge people to eat cigarettes.
February: Valentine's Day candies are banned by Iran and North Korea.
March: “Chile” is the most tweeted w...

Shocking Porno Peppers! Keep This Away from Children!

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:11:34 +0100

Lately the Internet has come alive with images of pepper pods that transcend the bounds of common decency. Some unscrupulous people are actually posting them in their blogs to drive more traffic! Imagine! John Perea of Hot Rod Pickles (yes, a real company name...

Fiery Foods & BBQ Show on Travel Channel

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:03:25 +0100

For those of you who missed it, here is a link to "Extreme Conventions" that ran on the Travel Channel, as posted on You Tube by a fan, not by us. It's great publicity and I really appreciate it, but it only portrays the superhot component of the show, which in reality is a very, very small part of the ...

Redneck Seafood Dinner

Dave DeWitt — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:00:00 +0100

From contributing editor Nancy Gerlach in Chelem, Yucatan: "The picture is from our friend in Italy and got me thinking about a blog for you on hot dogs in Mexico. They love them and put them in just about anything down here. We stopped to get some french fries from a vending cart in Merida and they had a garnish that looked like this. Yup, a fried...

Chile Gear, Part 1

Dave DeWitt — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:00:00 +0100

Every chilehead probably has some "chile gear;" that is, everyday objects emblazoned with images of chile pods. We invite you to send us photos of your own personal chile gear. For example, Marco Budinis in Italy sent us some examples of his chile gear.

His car keys:

His mouse:

His flip flops: Contributing editor Sharon Hudgins was in the Seoul Airport and took a photo of this Korean poster for Samsung TVs. Notice the fake tears. And the fact that the model is decidely not of Korean heritage. --DD

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