Blog entries tagged Fiery Foods BBQ Show

Fiery Foods Show is a Huge Success!

Dave DeWitt — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:20:14 +0100

Our 23rd annual show was jammed with people and happy exhibitors. We will release attendance figures as soon as we get the final count from Ticketmaster, but all ini...

LIVE from the Fiery Foods Show!

Kelli Bergthold — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:07:54 +0100

Hot spot EatMoreHeat.com is using the wave of the future to broadcast the Fiery Foods Show LIVE! Check out their Stickam live broadcast of the show floor, and tune in for interviews with exhibitors, their products, and other special guests. The show starts this morning at 10 AM with Pope of Peppers Dave DeWitt – do...

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...

Fiery Foods & BBQ Show Set to Open Friday

Dave DeWitt — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:25:07 +0100

The 23rd annual show, beloved by foodies in the Southwest and elsewhere, takes place at the lovely Sandia Resort and Casino at the Tramway exit of I-25 north of Albuquerque. For the fifth year in a row, the show is sold out of exhibitor space.&nb...

New TV Commercial for the Fiery Foods Show

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:01:05 +0100

We just finished producing the new TV commercial for the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show. It's the first high def spot we've ever done for the show, and so we did a little Monty Python animation for it. Written by Wayne Scheiner, voiced by Wayne and me. The animation was done at :30 Second Street in Albuquerque.

Fiery Foods Show Sold Out of Exhibitor Space!

Dave DeWitt — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:35:44 +0100

For the fifth year in a row, the 23rd annual National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show is sold out of exhibitor space! Thanks to all of our loyal customers and the new exhibitors as well. Join us March 4-6 for the show at Sandia Resort ...

Avoid Burnout at the Scovies and Fiery Foods Show

Kelli Bergthold — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 03:04:26 +0100

Last week, a judge at the Fiery Foods Challenge, a spicy food contest held in conjunction with Texas-based festival, ZestFest 2011, was hospitalized after sampling an entry. The blind entry in the hot sauce category was described as a “nightmare in a bottle” by another of the contest judges. Speculators ...

Where You Should Stay for the Show

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:36:31 +0100

Sandia Resort and Casino is the ideal location for an event like the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show. It simply has everything you could want away from home. A spectacular location at the foot of the 10,600 foot-high Sandia Mountains, plus a great vie...

Babble on the Blogs

Kelli Bergthold — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:15:56 +0100

There has been misinformation flying around on certain Chilehead blogs about the National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show. Some folks have been trying to compare our show with a competing show in Texas (which was recently purchased by new people who just managed ...

James of SpicyRV.com Beats the Four Horsemen Burger Challenge

Dave DeWitt — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:18:23 +0100

It's "Fiery Foods Show or Bust" as James Beck and his cohorts drive the Spicy RV from Houston to Albuquerque. Spicy RV’s first Friday night we descended upon Chunky’s Burgers in San Antonio, Texas. It would be safe to say Chunky’s was catapulted to national fame when Adam Ri...

R.I.P. Mike Cates

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:17:11 +0100

<At left, Mike ferries Renate Zoschke
around on his cooler train.

We have just learned of the passing of Mike Cates, which is another blow to Hot Shots, the company that lost their leader, Dave Lutes, late last year. M...

RIP Dave Lutes, 1950-2009

Dave DeWitt — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:26:13 +0100

Dave Lutes, owner of Hot Shots in Charlotte, North Carolina passed away on October 22, 2009 at the age of 59. Dave was born on June 3, 1950 in Dayton, Ohio. Dave and his wife Cathy founded Hot Shots, a fiery foods distribution company that ships products worldwide, ...

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 ...

German Chili Police Inspect FF&BB Show!

Dave DeWitt — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Harald Zoschke reports from Deutschland: "Wow, whatta show. Hard to believe it was already the twenty-first one! It still felt fresh and unique. The fun part is, besides all the interesting new products, the diversity of people you meet there, all united by the mighty pepper. Take Ralf, Klaus, and Uwe, for example. For these Germans who own a restaurant and a hot sauce ...

FF&BBQ Show Coverage Explodes

Dave DeWitt — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:00:00 +0100

In this pic from Pace Foods, crowds pour into the show, overwhelming the Pace booth at the very entrance. Chris, at lower right, of the Pace test kitchens, looks unfazed at the onslaught of hot-stuff-craving fans. See Pace's photo coverage of the show, here. Rosa Linda Roman, who produces the NewMexicast web broadcasti...

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.

Food Shows Seemingly Unaffected by Economic Woes

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

More than 16,000 buyers jammed San Francisco's Moscone Center in mid-January to taste new food products from all over the U.S. and three dozen nations around the world at the Fancy Food Show. "Despite near-historic economic challenges, our industry is showing resilience," noted Ann Daw, president of the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, the show's owner. "Con...

Attention Industry People: Advertising Rates Posted

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:00:00 +0100

At left is a mockup of what will be the Show Program that will be distributed at the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, Feb.27-Mar. 1, 2009. It will have Exhibitor Listings and Scovie Winners inside, as well as enhanced listings and display advertising. We have posted a page on the SuperSite that has:

--SuperSite Bann...