Yes, I know. It’s been awhile since we’ve run regular news from the land of smoke and fire. What can I say? With 25-ish products to test after the Fiery Foods Show, Dave a-travelin’, and me training up for competitions, we’re a little busy. Don’t worry, though. I’ll make Hot News a regular thing again. Promise.
Hot News: New Ballpark Grub for Opening Game Day
Aramark being the food and beverage partner for nine MLB stadiums, it makes sense that they’d change up the rotation when it comes to baseball fare. This season they reimagined the classic concession staples we’ve all come to know and love. Here’s a taste of what you can expect at those nine lucky stadiums, starting opening day.
Reaper Cream Cheese: Burn! Tested
Someone bottled a cliff’s edge and named it Reaper Cream Cheese. By “someone” I mean International Society of Culinary Pyros. I met the stuff at this year’s show and just had to bring it home to play with on the grill.
Precious Cargo Wins Major Book Award
The International Association of Culinary Professionals’ (IACP) Cookbook Awards took place this Sunday in Washington, DC. Dave’s Precious Cargo: How Foods from the Americas Changed the World was a finalist in the Culinary History category.
Santa Anita: California’s Largest KCBS Event Ever
This year’s Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship was huge. At least for California. With 103 teams battling it out for $X in prize money, it was the largest KCBS event in the state’s history.
EPA Aims at Backyard Barbecues
Our Environmental Protection Agency is looking at pollution from backyard barbecues. It’s footing the bill for a University of California–Riverside study to limit emissions from grease drippings. The idea is to catch the drippings in a special tray and something called a catalytic filtration system.
Fiery Foods Instagram Winners Announced!
Congratulations #FieryFoodsShow Instagram Photo Contest Winners! Out of the hundreds of photos taken during the show, we’ve chosen the top 6. It was really hard to choose! Thank you so much for participating in our first ever social media contest. Think we should do this contest again next year? Let us know.
