Some of you may remember what went down when I went to last year’s Fiery Foods & BBQ Show. Here’s my recap of this year’s show, with ringside highlights of my rematch with the Scorpion.
Huge Crowds, Huge Sales at the Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show
The 24th annual show welcomed over 17,500 trade and general public attendees to the Sandia Resort & Casino, an increase of 3,500 from the previous year. Local exhibitors showcasing everything from hand-ground mustard to sugar-free mojito mixes said they benefitted from the increased turnout.
It Takes A Village to Make A Fiery Foods Show
With this show’s record-setting attendance numbers, some of our exhibitors had underestimated the amount of samples they’d be handing out during the weekend. Ice cream stores to the rescue!
The Hottest Show on Earth Opens Friday!
The 24th Annual National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show opens this Friday in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Chileheads from all over the world will converge on the Sandia Resort and Casino for three days of fire-breathing, beer-swilling, BBQ-eating revelry.
Occupy Green Chile
Normally when a cop whips out his pepper spray on a protester, that protester responds by shaking on the ground for a half hour. In this case, I’m guessing when a cop whips out his pepper spray, the protester whips out his burrito. By “case” I mean the Occupy-esque protest that took place near the end of last year in …
Contests for Chileheads at Eatmoreheat.com and Tabasco Nation
Suffering from post-Superbowl blues? Wondering how to fill the empty hours before you get to visit the Fiery Foods & BBQ Show? Here’s the perfect distraction—enter a contest!
Smooooke on the Waaaaterrr…
If you’re going to be in Vegas at the end of March, or need an excuse to be, you might want to check this out. The ACM BBQ Throwdown is making its first appearance at the Mandalay Bay Resort $ Casino as the Academy of Country Music’s inaugural country lifestyle series of events come March 30 and 31, 2012.
