Spice Up Your Weekend At The 11th Annual NYC Hot Sauce Expo

Are you looking for a spicy way to spend a fall weekend on September 21st and 22nd? Well, you can check those dates off your getaway weekend and head to the 11th Annual New York City Hot Sauce Expo!

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It takes place at Industry City in Brooklyn and The 11th Annual New York City Hot Sauce Expo is the ultimate destination for spicy food fans and adventurous eaters. The event features 50 of the top hot sauce companies from across North America.

This expo gives everyone the chance to meet the faces behind their favorite brands and taste their latest sauces. If you are the kind of person that likes to kick it up a notch, there are fiery eating challenges on the legendary "Stage of Doom."

It begins on Saturday, September 21st with the "Doughnuts of Death Challenge" and ends on Sunday, September 22nd with "The Guinness Book of World Records Carolina Reaper Eating Challenge," with a grand prize of $1000!

This event is much more than eating challenges, there will be plenty of food vendors with many culinary delights. While you're there, enjoy craft beer, specialty cocktails, and mocktails to help cool down.

If HOT isn't exactly your thing, they'll provide milder flavors, so there will still be something for you to enjoy. Tickets to the expo can be bought online and you can also obtain the VIP experience. They include an all-access backstage pass, an open bar with cocktails, beer, and spirit tastings, a limited-edition expo poster, a bottle of hot sauce, and a VIP gift bag.

If you are a hot saucy lover (and you are) and want to spice up your weekend (and you do), the 11th Annual New York City Hot Sauce Expo is ready to turn up the heat!

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