AUSTIN! I’ll be in you this weekend, judging at the 2013 Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival on Sunday!
The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival, which began in 1990, has become the world’s largest, drawing as many as 15,000 spectators and more than 350 entries every year. This year The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival will take place on Sunday, August 25 at Fiesta Gardens (2100 Jesse E. Segovia St.) in Austin, Texas.
FREE to the public (with a donation of three healthy, nonperishable food items or a cash donation to the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas), the event draws upward of 15,000 spectators and more than 350 entries every year.
And the night before, I’ll be at Garrido’s Restaurant signing books and drinking beer and margaritas with fellow hot sauce cookbook fiends Robb Walsh, Mando Rayo, Jarod Neece, and David Garrido!
Come by, have a drink, and say hi!
Garrido’s Book Signing & Cocktail Hour Saturday, August 24, 5:30-6:30pm 360 Nueces St., Austin TX
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The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival is on Sunday, August 25 from 11am-5:30pm. More information here. RSVP on Facebook here.
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Recipe: Sriracha “Pulled Pork” Sammiches with Pickled Red Onion
As you may know, The Veggie-Lover’s Sriracha Cookbook is coming out in just a few days! I’m super excited, and my good friend/vegan blogger extraordinaire Kristy from KeepinItKind.com is too! She’s hosting a giveaway where you can win a copy of my new book, and she’s sharing my recipe for Sriracha “pulled pork” sandwiches! It’s made with young jackfruit, which mimics the texture of pulled pork perfectly, and the delightfully spicy sauce adheres to it beautifully. I love it and know you will too!
Yes, it’s true! There is going to be a short film all about our beloved Sriracha! And it’s gonna be friggin’ awesome! How do I know? Well, because the director, Griffin Hammond, has put some SERIOUS work into researching this thing and has been traveling all over to piece together the history of Sriracha, and find out why it’s so darn popular.
Wanna see it? Here’s your chance! Griffin launched a Kickstarter campaign yesterday to get the film funded, and it smashed through its goal in JUST EIGHT HOURS! Turns out plenty of folks are more than willing to shell out FIVE BUCKS to see this spicy masterpiece. (There are some other pretty neat perks, like the ability to get an autographed copy of The Sriracha Cookbook or The Veggie-Lover’s Sriracha Cookbook! w00t.)
For your chance to see the finished movie, make your pledge here on Kickstarter: “Sriracha” — a documentary film by Griffin Hammond
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VIDEO: The Veggie-Lover’s Sriracha Cookbook
Here’s the quick little one-minute teaser video for The Veggie-Lover’s Sriracha Cookbook, which comes out on July 2, 2013!
If you’re around L.A., I hope you can make it to the book release party at Golden Road Brewing that night!
Not just for vegans and vegetarians, this new book—a delightful companion to the original Sriracha Cookbook (if I may say so myself)—is for anyone who loves vegetables, and is curious about incorporating more of them into their cooking. No gross fake meat soy nugget crap here, just wonderful veggies, fruits, beans, and grains! (Tofu and tempeh do make the occasional appearance… but it’s for the best.)
From the back cover:
Devoted Sriracha addicts know that this fiery red condiment adds the perfect spicy kick to their favorite foods. But for those who want to take it to the next level, Randy Clemens shows how versatile this garlicky, pungent sauce can be when paired with the almighty veggie in everything from breakfast to dessert, appetizers to entrées.
These delicious plant-based recipes—from Stuffed Sriracha ‘Shrooms, Sriracha-Cauliflower Mac 'n’ Cheeze, and Cajun Quinoa Cakes with Lemon-Dill-Sriracha Rémoulade to Maple-Sriracha Doughnuts and Watermelon Sriracha Sangria—showcase an exciting range of fruits, grains, and veggies, without the processed fake meat found in many vegan recipes. Featuring 50 flavor-packed, inventive combinations of vegetables and Sriracha (with notes on how to adapt them for a gluten-free diet), The Veggie-Lover’s Sriracha Cookbook will take your rooster sauce obsession to bold, new heights.
Viva la Sriracha!
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Signed, Personalized Copies of The Sriracha Cookbook Now Available!
Looking for the perfect holiday gift for a fellow rooster sauce addict? How about a signed, personalized copy of The Sriracha Cookbook?!
They’re now available through Amazon, as is my brand new handmade Gourmet Sriracha Salt: kosher salt mixed with Sriracha, organic granulated garlic, and organic cayenne pepper. It’s the perfect seasoning to sprinkle over popcorn, baked potatoes, french fries, eggs, corn on the cob, steaks, grilled fish, or just about anything. It’s also great as a rim for glasses when making margaritas, Bloody Marys, or micheladas.
A cookbook devoted to Sriracha, the underground king of condiments, filled with 50 unique recipes that highlight the bold, savory punch of this addictively spicy chile sauce.
ALSO AVAILABLE NOW!
This book is not associated with or endorsed by Huy Fong Foods, Inc.
