1st Annual San Diego Sriracha Festival

Making its highly anticipated debut is the 1st Annual San Diego Sriracha Festival on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Liberty Station.

This chef-driven, all-inclusive, 21+ event from The Sriracha Cookbook and Food GPS spotlights the world’s most iconic hot sauce at a unique, historical venue. Multiple stations allow guests to enjoy a variety of Sriracha-themed dishes, including desserts, at their own pace. Local craft beer, cocktails, sodas, iced coffee and iced tea help tame the heat while a live DJ set helps create a fun and unforgettable food and drink experience.

Some of San Diego’s best chefs and restaurants participating in this year’s event include:

• AQUI ES TEXCOCO — Francisco Perez (Best Tacos in 15 US Cities, Zagat 2014)
• THE BELLOWS — Schuyler Schultz (Best New American Cuisine Nominee, San Diego A-List)
• GANG KITCHEN — Craig Jimenez (San Diego’s Best Eats, Drinks & Restaurants, Discover San Diego 2014)
• HASH HOUSE A GO GO + THE TRACTOR ROOM — Craig “Andy” Beardslee (36 Hours in San Diego Must Have Dinner, New York Times, 2009)
• THE PATIO — John Medall (San Diego’s Top 10 Weekend Brunches & Breakfasts, TheCultureTrip.com)
• SLATER’S 50/50 — Brad Lyons (Best Hamburger, UT San Diego 2013)
• STONE BREWING WORLD BISTRO & GARDENS — Steve Robbins (The Best Restaurants in San Diego: Best Brewpub, San Diego Magazine 2014)
• SUPERNATURAL SANDWICHES — Christian Eggert (The Iconic Sandwiches of San Diego, Eater San Diego)
• URBN ST. BREWING — Alex Carballo (12 to watch in 2012, Hospitality Magazine)
• URGE AMERICAN GASTROPUB — Marc Liautard (Best Neighborhood Bar Nominee, San Diego A-List)
• WOW WOW WAFFLE — Joe Kraft (7 New San Diego Restaurants You Need To Try This Summer, Thrillist 2014)

DESSERTS: Churros El Tigre, Peterson’s Donut Corner, and Quenelle will be serving desserts throughout the festival.

BEVERAGES: Stone Brewing Co., Iron Fist Brewing Company and URBN St. Brewing will be pouring local craft beer, while inventive bartenders Jason Bran & Damian Windsor will serve creative cocktails. The event will also feature craft sodas from Los Angeles Ale Works, coffee from Portola Coffee Lab, and tea from Seventh Tea Bar.

CHARITY: A portion of proceeds from the San Diego Sriracha Festival will directly benefit Mama’s Kitchen, a San Diego-based charity that prepares and delivers three meals a day—free of charge—to approximately 350 men, women, and children affected by AIDS or cancer in San Diego County. Mama’s Kitchen has served over 7,000,000 meals since it was founded in 1990 and has never turned away a client who qualified for its services. More info at mamaskitchen.org.

TICKETS AND MORE INFO:
http://sriracha.nightout.com/ 

SRIRACHAHOLIC VIP PASS: Making its highly anticipated return is the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Sriracha Festival on Sunday, October 19 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at L.A. Chinatown’s landmark Central Plaza. A limited number of diehard Sriracha fans are invited to buy VIP tickets to both fests for a discounted bundle price that including one-hour early admission and guaranteed seating at both events.

About The Sriracha Cookbook: Randy Clemens released The Sriracha Cookbook in January 2011, incorporating his favorite hot sauce in 50 unique recipes. Due to popular demand, The Veggie-Lover’s Sriracha Cookbook recently launched in July 2013 with an additional 50 recipes, all plant-based in nature. Both books are available on Amazon and at independent bookstores nationwide. More info at TheSrirachaCookbook.com.

About Food GPS: Josh Lurie founded Food GPS in 2005. Since then, his Los Angeles-based website has remained dedicated to pinpointing the highest quality, best-tasting food and drink, regardless of price or cuisine, and sharing stories of people behind the flavor. Food GPS, Inc. also produces unique culinary events. More info at FoodGPS.com.

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Hashtag: #SrirachaFest

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PRESS CONTACT:
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Lawrence@LawrenceMooreAssociates.com 

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.

I’m beyond proud to announce that The Veggie-Lover’s Sriracha Cookbook will be released on July 2nd, and naturally, I’m throwing a big party to celebrate.

Join me and a bunch of people with exceptional taste at Chloe’s, the semi-private club at Golden Road Brewing in Los Angeles. We’ll have tasty grub and splendid beers to fill your mouth-hole, and sweet bluegrass tunes to serenade your ears. 

Try some of the following dishes from my book expertly prepared by Golden Road’s Executive Chef Adam Levoe: 

• Not Your Mama’s Party Mix 
• Southeast Meets Southwest Lettuce Cups
• Burning Thai Bruschetta
• Edamame-Sriracha Succotash
• Jackfruit “Pulled Pork” Sammiches with Pickled Red Onion
• Beer Battered Fried Avocado Tacos with Sriracha Curtido

I’ll be there to chat about all things vegan and to sign copies of both The Sriracha Cookbook and The Veggie-Lovers Sriracha Cookbook. (They will of course be available for purchase at the event.) 

The event is free to enter; food and beer are available for purchase à la carte. There will be a list of suggested Golden Road Beer pairings and a TBA Sriracha-infused DESSERT. Stay tuned for other rooster sauce madness… 

The Veggie-Lover’s Sriracha Cookbook Release Party
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 — 6 to 11 p.m.
Chloe’s at Golden Road Brewing
5410 W San Fernando Rd., Los Angeles

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Sriracha Bloody Mary Brunch in LA!! (11/18)

Fellow Sunday AM drinkers! My dear friend Linzy from Edible Westside magazine has put together a rad brunch at Earl’s Gourmet Grub near Venice, CA, with several dishes from/inspired by The Sriracha Cookbook, including Sriracha Bloody Marys! (Made with Ballast Point Bloody Mary Mix from Carlsbad Gourmet! Yes!)

Cooler still, a portion of the proceeds will go to Food Forward! Care to join us?

 RSVP via Facebook
Sunday, Nov. 18 | 10a-2p
Earl’s Gourmet Grub | 12226 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista

Full menu (w/ vegetarian & vegan options): http://edwestsi.de/bloodymarys

Los Angeles friends! Join me on Sunday, November 11th at Tony’s Darts Away for the 2012 Vegan Chili Cook-Off Face-Off!

Come watch and taste as I painfully DESTROY the competition with my über-delectable Srirachili NON Carne, chock full of yummy veggies and my (not so) secret weapon, SRIRACHA!! Here are all the details, courtesy of good friend/awesome vegan blogger/chili judge Quarry Girl:

Event Details:

• Sunday, November 11th
• 12-6PM
• Price: $10 (includes five 3oz tastes of Chili, and a voting ballot)

Panel of Judges:

• Editor-in-Chief of Vegetarian Times, Elizabeth Turner
• LA Weekly Food Blogger/Restaurant Critic, Garrett Snyder
• Local Vegan Blogger, Quarry Girl

Participating Chef Teams:

• The Hot Knives: Alex Brown & Evan George, authors of The Hot Knives Vegetarian Cookbook: Salad Daze
• Randy Clemens Esq, author of The Sriracha Cookbook  
• Chef Randal St. Clair, executive chef, Tony’s Darts Away
• Stuffed Animals Chefs, Juvenal Rodriguez & Courtney Konuch
• Nic Adler, The Roxy (winner of the 2009 Malibu Chili Cook Off)

Tony’s Darts Away | 1710 W. Magnolia Blvd. | Burbank, CA 91506

RSVP for the TDA Vegan Chili Cook-Off Face-Off on Facebook