Tacos, tacos, and more tacos was the theme at Westword’s annual taco festival, Tacolandia, in the Mile High City. Denver foodies gathered at Civic Center Park for unlimited tacos from over 40 of the hottest restaurants in town. Local taco trucks, restaurants and vendors alike kept Melinda’s Habanero Hot Sauces at their stations for an […]
What seemingly looks like a simple pork sandwich is described best by the name of the restaurant that made it famous, “Love at First Bite.” It has become the most popular bite at the New Orleans Jazzfest where I had my first experience with the Cochon de Lait. The sandwich is a fairly new phenomenon, […]
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If you want to win over your fam and friends at a Fourth of July barbecue, bring them this perfectly spicy pasta as a side dish. Warning: this will be eaten quickly and you will not have leftovers.
This recipe transforms simple skirt steak into tender delicious morsels of meaty goodness. I also do the same recipe and serve it with chimmichurri, black beans and rice, plantains and salad, but that is for another day and this recipe is a celebration of the perfect vessel of flavor: El Taco. The aroma of warm […]
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When I think about shrimp scampi, the first thing that comes to mind is the symphonic simplicity of garlic, fresh pasta and shrimp – a few ingredients sourced right all showcasing each other perfectly. Use good butter and olive oil. I prefer unsalted European creamy butter and good organic olive oil. I also think about […]
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One of the leading hot sauce companies, Melinda’s is this year’s national hot sauce sponsor and will have its products at the show. Melinda’s is the 10th-best-selling hot sauce in the country, according to Fiery Foods & Barbecue show founder Dave DeWitt. The company was founded in 1989 by Greg and David Figueroa of New […]
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In 1989, I was in my third year as editor of Chile Pepper magazine, the hottest pepper in the world was thought to the habanero, and Greg and David Figueroa launched Melinda’s Habanero Pepper Sauce. It was inevitable that the two entities would promote each other and for years the magazine featured the habanero in articles […]
Steak Vermicelli Bowl Chef Uno Immanivong is opening a new stall at the Legacy Food Hall called the Red Stix Asian Street Food. It will offer Asian “Chipotle-style” noodle bowls, banh mi sandwiches and spring rolls. She joins Good Day to share one dish that puts a switch on steak or steak leftovers. Steak Vermicelli […]
The 2017 Scovie Awards judging panel of top culinary experts honored Melinda’s with five awards at its annual competition recognizing the best spicy and savory food products in the business. The Scovie Awards (the Academy Awards for all things spicy) ranked Melinda’s spicy ketchups first, second and third place. Melinda’s Ghost Ketchup claimed the top […]
Mango, Garlic sauces claim top honors in ‘World’s Most Competitive Fiery Foods Contest’ Dallas, TX (RestaurantNews.com) The 2017 Scovie Awards judging panel of top culinary experts honored Melinda’s with five awards at its annual competition recognizing the best spicy and savory food products in the business. The Scovie Awards (the Academy Awards for all things spicy) ranked […]
MELINDA’S KETCHUPS SWEEP THE SCOVIES, GARLIC HOT SAUCE AND MANGO WINNERS TOO We always knew that our spicy ketchups were good, but little did we know that they were award-winning. The Scovie Awards (the Academy Awards for all things spicy) ranked Melinda’s ketchups first, second and third place. That’s right, a sweep! Melinda’s Ghost Ketchup […]
Texas Connects Us: Melinda’s Hot Sauce
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I love this side dish with meat, pork, fish and chicken. It adds that perfect amount of comfort and sweet to balance out savory flavors. I even blend it with a little bit of water to make a lovely pureé. We try to cut carbs as much as possible and this dish takes away the […]
This succulent “smothered” stew is often made with crawfish or crab instead of shrimp. Just make sure to add the shrimp at the end, so they stay plump and juicy. Making étoufée is all about building flavor: starting with a velvety roux, cooking the vegetables longer than you’d think, and scraping all those tasty bits […]
Serve over brown rice, quinoa, or soba noodles.*Garnish with toasted almonds, dried fruit, and chopped cilantro.
Concertgoers to get free pepper sauce at select shows beginning July 1 The Mollys Form ‘Naturally Hot’ Partnership With Melinda’sDallas, TX (RestaurantNews.com) Anyone who’s ever seen The Molly Ringwalds in concert knows that the boys from Sheffield, England, know how to put on a hot show. Well, they’re about to get even hotter. When Greg […]
