Talking Heat: Recent Episodes
Mark Weissman
Talking Heat is a bi-weekly podcast with Hot Sauce Guide and Turk and Slug from Fat Guy Certified with a focus on friends, food and of course all things heat! Each episode will feature a special guest who works in the world of spice! We'll have small batch hot sauces, famous chefs and many more talking their spiciest stories!
On this episode of Talking Heat, Slug, Turk, and Hot Sauce Guide sit down with Chef Brian Bartbow. Chef Bartbow is a private Chef in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has fully immersed himself into the hot sauce industry. From hot sauce awards judge, to remixing recipes with various types of hot sauce, to now hosting an annual internet famous dinner party with Hot Sauce Guide the night before the Fiery Foods Show. The boys sit down and discuss football in a respectful manner (as all 4 root for AFC North team). Chef tells us how he got into the culinary field and what his day to day looks like. We learn about his process and how he maps everything out during his meals and meal prep. Slug and HSG try the nacho recipe they made that chef provided, although Slug maybe started a bit earlier than planned (like a lot bit earlier). Turk feeling under the weather, did not make his nachos until after the recording but do check out the incredible pictures he has. The guys talked about what they like to cook and chef drops some special nuggets on how to amp up your favorite recipes. Kiwi anyone? We get to hear one of the greatest father son football stories in human history as a part of our quick fire segment. Check out all of this and more on this episode, out now.
Season 2, Ep. 3
On this episode of Talking Heat, FGC and I sit down with Shaun of Sauce Leopard. Someone new drops the first F bomb of the episode, beating Slug to the punch. The boys get to know Shaun, and how he got into the sauce game. We reminisce about the Fiery Foods Show and get some insight into his flavorful and spicy creations. Bird Blood was on tap, as we got to try it out and uncover all of the thanksgiving goodies we wanted to try it on. We really get to know Shaun as we unload another set of questions in the QuickFire segment. Check out this and more on a brand new episode of Talking Heat. Also, stay tuned for more new and exciting guests early on in 2023!
Season 2 Ep. 4
Missing Turk, Hot Sauce Guide and Slug sit down with David from HAB Sauce. HSG and Slug get to know where David comes from and how HAB Sauce came to be. They discuss art, music, and sauce and how they’re intertwined. David explains his process and how he comes up with new sauce. Enamored with David’s labels, HSG asks him to discuss his artistic and eye popping labels for his sauce. The guys discuss Only Fans, Tinder, and boobs on labels. The boys try HAB Sauce’s Minnesota Maple and discuss. David shares future plans and where HAB goes from here. Listen to all of this and more on this episode of Talking Heat.
As we close out Season 1 of Talking Heat, we sit down with Paul from Big Reds Hot Sauce. Our conversation runs the gamut, taking about how Paul got started, the evolution of Big Reds, what the Flavor Tour is, and how he ended up releasing 10 sauces for his 10 year anniversary. We try some delicious hot sauce and Slug is still a little bitter Big Reds knocked out Secret Aardvark in the 2021 Hot Sauce March Tournament. Big Reds did come back big and win it all in 2022. We talk about the future of Big Reds and how Paul would love to sponsor the Arizona Cardinals. We might even kick start a campaign to get a Kyler Murray his own flavor of Big Reds. Check out this and more on episode 10 of Talking Heat. Don’t forget to stay tuned for a giveaway and the season finale giveaway including all 10 sauces, coming soon. We will be back soon for season 2 with some all new guests and maybe even a hot wing challenge.
Season 1-Episode 9 of Talking Heat is out now! This time we get the pleasure of sitting down with Scott of Lucky Dog Hot Sauce. We get to learn a lot about Scott, from growing up being an adventurous eater, to being a project manager (of plants, people, and tech) and having carpool finger puppet adventures. Scott shares the secret Microsoft project he worked on and the interest it gathered. We learn how a $60 brisket might be a tipping point towards starting your own hot sauce company, and the grind of markets, festivals, and street fairs, as you start a business. We get an in-depth look at the artwork behind Lucky Dog and get an insight to how the 10th Anniversary sauce was made. Pardon our technical difficulties throughout the episode, but join us for all of this and more on this episode of Talking Heat.
Fat Guy Certified and Hot Sauce Guide just dropped episode 8 of Season 1 of Talking Heat. This episode we get to know Bernie and John and uncover how Left Lane Pepper Company was born. We talk about how one transitions to operating a hot sauce company while managing their day job, and all of the planning that goes into jump starting a new business. We discuss marketing and branding (Hot Sauce Guide’s favorite) and how the car theme encompasses every element of the company. Turk interrupts the episode once bagels are discussed to get on his soapbox. We also learn about Turk’s newest hobby since he moved to the PNW. If you haven’t gotten to listening to Talking Heat yet, this is a great jumping off point!
In episode 7 of Talking Heat, Hot Sauce Guide and Fat Guy Certified sit down with Ashley from The Hot Sauce Realm. Taking a break from talking with hot sauce producers, we get to chat with someone that sells and reviews hot sauce. We unpack why Colorado has so many great small batch hot sauce companies. Hot Sauce Guide (a Buckeyes fan) throws a fit when he is reminded Ashley is from Ann Arbor and a blue blooded University of Michigan fan. The tables are turned as the guest starts asking the hosts questions, and we learn who among us has been fined by the FCC. We get to hear how Ashley and her husband have grown the Hot Sauce Realm and manage full-time jobs and a family. Check out this and more on this episode of Talking Heat.
On this episode of #talkingheat we sit down with Aaron of @galactichobosauce. We talk video games, the creative process behind the #hotsauce production and the multiverse that are his labels and characters. Bell peppers get a bad wrap and slug is forced to relive his experience with a raw jalapeño. We discuss what you should and should not put hot sauce on and we uncover what might be next for Aaron. Check out all of this and more on episode 6 of #talkingheat.
This time @fatguycertified and I sit down with @chefricorlando of @ricorlandosbestbrand and @purplehazehotsauce. From his beginning in #newhaven to #boston and then around #newyork, Chef discusses learning about international cooking, operating #restaurants, #rocknroll, #hotsauce and being on #tv. We commiserate about our favorite NFL teams, and learn than when you own a restaurant in #woodstock, #rockstars sometimes wander into your #kitchen. From #chopped to #beatbobbyflay, we learn the behind the scenes of how a #cookingcompetition works. Learn about this and more this #wednesday on #talkingheat.
This week weOn episode 4 of Talking Heat, Fat Guy Certified and Hot Sauce Guide sit down with Little Dick’s Sauces. We learned more about the family tree (Big Dick, Little Dick, and Baby Dick). Rich discussed his superhero lifestyle, lawyer by day, sauce company by night. We learned more about the process of using a co-packer and how hands on Little Dick’s is. Talking Heat got an exclusive look at some new ingredients he has since started playing with, in his attempt to make some new sauces. We discuss sales online versus through distributors, and festivals. Speaking of festivals, it sounds like Rich has one of those infamous Ed Currie Chocolate bars that did some things to Hot Sauce Guide at the FFS. Lastly, Rich stressed the importance of making sure you use two s when looking him up online. Catch all this and more on this episode of Talking Heat.'re joined by Rich from Little Dick's Sauces
In this episode @fatguycertified and I sit down with @saucedandglazed to discuss #hotsauce, my favorite film franchise, #backtothefuture and more. Turk struggles to overcome hiccups, as we discuss recipes enhanced by Doc’s Fusion Fuel. We talk about holiday traditions, Bob’s artistic side, underrated and underused peppers, and where the company goes from here. Tune in soon to catch all of this and more. Stay tuned for another #giveaway with the launch of episode 3. #hotsaucelover #hotsauceaddict #hotsaucelife #hotsauceoneverything #spicy #delicious #podcast
This episode we sit down with Radhi from @Faiya. We learn more about his sauce and how great of a human he is. Slug gets verbal diarrhea, Turk threatens to write a strongly worded letter to the haters, and we learn the value of 20 bucks. What is Turking and how many guest child appearances will there be? We discuss dreams, can you guess who’s dream is buying an island, who’s is sipping margaritas on a beach and who’s is being invited to an only fans creator party? Did we finally end the Sheets vs Wawa debate? Unpack all of this and more with us on this episode of #talkingheat
In the inaugural episode of Talking Heat, Hot Sauce Guide and the two morbidly obese clowns of Fat Guy Certified talk all things heat with Small Batch Hot Sauce Creator Sam Hastings of Sam Sa'house the winner of our first ever Hot Sauce Tournament.
Tune in to find out who IS Sam Hastings, how DO you pronounce the company name, what is galangal, and who wins in a fight Batman or Superman (the wrong answer might get you booted from the show by Slug).
Stick with us through the first few episodes as we get things geared up and all the kinks worked out. Be on the lookout for a giveaway as well with each episode release.