Watch the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival From Home

Local bands, cooking demos, & the winners of this year's competition

"...years we've tortured Austinites with an outdoor celebration of Hot Sauce in the middle of the summer. COVID-19 made..."

Aug. 30, 2020 Food Post

The 30th Anniversary of the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Goes Virtual

Hot sauce and silver linings

"...alt-weekly created a way to completely reconfigure our fan-favorite festival into a super fun virtual event and really celebrate..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Luna Luna, TC Superstar, Mama Duke, & KindKeith to Play Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival

Tickets support the Central Texas Food Bank, Sept. 11 at Far Out Lounge

"...Lounge last year, the return of the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival to the three-acre venue requires an appropriately..."

Aug. 11, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Ley Line, Geto Gala, Indoor Creature, & Van Mary Heat Up Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival

Support the Central Texas Food Bank Sept. 12 at Far Out Lounge

"...abandon under the blaring sun at Fiesta Gardens. In 2020, we sold out of at-home hot sauce kits in..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Winners 2021

The judges and fest attendees have tasted and spoken

"...After a virtual year in 2020 the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival returned to an..."

Sept. 12, 2021 Food Post by James Renovitch

30 Years of Hot Sauce Festival Creates Many Memories

Reminisce with event staff, judges, and fans during this year’s break from the heat

"...In 1994, we officially proclaimed ourselves the largest hot sauce festival in the world. In 1996 we held..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature

2020 Hot Sauce Festival Judges

Meet the tastemakers for this year's competition

"...growing over 100 varieties of edible flowers, herbs, and hot chile peppers. During the pandemic, La Flaca is focusing..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Is Back, Baby!

Mask up, vax up, and join us in person for the 31st annual event

"...we made it through the hellfire and damnation of 2020 only to find ourselves leveling up in 2021. You..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Hot Sauce Festival FAQ

Everything you need to know to keep it saucy

"...The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival is an Austin institution. What began as..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature

The Tiarras, El Combo Oscuro Soundtrack The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival

Benefiting the Central Texas Food Bank at Far Out Lounge on Sunday, Sept. 10

"...happily provide musical entertainment to break up the self-inflicted sauce cruelty. Or, if you're a spicy-agnostic, tummy-ache-riddled weakling like..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The 31st Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival

"...The 31st Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival presented by Capital Metro, with special thanks..."

Sept. 14, 2021 Photo Gallery

Hot Sauce Festival Winners 2020

The judges have spoken (and scorched their palates)

"...There was no outdoor festival of shared sauces this year for obvious reasons, but..."

Aug. 30, 2020 Food Post by James Renovitch

2020’s Hot Sauce Festival Music Acts

Get sweaty in the privacy of your home with these performers

"...of instruments." Nominated for Best Latin Band in the 2020 Austin Music Awards, the band just released the single..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature

Hot Sauce Fest, Bat Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Mitski, Childish Gambino, Lucinda Williams, and others worth hearing

"...country music. Having famously risen from street busking to festival stages, the tireless locally based troubadour continues to chart..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

A World Tour of Hot Sauces in Just One Box

Does Clark + Hopkins pack a powerful international punch?

"...Yeah, we’re all about the hot sauce here in Texas, aren’t we?..."

Feb. 10, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Veracruz All Natural's in L.A., Jack Allen's in Our Hearts, Otoko's Got Kaieki-Ryori, Austin Food + Wine Festival Releases Tickets, and More …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...of taco-forward deliciousness run (out of trucks and in hotels) by sisters Maritza and Reyna Vazquez, are opening their..."

Sept. 1, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Honey Moon and TLC Bring the Brunch; Sprinkles Salutes Women with Cupcakes; Austin Crawfish Festival Returns; Chef Fermín Nuñez Is, Like, Everywhere Lately; and More …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...It’s likely that the hottest brunch ticket in town this weekend has already sold..."

Feb. 23, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 20 Austin Breweries of 2020

It's time for our annual Central Texas Brewery Power Rankings

"...scene kid dogpile. The prognosis for craft beer in 2020 was one of enthusiastic growth for the market, particularly..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest, Eastside Kings Festival, HAAM Day, Vein.fm, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, and more

"...Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival w/ Luna Luna, TC Superstar, Mama Duke,..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Cuantos Tacos Celebrates One Year of Mexico City-Style Street Tacos

Suadero y secret salsa

"...them at the very end with dry chile red sauce. That's what I'm doing – champiñones, grilled with adobo..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Eco-Currents: Party Circuit

Solar trailer makes the social rounds; wind power blows hot and cold

"...weekend at another big outdoor party, The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival. (See Community Listings.) To apply for the..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

We Have an Issue: The News Is Always Breaking

It’s our Back to School issue... but what does “Back to School” even mean in pandemic time?

"...should navigate dating and sex during COVID-19; and a snapshot of the very raw emotions so many Austinites are..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Spamarama’s Happening, Kombucha Is A-Tappening, Texas Wine Auction’s Got the Deals, the Roosevelt Room’s on Wheels, and Nolan Ryan Outpitches Those Damned Tornados …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...joke that Friday, April 1, boasts the Edible Book Festival – an exhibition of quirkily crafted noms and literary..."

March 30, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

We Have an Issue: Celebrating (Very Quietly) 39 Years in Print

This anniversary issue passes with not much fanfare, but a lot of gratitude

"...everyone who tuned in to Sunday's livestream Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival and/or donated to our friends at the..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Bristol-Joseph's Canje Opens, Bésame's My Jam Makes Us Scream, Fowl Mouth Shuts Up, News of More Booze, and More,

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...(one of Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs in 2020) – the Caribbean-focused eatery that will explore the cooking..."

Oct. 6, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

We Have an Issue: Up Close With Our East Austin Neighbors

Pick up this week’s issue to see the “Where Is Here” portrait series of East Austinites aged 100 to newborn

"...of the issue – a two-page spread featuring the photograph portrait series "Where Is Here."..."

July 17, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

TABC-Thwarting Shenanigans, Smokin’ Beauty’s Vietnamese Brisket, Lenoir’s Sunday Suppers, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...On the other hand, the Chron’s Kevin Curtin recently..."

Aug. 26, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Local, Ah, Maybe Not Adult Beverage Secrets, Exactly?

But if you weren’t aware of these things before, you’re welcome

"...refreshing Mexican drink made with beer, lime juice, assorted sauces, spices, and chili peppers – they’re more of a..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fareground’s Triumphant Return, Johnson’s Backyard WTF, Wanderlust’s Wine Expansion, Hilton’s Analog Debut, and Never Mind That Got-Damn Pumpkin Spice …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...while listening to live music throughout the week. Note: Hotel guests and patrons of the restaurant also enjoy exclusive..."

Aug. 25, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Skip Big Box Shopping and Spend Your Black Friday Dollars Locally Instead

Austin businesses need your support more than ever

"...The goal here is to be conscious of the..."

Nov. 24, 2020 Events Post by Kimberley Jones

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