The Hot Sauce Committee Part 2

Special shout out to Adam “MCA” Yauch and Maurice Sendak, two great New Yorkers, both inspirational figures to me and many others.  We pour some hot sauce out for our fallen homies.

NYC-By M


Ok, if you have never been to New York City, then you should feel shame.  It is certainly not the prettiest city in the world, nor does it have the countless centuries of history many great cities do, but it may be the best city in the world.  Now many people are getting offended, saying Paris or London or Djibouti or Mabooty or whatever is clearly the best city in the world.  While other cities are very good at being other cities, New York takes the best the world has to offer and packs it all tightly into this little space, readily connected by a train ride or two.  Not all restaurants, diners, food trucks, and food stands are good, but most of them are, and not just good, they are great.  In NYC you can get the best $5.00 meal or $500.00 meal, depending on your choice, and anything in between.  Now having said that, what does ‘best city in the world’ really mean?  There is no way to actually quantify what makes a city great nor would that assessment translate from person to person. But, what I can say is that the Yankees are the best professional baseball team of all time. That is a measurable thing, and it is not even close, so suck it, Red Sox fans.

Sauce: NYC Hot Sauce
Manufacturer: NYC Hot Sauce Company
Chile Pepper: Habanero  (Capsicum chinense)
Country of Origin: U.S.A.
Score: 2/10

Review: NYC Hot Sauce
I picked up some ‘NYC Hot Sauce’ from the Chelsea Market.  At $7.00 a bottle I was pretty stoked to try this stuff, hoping the steep price tag meant some quality hot sauce.  On the bottle it says “hot sauce made in NYC, for NYC”.  This should have been a warning sign.  Like this hot sauce is somehow cool and you are cool for eating it?  Kind of a hot sauce for hipsters.  Let me eat this hot sauce while I listen to independent music and shop at Urban Outfitters.  You know what would be cool?  If this hot sauce had some flavor.  It is a Habanero-based sauce and habaneros are known for their intense heat and fruit-like flavor.  But somehow, this sauce just falls flat in both heat and flavor.  In fact, go to Trader Joes and buy their Habanero hot sauce for $3.00 and get twice the flavor.  Hot sauce by suckers, for suckers... do not recommend.

2/10-Not much of a meal enhancer for a hefty price tag!