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Games to Play with Hot Sauce
It’s late at night, you’re hanging out with friends, and  you’re bored. All you have in your pantry...
The Best Hot Sauce Gifts Available Online from Small Axe Peppers
If you know someone who loves hot sauce, then you know how important it is to find the...
The Best Condiment for a Hot Dog is…
It’s a classic debate: what’s the best condiment for a hot dog? Ketchup, mustard, relish, or hot sauce?...
What Makes a Green Hot Sauce Unique?
Green hot sauces are a type of chili pepper-based sauce that gets its color from either unripened peppers...
The Hottest Hot Ones Hot Sauces, Ranked
If you’re a fan of Hot Ones, the popular YouTube show where celebrity guests answer questions while eating...
The Michelada: A Refreshingly Spicy Twist on the Classic Beer Cocktail
Heat seekers, rejoice! There’s a new beer cocktail in town, and it’s packing a punch. Meet the michelada:...
What is Elote? Recipe Inside
In the world of street food, there are few dishes as iconic as elote. This Mexican street corn...
Top 7 Chillies to Make Your Own Hot Sauce
eThere’s nothing quite like making your own hot sauce. It not only gives you control over the ingredients...
Pepperoncini: History, Growing Techniques, and Recipes
Interested in learning more about one of America’s favorite sandwich toppers? You’ve come to the right place! In...
A Spicy Mezcal Cocktail by Small Axe Peppers & Ilegal Mezcal
Who doesn’t love a spicy mezcal cocktail? Just the sound of it seems… right… doesn’t it? Well, we’re...
How To Grow Jalapenos: 6 Effective Tips & Tricks
Before we dive into how to grow jalapenos, let’s learn a little about them. The jalapeno pepper plant...
Authentic Jambalaya Recipe
Before we dive into this authentic jambalaya recipe, let’s first dive into the history of this famous cajun...
The Best Spicy Dishes According to Anthony Bourdain
Arguably, few people know spicy dishes or good in general quite as well as Anthony Bourdain. A celebrated...
2022 Garden and Grower Guide
Thank you for your interest in working with Small Axe Peppers Hot Sauce. We make our hot sauces...
How Are Sustainable Snacks Made?
Have you ever wondered about how your favorite sustainable snacks are made, and the possible environmental impact of...
Everything You Need to Know Before Starting a Green Business
We all need to live sustainably if we’re going to thrive on this planet for many years to...
Delicious Turkey Recipe That is Perfect For Family Dinner
This delicious turkey recipe proves that those who define turkey as bland and boring have obviously never prepared...
What is a Chipotle Pepper?
What is a Chipotle Pepper? Chipotle peppers, we’ve all heard of them, right? But what are they? To...
Does Hot Sauce Go Bad?
Does Hot Sauce Go Bad? To answer the question bluntly, yes hot sauce does go bad. However, that...
Are Peppers Fruits or Vegetables?
Are peppers fruits? Or are they vegetables? Turns out that it depends who you ask. According to any...
Spicy Jalapeño Margarita Recipe
What sounds better than a spicy jalapeño margarita? Seriously, with a rare trifecta of sweet, salty, and spicy,...
A Spicy Cocktail Recipe With A Bite
Looking for spicy cocktail to kick off your night? After a long days work, perhaps you’re in need...
How Hot Are Serrano Peppers?
What is a Serrano pepper? The serrano pepper is a chili pepper originating in the mountainous regions of...
Christmas Dishes: 6 Delicious and Spicy Recipes
With so many delicious Christmas dishes to choose from, it can be hard to choose your favorite, right?...
The Best Eco-Friendly Gifts for 2022
Eco-friendly gifts just seem necessary this year, don’t they? If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that...
Small Axe Partners with KeHE CAREtrade®
KeHE is one of the largest and most respected national fresh, natural & organic and specialty food distributors in...
AJR & Small Axe Peppers Collaborate on a New Hot Sauce
And just like that…. BANG! A new Hot Sauce! That’s right, Small Axe Peppers has recently teamed up...
3 Spicy Thanksgiving Recipes for 2022
Spicy Thanksgiving Recipes from Small Axe Peppers 2020 has been a rough year. No doubts about it. But...
How Americans are Cooking at Home
The pandemic is affecting the way people are eating at home. More than half of consumers (55%) are...
Brooklyn rescue mission; NY chefs’  new role during COVID19 By Madeline Kemble & Michael Campanile 
This week, we bring you a guest blog post by Madeline Kemble & Michael Campanile I am currently...
Habanero Mango Hot Sauce Recipes
Habanero Mango. Mango Habanero. An unlikely but delightful combination, indeed. But isn’t that what creativity is all about?...
7 Most Common Food Additives
What are food additives? Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance its taste, appearance, or other qualities. Some...
7 Preservatives to Watch Out For
What are preservatives? The term “preservatives” refers to the functional name for a wide variety of compounds that...
How Hot are Habanero Peppers?
What is a Habanero pepper? The habanero pepper one spicy chili pepper. Unripe habaneros are green, and they...
Pros and Cons of GMOs
When you hear the infamous acronym, GMO, what comes to mind? Often, GMOs invoke images of greedy multi-nationals...
What Does Organic Food Really Mean?
We’ve all seen it. Organic here, organic there, organic everywhere! These days, it seems as though it’s hard...
Small Axe Code of Ethics
1-Be patient and courteous. 2- Be inclusive. We welcome and support people of all backgrounds and identities. 3-...
Kosher Hot Sauce
Kosher Hot Sauce Ah yes, Hanukkah, our favorite Jewish holiday. The Festival of Lights is a time of...
Thanksgiving Leftover Spicy Turkey Sandwich
Rule #1 for the day after  Thanksgiving: NO COOKING. Seriously, with all of those leftovers, it would be...
OysterFest in The Bronx
Small Axe Peppers derives its name from the proverb that says the Big Tree will be overcome by...
The Firewall Podcast
Bradley Tusk is a venture capitalist and founder of Tusk Ventures, the first venture capital fund dedicated to...
Are Jalapeño Peppers Good For You?
Jalapeño peppers. The always reliable source of flavor and spice for anyone looking to add a little fire...
7 Halloween Cocktails to Haunt your Happy Hour
All Hallow’s Eve is upon us which means it’s time for a Halloween cocktail. What may have originated...
Heatonist and 3 Generations of Hot Sauce
HEATONIST has seen it all from the very beginning. Back when foods were blander. Back when simple pepper...
Hot Sauce Maker Helps Reintegrate Refugees Into The US
Hot sauce maker Small Axe Peppers works with more than 100 community gardens to hire refugees to harvest...
5 Best Places to Buy Hot Sauce in New York City
So New York City loves hot sauce. Consequentially, scattered throughout its five boroughs are some retail locations that...
See Alton Brown on Hot Ones
Anyone familiar with Alton Brown is aware that the man knows food. After graduating from the New England...
Is Hot Sauce Good For You?
Are you the type of person that scoffs at those that choose the ‘mild’ option at a restaurant?...
The Compa featuring Small Axe’s Ghost Peppers Hot Sauce
As previously mentioned our guy Teddy is boxer, which he means he can take a punch. And deliver...
Urban Farm vs. Community Garden: What’s the difference?
When thinking about gardening and farming, images of inner city Detroit, South Central Los Angeles or the Bronx...