Hacienda Maize to “Jam” at Fiery Foods and BBQ Festival, March 6-8, 2015

DENVER - Feb. 12, 2015 - PRLog -- Colorado artisanal food crafter Hacienda Maize (http://haciendamaize.com/) heads to Albuquerque for the 27th National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show (http://www.fieryfoodsshow.com), March 6-8, 2015. It’s the company’s third year at the Festival. The Denver-based producer of Fire-Roasted Colorado Chile pepper jelly is proud winner of Scovies in 2014 and 2015 for jams/jellies, desserts, chocolates and stir-fry sauce – all using Colorado-grown chiles.

The Festival highlights winners of the annual Scovie award competition, including Hacienda Maize. The hotly-contested Scovie awards (pun intended) are a significant honor in the spicy foods world. “Scovie” refers to the Scoville scale for gauging chile heat. Colorado wins, repeatedly!

Hacienda Maize partner Terri Maize says the Fiery Foods & BBQ Show experience is thrilling in many ways, for attendees and vendors. “I look forward to the camaraderie with fellow producers in the chile world, seeing what’s new and ‘off the charts’ and especially the bravery of those who try the extreme products. We love the enthusiasm and diversity of people who attend the event: the chili extremists who proudly wear labels saying, ‘I was stupid enough to try this or that,’ and those who search for chile-flavor and gourmet foods without atomic-level heat. And of course, Albuquerque is a terrific setting.”

Hacienda Maize takes pride in participating alongside other Colorado artisanal food companies, many of whom are Scovie Award winners. Participating companies include:

·         Aspen Cornucopia – artisanal producer of exquisite Basil Vinaigrette

·         Bolder Beans – delicious gourmet preserved beans, mushrooms, vegetables

·         Danny Cash – hot sauce producer of renown, many varieties

·         Golden Toad – spice mixes and awesome BBQ offerings

·         Grandma Frutosa’s Salsa Company - heritage-rich salsas extraordinaire

·         Mile-High Giardiniera – super fresh garden vegetables in a delightful relish

·         Oregon Trail Jerky – wide variety of award-winning jerky and snack-sticks

·         Pastamore – crafted pastas, oils, vinegars

·         Sweet & Saucy – superb chocolate and caramel sauces, some with chiles

The Fiery Foods and BBQ Festival is the largest and most-visited show about spicy foods and barbecue in the world. Held each March in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it features 200+ exhibitor booths filled with more than 1,000 different products.

About Hacienda Maize

Hacienda Maize is a family-owned business based in Denver, Colorado. Building upon generations of Colorado heritage, their “Unapologetically Delicious”™ Jammin’ Jelly is all-natural, preserving the best of Colorado crops and traditions, and crafting new takes on culinary inspirations.  For more information: www.HaciendaMaize.com.