These entrepreneurs already know their product is destined to be a hot commodity.
On Sept. 16, the day-long Heating Up The Capital event featured 35 hot-sauce makers from across the country, including many from the Ottawa area. It’s the first time the expo was hosted at the EY Centre – the first two years took place at Smokie Ridge Vineyard near Kemptville due to indoor gathering limits during the pandemic.
More than 1,000 people came to try out new sauces, burn their tongues or meet other pepper aficionados this year, according to event founder Angela Thomson.
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Photo caption: An attendee at the Heating Up The Capital expo wears a hot sauce costume (Photo © Zenith Wolfe)