09/02/2026

Achilles Heat® was featured in Inc. Magazine’s look at the evolution of chili crisp and the new wave of global flavors shaping the category.

Discovered at the 2026 Specialty Food Association Summer Fancy Food Show, our Brooklyn-made Smoked Chili Crisp was featured alongside brands including Carbone and Fly By Jing.

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Web page featuring Sauce King NYC awards, with a jar of Achilles Heat Smoked Chili Crisp sauce on the right.

11/19/25

ACHILLES HEAT® WINS ‘BEST NEW SAUCE 2025’ at SAUCE KING NYC™!

Achilles Heat® Smoked Chili Crisp is awarded Food Karma Projects Sauce King NYC™: Best New Sauce 2025

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A newsletter called NYC BBQ Weekly featuring a jar of Achilles Heat Smoked Chili Crisp in the top right, and a man analyzing bottles of hot sauces at a table at the bottom right. The newsletter includes articles about sauce awards and tasting notes.

11/23/25:

NYCBBQ SUBSTACK: BROOKLYN’S ACHILLES HEAT TAKES BEST NEW SAUCE

November 23, 2025:

"Brooklyn represented in a major way with Achilles Heat Smoked Chili Crisp, winner of the Best New Sauce aka Umami Unicorn Award. Judges praised its perfect balance of heat, crunch, and umami and strongly suggested buying more than one jar. As someone who has tasted the Achilles Heat sauces, I strongly agree with the judges to get your hands on anything the company is producing.”

— Sean Ludwig, NYCBBQ.COM

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