Sauce King NYC - Not Your Average Sauce Competition

Food Karma NYC Presents: Sauce King NYC™

An International Sauce Competition

After 10 years hosting food festivals and barbecue events like Brisket King NYC, Rib King NYC, Bowl of ‘Zole, and Pig Island NYC, Food Karma is excited to launch Sauce King NYC™.

In 2020 we are seeing the resurgence of backyard grilling and the rise of at-home smokers. More people are cooking for themselves than ever and that brings us back to the basics. The best sauces may just be the most important ingredients in your pantry.

About Sauce King NYC™

Sauce King NYC™ will determine the best barbecue sauces, hot sauces, marinades and more. A panel of expert judges from the NYC food, chef, and media community will taste each sauce, and select exclusive winners in each category who stand out for their bold flavors, excellent ingredients, and delicious taste.

This is not your average sauce competition. It’s not about finding the hottest sauce that will blow your head off. Sauce King™ is about showcasing the wide range of top quality, all natural, barbecue sauces, hot sauces, and beyond that are perfect for backyard barbecue, grilling, and home cooking. We will be accepting a wide range of submissions – with the opportunity for people to submit their own categories.

Submit your sauce, marinade or condiment between now and August 30, 2020. The awards aim to promote top sauces in a wide range of categories. Category winners and awards will be announced by October – date to come

ENTER YOUR SAUCE

Awards:

Winners will be awarded with an opportunity to participate in Food Karma’s culinary festivals, including Pig Island NYC and Brisket King NYC, among others as VIP samples, vendors or featured chef prizes. Winners will also be featured in The Smoke Sheet, NYC BBQ Weekly, and in all our press releases and promotions surrounding the event. Winners can also have their online sales links added to the Sauce King NYC™ website. Awards will be announced by October. Submit your sauce now for a chance to promote your award in time for the next holiday season.

We welcome submissions from a wide range of categories in the world of sauce – the sky is the limit!

Categories

Best Overall BBQ Sauce (Submissions may include: Kansas City BBQ Sauce, Carolina BBQ Sauce, Whiskey or Bourbon BBQ Sauce, Red Chili BBQ Sauce, Spicy BBQ Sauce, White BBQ Sauce or others)

Best Innovative BBQ Sauce (Submissions may include fruit based BBQ sauces, or other non-traditional categories)

Best Everything Sauce (Sauces that can be eaten with a wide range of food)

Best Hot Sauce (Submission may include traditional hot sauce, sriracha, and more)

Best International Sauce

Best Marinade

Best Grill Sauce

Best Condiment

You can also suggest your own category upon submission!

How to Submit Your Sauce to Win

Go to our “Enter a Sauce” page between now and August 30, 2020
Register based on the number of products you are submitting
Ship your sauce(s) to be judged by Sauce King NYC’s™ panel of expert judges

Media

NYC BBQ: Introducing Sauce King NYC, New York’s First Virtual Sauce Competition

“With food events canceled in New York City this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, now’s a perfect time for virtual events to step up and provide some entertainment until things get back to normal.Enter Sauce King NYC… Sauce King will encourage sauce makers who specialize in BBQ sauce, hot sauce, marinades, condiments, and more to enter their sauces to be judged and given awards by top food media personalities.

From Food Karma: Shaquanda’s Hot Sauce was Born During a Drag Performance, Then Became a Successful Business

Food Karma’s communication’s director talked to Andre Springer, the founder of Shaquanda’s Hot Peer Sauce about the unique origin story behind his product, the flavors represented in his brand, and how his sauces combine his Barbadian heritage and his Brooklyn upbringing.

“Staying true to the core ingredients of mustard, turmeric, hot peppers and onion, I wanted that to work around that. You won’t see apple cider vinegar, tomato paste and ginger in a Barbadian hot sauce, but those things are often around it. As you’re eating something, those flavors will interact at some point. I wanted to preserve that in a bottle.”