Among chiliheads and hot sauce lovers there have been debates on how to quantify the level of heat a pepper brings, but it got a lot easier after Wilbur Scoville developed the Scoville Scale in 1912.

In April an influx of chilliheads and hot sauce explorers entered the Brooklyn Expo Center to attend the NYC Hot Sauce Expo, put on by Steve Seabury of High River Sauces. The event was a huge success for Steve with 45+ vendors and the 5,000+ attendees.