Hey there! How is it August already? Before you put your grill away for the summer, we curated three summer-themed craft hot sauce boxes for you to explore. (Image) I just heard that if you drink hot tea on a scorching hot day, it actually makes you feel cooler.

I encountered a tricky little situation during a hot sauce cook one January Sunday morning in our commercial kitchen in Lowell, which gave me some perspective on failure and growth. My co-cook Ben and I were making a 5 gallon batch of 40 Shades of Green Chilli, a sauce I’ve made 20 times before.