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2018 was a magical year for Lucky Dog Hot Sauce! After placing no higher than 2nd in the previous 4 years of the Albuquerque National Fiery Food & BBQ Show, Lucky Dog Hot Sauce won the following in 2018:  1st Place, World Beat - Year of the Dog 1st Place, Verde - Green Label 1st Place, Cook it Up, Year of the Dog Thai Chile Pineapple/Tequila-Lime prawns Grand Prize, Tasting Division - Year of the Dog That this happened in what was actually the Year of the Dog just seemed way too uncanny!  I am eternally grateful to the judges...

https://www.berkeleyside.com/2021/02/23/east-bay-lucky-dog-hot-sauce-texas-fundraiser-indomex-brunch Award-winning East Bay hot sauce maker is fundraising for Texas; try quesabirria with an Indonesian twist Plus: Espresso Roma is for lease, a Black history jazz brunch, Chez Panisse is closed this week due to potential COVID-19 exposure, more. Lucky Dog Hot Sauce is fundraising for Texas relief Last month, Scott Zalkind of Hayward’s Lucky Dog Hot Sauce was riding high on his recent Good Food Awards win. After two years of being a Good Food Awards finalist, Lucky Dog was finally in the company of the winners, nabbing accolades for its extra hot Pink Label, Applewood-Smoked Habanero Pepper Sauce. With the Good...

January 2017, Lucky Dog Hot Sauce won 3 First Place, 2 Second Place, and 2 Third Place awards at Zestfest, in Irving, TX.   One of the longest running & most prestigious fiery food competitions in the country, the Golden Chile is among the most coveted awards in the industry.  From 2012 through 2015, Lucky Dog had won 3x Golden Chiles. This year that number doubled!  1st Place, XHot - Black Label 1st Place, XHot Pepper Blend - Black Label 1st Place, Chipotle - Brown Label 2nd Place, Hot Sauce: Mild 2nd Place, Hot Sauce: Asian Style — Hot/X-Hot 3rd Place, Hot Sauce: Latin...

Patrons of the 2017 California Hot Sauce Expo registered their votes, and Lucky Dog Hot Sauce was the People's Choice!   After coming in 2nd place by a mere 4 votes in 2016, this year Lucky Dog took home top honors.   August 20th, 2017, filled with ghost tequila margarita!    A proud moment for this Californian, and it made for one heck of a great birthday present!  Love & Hot Sauce Scott