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Dia del Perro among 6 1st place wins at the 8th annual The Hot Pepper Awards!

Lucky Dog Hot Sauce scored big at the 8th annual THPA's!  The new Dia del Perro won 4 awards with a single entry! #1 Overall for Hot Sauce, and 1st in Mild, with 1st place wins in the sub-categories Serrano & Ethnic!  Woohoo! Thanks so much to the judges at the THPAs! Love & hot sauce Scott Zalkind Hot Sauce Guy Lucky Dog Hot Sauce

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Dia del Perro Label Wins Big at the World Hot Sauce Awards in Louisiana!

The World Hot Sauce Awards results were announced in Louisiana on Friday, 07/18/14 & I'm beyond psyched to announce that Lucky Dog Hot Sauce's new Dia del Perro label won both 1st place in Label Art & also 1st overall in the Marketing Division!  Coming Soon!     1st Place, Label Art Category, Marketing Division - Dia del Perro    1st Place, Overall Marketing Division Winner - Dia del Perro    Woohoo! Congratulations to Robin Case & Erik Bucher who's collaborative efforts made this possible, and thanks to Kara Thauer for the original Lucky Dog label that inspired it all. Love...

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Lucky Dog Hot Sauce in Edible East Bay Magazine!

Edible East Bay Magazine, May, 2014 It started as a weekend hobby and turned into a hot commodity. So just over a year ago, after seven years of tinkering with recipes at home, former IT and project management man Scott Zalkind ditched the day job in favor of slinging hot sauce at farmers’ markets and festivals. It’s proven to be a critical success: Zalkind’s Lucky Dog hot sauce, a line of six flavors that run from extra mild to extra hot, has taken top honors at hot sauce competitions around the country ever since. We’re talking 22 awards and counting....

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More Customer Submitted Lucky Dog Hot Sauce Pics!

I love customer submitted pics - I don't make sauce to win awards or get attention, I make sauce for people who love good food. It's always a joy for me to see happy customers, and the things they cook with Lucky Dog Hot Sauce! Thank you all for the photos and please do keep the pictures coming!  Much love to you all! ~Scott Z, AKA "hot sauce guy" ~~~~~~~~~~~~<>~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luke N shows us how he's helping to create a future Lucky Dog Hot Sauce fan. Start 'em early Luke!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~<>~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gaylan S with Mr Butters (and Mr Butter's tongue -...

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