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We LOVE seeing what people create with Smoked Chili Crisp. baked Boursin cheese with our chili crisp, then tossed it wi...
06/08/2026

We LOVE seeing what people create with Smoked Chili Crisp.

baked Boursin cheese with our chili crisp, then tossed it with pasta and fresh greens for an incredibly creamy, smoky, flavor-packed dinner.

Every time someone sends me photos like these, I’m reminded of just how many different ways Achilles Heat® can be used from pizza and oysters to burgers, desserts, and now this beautiful baked Boursin pasta.

Keep the photos coming. Seeing your creations is one of the best parts of building this brand. 🔥

Have you cooked with Achilles Heat® lately? We’d love to see it. Send us your photos and tag for a chance to be featured!

Smoke, fire, trophies, and one very busy tasting table. 🔥🏆Catch Achilles Heat® this Saturday at at Brooklyn, rain or s...
05/22/2026

Smoke, fire, trophies, and one very busy tasting table. 🔥🏆

Catch Achilles Heat® this Saturday at at Brooklyn, rain or shine.

Over the past couple of years, has quietly become part of some incredible chef collaborations and award winning dishes across the NYC BBQ and food scene:

🥇 2025 Brisket King NYC Grand Champion,
🥈 2025 Rib King NYC Runner Up, Smoke Sweats
🥈 2026 Brisket King NYC Runner Up,
🏆 2025 Sauce King NYC™, “Best New Sauce”
🏆 Hustler of the Year, January 2025

Come shelter in our tent and sample the smoked chili crisp that’s been showing up in some of NYC’s top award winning BBQ competition dishes, and grab a jar before they sell out.

If you’re lucky, maybe you’ll even catch .pecchia doing his smoked chili crisp dance. 💃🌶️

We’ll also have a mini line-up of Achilles Heat® Smoked Hot Sauces available for sampling and purchase throughout the event. 🔥

Smoke-forward, layered, crispy, savory, and built to be cooked with.

See you at Rib King!

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Shop local, at .Featuring award-winning smoked chili crisp!Proud to be featured alongside so many incredible small bus...
05/21/2026

Shop local, at .

Featuring award-winning smoked chili crisp!

Proud to be featured alongside so many incredible small businesses and makers helping shape New York’s independent food community. If you’re nearby, stop in and discover some truly unique local brands and pantry finds.

Excited to share that Achilles Heat® will be joining this year’s Queens Business Expo at Citi Field on Tuesday, May 19 f...
05/18/2026

Excited to share that Achilles Heat® will be joining this year’s Queens Business Expo at Citi Field on Tuesday, May 19 from 12pm–4pm.

Come visit us on the Excelsior Level, Food Pavilion for complimentary tastings of our award-winning Achilles Heat® Smoked Chili Crisp, winner of “Best New Sauce” at Sauce King NYC 2025.

Achilles Heat® is a Brooklyn-made, woman-owned small business creating flavor-driven chili crisp and smoked hot sauces inspired by layered umami, aromatic spices, and slow smoked peppers. Built to be more than just a condiment, our smoked chili crisp is designed to elevate everything from eggs and noodles to seafood, pizza, sandwiches, cheese boards, and beyond.

Over the past year, Achilles Heat® has grown through chef collaborations, pop-ups, farmers markets, specialty retail, and award-winning BBQ competition partnerships, all rooted in bringing people together through bold flavor and creative food experiences.

We’re excited to connect with fellow entrepreneurs, food lovers, chefs, retailers, and potential collaborators throughout the day while sharing samples and talking all things food, flavor, and community.

Queens Business Expo
Tuesday, May 19, 12pm–4pm
Citi Field, Home of the Mets
41 Seaver Way, Flushing, NY 11368

Complimentary admission to the Business Expo floor and parking included.
Admission does not include luncheon ticket or exhibitor table.

Register at: queenschamber.org

Tinned fish and Smoked Chili Crisp might be one of the best pantry pairings out there. 🐟🌶️The smoky aromatics, crispy g...
05/09/2026

Tinned fish and Smoked Chili Crisp might be one of the best pantry pairings out there. 🐟🌶️

The smoky aromatics, crispy garlic and shallots, and layered umami work unbelievably well with sardines, mackerel, smoked trout, anchovies, and just about any good tin you crack open.

A warm bowl of rice with furikake, a few pieces of fish, and a spoonful of smoked chili crisp melting into everything is hard to beat. Or keep it classic with crackers, butter or cream cheese, and a smoky, crunchy spoonful right over the top.

Salty, smoky, crispy, rich, and packed with flavor in the best possible way.

What’s everyone’s favorite tin right now? 👀🔥

📷:

Built something a little dangerous… Dry-aged smash patty on a toasted bun with Duke’s mayo, ketchup, dill pickles, and s...
04/20/2026

Built something a little dangerous… Dry-aged smash patty on a toasted bun with Duke’s mayo, ketchup, dill pickles, and shredded lettuce. Drizzled with smoked hot sauce and Alabama white sauce. Stacked with thick-cut house corned beef, jalapeños, melted aged Swiss cheese, spicy mustard, and a heaping pile of tangy sauerkraut.

It eats like a Reuben, but hits like a burger.

What are we calling this?

Drop your best name below, I’m picking one for the menu.
Winner gets a free sandwich and a bottle of at the next pop-up.

And be honest… are you crushing one or splitting it?

Bushwick! We’re bringing a tight lineup this weekend of Achilles Heat®, all built on slow-smoked peppers for that layere...
03/28/2026

Bushwick! We’re bringing a tight lineup this weekend of Achilles Heat®, all built on slow-smoked peppers for that layered depth, balanced with just enough apple cider vinegar to keep everything bright. Plus a fresh, limited run of Scarlet Cherry Noir 👀 🍒

• Oh, Sweet Vidalia!
Our most popular for a reason. Smoked Scotch bonnets and slow caramelized Vidalia onions, sweet, savory, a little smoky, and super versatile. This is the one people come back for.

• Scarlet Cherry Noir
She’s back. First batch sold out fast and we’re expecting the same again. Tart cherries, Super Chili peppers, deep burgundy color, a little tang, a little smoke, and that slow warming heat. Make sure to snag a bottle before she slips away!

• Truffled Dragon
Built with Apocalypse Reaper peppers and dragon fruit, then finished with our house infused white truffle oil. The heat hits, then the truffle rounds it out and pulls forward the natural sweetness of the dragon fruit. Rich, aromatic, and a little unexpected.

• Apocalypse Now
Our hottest sauce. Made with Apocalypse Reapers and dragon fruit, so it’s got real heat but still bright and balanced. It creeps up, but in the most delicious and spicy way.

• Achilles Heat® Smoked Chili Crisp
Best New Sauce, Sauce King NYC 2025. Slow smoked peppers, infused oil, crispy garlic and shallots. Built for texture, depth, and putting on everything.

Find us this weekend:

Saturday 3/28, 1pm–6pm

87 George St

Sunday 3/29, 12pm–5pm

117 Grattan St, Ste 117
Tasting event + Building Neighbors studio sale

Come through, taste everything, and grab a bottle before they’re gone.

So excited to share that I’ve been invited to be a judge at next month’s Brooklyn Taco Takedown 🌮🔥 hosted by Matt Timms ...
03/28/2026

So excited to share that I’ve been invited to be a judge at next month’s Brooklyn Taco Takedown 🌮🔥 hosted by Matt Timms of at the in Gowanus.

will also be setting up a Hot Sauce Tasting Alley, featuring local artisanal sauce vendors for everyone to sample and shop.

Come eat, taste, drink, vote, and squeeze in a few rounds of shuffleboard while you’re at it. Ticket link in bio.

📣 Calling all home cooks and non-pro chef enthusiasts, this one’s for you. It’s FREE to enter. You bring your best fillings and sauces, and provides the nixtamal tortillas.

Comment Taco Takedown below or send us a DM and will send you all the details to compete.

If you’ve ever thought about putting your food out there, this is your moment.

Prizes sponsored by and more.

Spots to compete are limited, and tickets go fast, this is one you don’t want to miss.

Sunday, April 12, 2026
Kicks off at 1 PM
Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club

514 Union St, Brooklyn

Hi friends! We’re doing a last minute pop-up of sorts tonight and will be joining ’s studio yard sale, Friday 3/27 from ...
03/27/2026

Hi friends! We’re doing a last minute pop-up of sorts tonight and will be joining ’s studio yard sale, Friday 3/27 from 5–10pm and also on Sunday 3/29, 12pm–6pm.

It’s their annual Bushwick yard sale with clothing, art supplies, outdoor furniture, and all kinds of small and big treasures from local studios and neighbors.

We’ll be there sampling and selling Achilles Heat smoked chili crisp and a few smoked hot sauces.

117 Grattan St
(very close to the Morgan L)
Bushwick, Brooklyn

Come hang, dig for some gems, and grab a jar 🔥🌶️

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