Chef Chris Schlesinger of the East Coast Grill and Inner Beauty Sauce

Chef Chris Schlesinger joins the Craft Hot Sauce podcast. Chris was born and raised in Virginia, where he first developed his love for barbecue, spicy food, and live fire cooking. Chris put Boston on the map as a chilihead destination after starting the East Coast Grill in Inman Sq in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Customers fell in love with their mustard based scotch bonnet hot sauce, Inner Beauty Sauce, and a spicy dish that people weren't supposed to order, quickly turned into the number #1 destination for chiliheads with the creation of Hell Nights. Besides talking about the fire from peppers, we'll also get some tips about grilling and balancing spice, heat and flavor when creating sauces and dishes. Chris Schlesinger has won multiple James Beard Awards including Best Chef of the Northeast in 1996 and his cookbook co-written with his pal Doc Willoughby, The Thrill of the Grill, won the James Beard cookbook award. I'd highly recommend the checking out this cookbook. If you're not already signed up for our newsletter with other recent maker stories and our monthly newsletter, be sure to check out our website CraftHotSauce.com. We'd appreciate your support by leaving us a review on your podcast player.