Wild West Hot Sauce

Heidi, an employee @ Trail Dust Town says, “My son never ate fish until I started using the Fish Rub we got @ Wild West Hot Sauce.  Now, he eats it all the time!  I’m so happy he’s getting his Omega 3’s now.”   : )

Our wish to all of  you……….May all your days be perfectly seasoned!

Dena

Happy Holidays to All!

All of us at Wild West Hot Sauce would like to extend the very best to you and your families during this holiday season.  We want to thank you for your support in 2010.  We are looking forward to serving you again in the coming year.
May your New Year be joyous & prosperous!

Our wish for you…..May all your days be perfectly seasoned!

The Rupp Family

Hi All!

Just wanted to update you on the happenings at Trail Dust Town.  Along with our food demo from RPMS – We B’ Jammin Foods, CNN will be visiting Trail Dust Town.  They are doing a segment on the best kept secret in Tucson.  They interviewed 1 person.  Trail Dust Town was his favorite place!

Come by for a full night of entertainment and go home with a bottle of hot sauce or salsa from Wild West Hot Sauce.

Tonight, November 11, 2010  – starting at 4:30pm – ?

Until then……….may your day be filled with flavor!

Dee

Hi All!

Just letting everyone know about some upcoming events this week being held in our courtyard/on Main St. of Trail Dust Town – 6541 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson, AZ 85715.

On Thursday, November 11, 2010 - RPMS/We B’ Jammin’ Foods will be out at Trail Dust Town Sampling their jams and sauces from 4:30pm-6:30pm(give or take). They have wonderful down home products. Great for the upcoming holidays as gifts or to serve at parties!

On Friday, November 12, 2010 – Our own SHARI SCOTT from Todd’s Restaurant will be sampling their Prickly Pear Chipotle BBQ Sauce from 4:30pm – 6:30pm(give or take). You’ll also get the opportunity to meet the chef – Chef Todd!!

We do hope you have an opportunity to come out and visit us. If anything, Trail Dust Town is a great family venue – a night of entertainment for everyone.

Come join us this week! Please call me if you need directions at 520-971-3663.

Thanks for all your support : )

Dena

www.wildwesthotsauce.com

Well, we survived all the witches and the goblins!   It was touch and go for a while.  Trail Dust Town along with the Dinosaur McDonald’s and Golf ‘n Stuff had a Safe Halloween Block Party for kids, sponsored by Bear Essential News, a newspaper for parents & kids.

I, of course, got into the festivities by dressing up as a Wild West Hot Sauce bottle.  It was bunches of fun.

My Halloween Window Display was created by Mary Bartok.  She is the owner of – LOVE IT!! BRIDAL FLORALS.  Please visit her website at Loveitflorals.com.  Her work is stunning: )

To round out October nicely, I set up a food demo with POBLANOS HOT SAUCE, INC.  Poblanos is a family run and owned business for the last 86 years!  Oscar Segura and his son sampled their products on Main St. in Trail Dust Town – Green Jalapeno, Red Jalpeno, Salsa Ranchera and their Mexican hot sauce.  They also featured their homemade salsa that they make with their hot sauce.

Thank you Oscar & Vincente.  I appreciate that you help support us at Wild West Hot Sauce.  Looking forward to seeing you again.

Well, now onto November events, we are going to have Barbara from RPMS – We Be Jammin’ Foods to sample her products on November 11, 2010 4:30pm – 6:30pm.

On November 12, 2010, Shari & Todd Scott will be out to sample their BBQ sauce.  4:30pm – ? (maybe 9:00pm)

Thank you for all who come out and visit us.

Until next time…………….may your days be filled with flavor!

Thank you to all who came down to Trail Dust Town to join us for our 2nd year Anniversary.

We had loads of fun!  Chef Alan Zeman captivated the audience.  We got a chance to sample mini tostados with pulled pork, his own prickly pear glaze and diced scallions  – Everyone’s Favorite!  He also flavored popcorn with his seasonings.

Well, we’ve changed the window again.  Thought you’d like to take a peak.

We’re all getting ready for the Halloween Bash-Safe Halloween here at Trail Dust Town…..

It’s a FREE COSTUME BLOCK PARTY!

First 1200 kids arriving IN COSTUME @ Trail Dust Town will receive a goodie bags.

4Pm – Pick up goodie bags @ Trail Dust Town

4;30Pm – Magic Show with Ronald Mc Donald @ McDonald’s – Corner of Tanque Verde Rd. & Grant Rd.

6Pm All ages Costume Contest @ Golf-n-Stuff – Great Prizes!

**Golf Specials.

**Free train & carousel rides.

** Roiaming Magic Show.

**Martial arts demos.

** Trick or Treating

**Prize wheels.

**Santa & much More.

Hope to see you there!  Until then……

May your days be filled with flavor : )

NEWS BREAKING STORY:

IT’S OUR 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY of  BEING IN BUSINESS!

To help celebrate this event, Chef Alan Zeman will be Cooking Live at the Wild, Wild, West!

When: 4-6pm, Saturday October 16th

Where: Traildust Town, at Dena Rupp’s Wild West Hot Sauce Store – 6541 E. Tanque Verde Rd., #18, Tucson, AZ 85715

Executive Chef Alan Zeman

Chef  Zeman graduated first in his class at the Culinary Institute of America.  He has earned CEC Certification from the ACF as well as being inducted into the American Academy of Chefs.   He has been Executive Chef at Restaurants, Country Clubs and prestigious Resorts throughout the country.   Most recently, Chef  Zeman owned and operated the award winning Fuego Restaurant Bar and Grill in Tucson, Arizona.

Over the years,  the Z Man or “Fuegodaddy” has been featured with cover stories in Bon Appetit Magazine, the PBS “Great Chefs of the West” Series and hosted live talk radio shows, “The Dinner Hour” and “The Restaurant Corner” in the Arizona market. The Z Man has been a judge at the Nugget Rib Cookoff in Reno since 1999, and took the reins as Head Judge last year. Several years back he was quoted on air by the legendary commentator, Paul Harvey, saying, “….for a rib to be perfectly cooked, the meat should fall off the bone when you eat it…but not…when you pick it up!” .

Chef Zeman is currently the Executive Chef and Regional Sales Manager for RATIONAL Cooking Systems, a culinary global technology leader and maker of the world’s only Self Cooking Center.

Chef  Zeman will be cooking live on the Traildust Town sidewalk, right in front of the Wild West Hot Sauce Storefront.   Come on by for cooking demonstration, and a sampling of Chef Zeman’s product line, Southwestern Originals including his Famous Prickly Pear BBQ Glaze, Sonoran Seasoning the spicy Fuego Red as well as his new products, Smokin’ Sonoran and Smokin’ Red Hot!

Come on by it will be tasty fun and informative!

CONTACT: For Further Information contact Dena Rupp @ 520-971-3663

Hope all is well with everyone. As for me, I have had a few challenges in the last week but everything seemed to fall right into place. I have a guardian angel watching out for me.

Last week we helped our oldest son move out.

It was bittersweet. He’s now going to stretch his wings and soar with the eagles. He’s got big plans for his life to become a Lawyer. I now have to readjust my whole way of thinking. He’s grown up now. I will miss him terribly.

(Note: He’s sitting in front of the Flamethrower Sandwich Meal Deal poster!)

Our day started out quirky. We stopped at Sam Levitz to pick up a table and our Uhaul wouldn’t start. Thought we should turn around and go home then. We didn’t even think that we’d even make it to our destination. After our mechanic friend talked us through the problem, my husband was able to start the truck. Success and on the road again!

It was a nice blistering day, 105 or 108. Doesn’t really matter after 100….it’s hot! It didn’t help that our air conditioning wasn’t working either : ( Heat was pouring off the engine and through the windows. As we had a desperate need for cold air, my husband turned on the air again, in hopes this time it would work. We started smelling a burnt smell. The temperature gauge was almost buried. My husband took the turn off at Picacho Peak. Pulled into the Dairy Queen/gas station.

There in the cab was a huge puddle of coolant. Much to our dismay, the hose had blown off. We thought we had totally fried the engine. My husband sent me and my son over to the gas station across the street in hopes to find a mechanic or towing company. A lovely lady at the pavilion gave us a card for EDDIE’S TOWING Service.

I called right away. They were covered under our towing plan with our auto insurance. There was a mechanic that could help us right up the hill. Perfect! They told us it would be about 55 minutes…… Now anyone who has ever waited for a service person knows to assume that it will be much longer. They never come when they say they’re going to… What a wonderful surprise we had when EDDIE’S TOWING SERVICE arrived in 20 minutes!!!! It took a little bit to get our truck on and off the towing bed but everything turned out just fine.

At the garage, Jim, the mechanic assessed the situation, “Oh, yeah I can fix it!”. It took maybe an hour to complete the work. We needed a small part and he had only one left. The most difficult part of the job was just trying to get the silly thing on. It was situated in a difficult position. It was hard to maneuver. We were thrilled. They had the part we needed. They were quick and professional. Can’t say enough about the Picacho Peak Garage. Reasonably priced and very helpful.

Thanks Jim for all your help! We appreciated that you were there to fix the situation. It could have been a miserable day but you helped everything fall into place. Thank you so much : )

As we were waiting for the work to be done, I thought, since it was the 4th of July weekend, it was only right and fitting to take this picture…..

We also met this gentleman and his son at the garage. They are touring the United States on their bikes. They were coming from Florida and are planning to winter in California. Amazing stamina.

Since we’re in the hot sauce business, I had to check out the products at the little gift shop attached to the Dairy Queen and eat a Dairy Queen chili dog. They carry the Southwest Specialty/Ass Kicking products like I do and some Cahill products. If you come to our Wild West Hot Sauce store in Tucson located at 6541 E. Tanque Verde Rd. Ste. #18 by the Famous Pinnacle Peak Restaurant in Trail Dust Town, we’ll definitely be able to hook you up! The map is on our website. Oh, btw, the chili dog was scrumptious.

We finally made it to our destination. We ate at Fatburger.

They have a pretty good burger and yummy onion rings.

Our son is getting married in January to a lovely girl. They make a wonderful looking couple. We wish them all the best.

We’re happy to say we made it home safely. Our son is doing well in his new surroundings. We’ve come to a new chapter in our lives. Each day we’re faced with challenges. You can either get “burned” by them or figure they’re going to add “spice” to your life. Our day worked out well thanks to a handful of people that added their special “spice” to the mix. Thank you.

Until the next time…..may your days be filled with flavor!!

Hi again!

Hope you all had fun on Father’s Day! I sure did. Lots of people came out to Trail Dust Town. It was great to see all the families.

In the store, we sampled (2) products by JC Midnite Salsa – Chipotle Garlic and Hotter N’ Hell. Well, we got a bright idea…we’re going to start taking photos and/or videos of people sampling products..get their reactions : )

My first willing participant Steve Bart of Toys-N-Tiques of Trail Dust Town. He tried the hotter one, Hotter n’ Hell.

Give The Bart Man a round of applause! Thanks Steve for helping out : )

JC’s Midnite Salsa is a 100% all natural Gourmet product. No preservatives. No fat and low in sodium.

JC’s favorite recipe:

Mix half salsa with half sour cream or cottage cheese. Heat your chips and dip away! It’s simple but delicious. Perfect for parties.

Well, there’s many more to come. Also, thinking I’d like to have a BYOS party – BRING YOUR OWN SAUCE or Salsa to pass and share the pain Party. Check in and let me know what you think. Maybe make it a once a month thing.

Until the next time….
May your days be filled with flavor : )

Dena