Veronica, Hope you find your hot spots out there (I'm in MD). If not, I suggest you make a chile "travel kit". I carry (at least): * a diluted form of Pure Cap (for soups) * applewood-smoked Red Savina habanero powder With these, I can warm-up about any food. The latter you may have seen on "Eat the Heat" Andy Veronica wrote: > > Greetings, > > Newbie member, here. I have lived in the Bay Area for more than ten > years, and as much as I appreciate the Garlic Fest., and all the Wine > Fests, and Art Fests, I can't find a local chile Fest! And, I used to > have a nice hot sauce store at a mall in San Jose, abut that > disappeared. What's a chile head to do? (No rude suggestions, please!) > > Any Bay Area Chile Heads here to tip me to the "hot spots"? > > Thanks, > > Veronica