Who We Are
Our Why
There’s plenty of reasons to get into hot sauce - self loathing, searching for adventure, or just spicing your life up. Meet the two Executive Idiots of Hot Haute Fire and learn why they’re on a mission to eat the hottest sauces and peppers from around the world and make their own to satisfy the hunt.
Let’s meet the people who destroy their mouths.
Trevor “Hawwyaaaa” Thomas
Let’s take a trip back in time... It’s 1990, Trevor has just gotten his first bottle of hot sauce called “Hot Sauce from Hell”. He puts it on everything. He’s officially addicted to hot things. Fast forward 30 years and his appetite for pain has only grown. From growing his own peppers to crafting his own sauces there seems to be no end to the lengths he’ll go to torture himself.
Although he didn’t get into cooking until later in life it’s now one of his favourite pastimes. Aside from eating hot sauce and cooking you can often find him behind a video game controller playing Bioshock or Zelda for the millionth time.
Shaun “Shalbey” Albert
Shaun has always had a discerning palette. Cooking from a young age some of his first roles were in the kitchen. Starting out in a simple kitchen then moving into a Sous Chef role in a well know chain and then onto finer dining in an Italian restaurant his passion has been clear: Make. Good. Food.
Shaun’s earliest memory of spicy food was at his friends house when he was 14. Ate a dish that had him sweating and struggling through the pain. Much to the delight of his friend and friend’s mom when asked if he was okay he replied “totally fine”.
Along with his passion for food has come an incessant need to punish himself with the hottest creations - be it his own or something from one of the many great vendors out there.
Shaun and Trevor have been friends for over 20 years and have travelled together to satisfy their culinary curiosities. From Japan for their incredible ramen, to Montreal for the best poutine in the world, to Mexico for unlimited beers and tacos. Launching the Hot Haute Fire brand is just the first step in getting into the world of challenges, reviews, and recipes. Below are their goals for the near future and will be ever changing and growing.
Find the hottest challenges and complete them
Craft hot sauces that aren’t just hot but also a delight to the taste buds
Create a community of chili heads through education and humour
Explore the culinary world of spicy food