By Dave DeWitt Miss Manners is completely baffled. Emily Post has no clue whatsoever. In fact, there’s a crisis these days in the world of etiquette because none of the experts can answer the question: what drinks should be served with hot and spicy foods? The turmoil has been caused by the fact that more and more Americans are consuming …
Wilbur Scoville and the Organoleptic Test Centennial
By Dave DeWitt [Author’s Note: The year 2012 marks the Centennial Anniversary of the Scoville Organoleptic Test, so I decided to apply all my food history online research skills that I’ve honed over the past five years to create what is the first definitive—however brief—biographical essay on Scoville. Fortunately, the combination of Google Books, Google Scholar, and other online resources …
DeWitt: Can Superhot Stuff Kill You?
Episode 7: Superhot: Can This Superhot Stuff Kill You? Dave DeWitt reveals how much Tabasco sauce would put you into a coma, how deadly capsaicin is to animals, and how dangerous this stuff really is. {enclose http://traffic.libsyn.com/smallbizamerica/DeWitt-Can_Superhot_Kill_You.mp3}
Chiles Around the World: Harald Zoschke in Germany
Episode 6: Chiles Around the World: Harald Zoschke in Germany European chile pepper expert Harald Zoschke explains the recent E.U. capsaicin controversy and the chile craze in Italy. {enclose http://traffic.libsyn.com/smallbizamerica/DeWitt-Harald_Zoschke.mp3}