chilehead shows

[chilehunter]

from always hearing about those chilehead shows that go on in AZ,OH,TX,FL,etc.. I might be wrong on a couple of them but they all tend to be towards the south or eastern part of the states.
I sure would wish some of these shows would be in the north centeral region of the states.
what's the deal, why not move around the states every year ?
theres plenty of people willing to go to them if they were closer!

 

[DEFCON Creator]

Nothing is stopping you from getting one started...

 

[The Hot Pepper]

http://www.thehotpepper.com/topic/10970-minnesota-hotluck/

 

[salsalady]

too bad he missed it for this year-
http://tofminnesota.webs.com/2010tonguesoffireix.htm


That looks like a whole lot of fun, and us Northwesterners will be having a potluck in September.

But that's a far cry from a professionally produced ZestFest. I will be contacting the 2 "biggies" directly to urge them to either do another show on the west coast or as suggested, move the show around. Even if it's in California, that's a whole lot more accessible than TX.

Perhaps if they get enough input and requests, they might consider it.

We have crunched the numbers to see if it's possible to attend some of these shows. Figuring the cost of shipping product to the show, and travel/hotel expenses, we figured we could consider it if we could take the truck and travel trailer, but when it takes 4-5 days driving 2500 miles to get there... it just gets too expensive.

 

[JayT]

I can't believe there is none in PA, MD, or NY with all these people living in this area. We have Bowers, but that is pretty small scale compared to NM or Zest Fest

 

[chilehunter]

Nothing is stopping you from getting one started...

I dont even know how to set one up, I have an idea as to whats needed to be done but it'd take alot of money to get it going & planning.

http://www.thehotpepper.com/topic/10970-minnesota-hotluck/

I'll probablly go next year, but this sounds like just a gathering that samples chile products & share food. instead of a show where companies come & show off/sell their products (& sample) be it food or non-food items..anything chile related.

 

[DEFCON Creator]

I dont even know how to set one up, I have an idea as to whats needed to be done but it'd take alot of money to get it going & planning.

Not true. There is no reason to try to make a HUGE show the first year. The shows it seems you are looking to duplicate have been around for a long time. If you're looking to rent out a convention center or something like that the first year, yeah, it's gonna cost you a lot of money, and it's probably doomed to failure. The first year of any show, large or small, it very hit or miss, and a lot more miss than hit. People want to see how a show does first few years, especially if the vendor lives a good distance away. Hell, it costs us over $6K to do the Albuquerue show, it's beyond stupid, but that's reality.

Take for instance, the little gig I had a major hand in a few months ago in May, at the Peppers store, in Rehoboth Beach, DE. It didn't cost me a cent, nor did it cost any of the vendors who showed up anything to set up a tent. It was a success, and will be larger next year, and it didn't cost a cent.

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