Black Dog Gourmet

09/13/2025

09/13/2025

🚐🌶️ Need a ride today? Hop on the Pepper Express Shuttle! 🌶️🚐

We’re making it easy for you to enjoy the 19th Annual NC Hot Sauce Contest & Festival! 🎉

🗓 Saturday, September 13th
🕘 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
📍 Complimentary shuttle service runs between the Revlon Parking Lot and the festival entrance.

Skip the stress, skip the parking hassle—just hop on and head straight to the spicy fun! 🔥

👉 Grab your friends, your family, and your love for hot sauce, and let the Pepper Express Shuttle take you right to the action.

09/12/2025

09/10/2025

🔥🎶 “It’s gettin’ hot in here…” 🎶🔥
And we’re not just talkin’ about the song—Oxford’s about to bring the heat! 🌶️

Only 2 more sleeps until the Hot Sauce Festival lands at The Hub on Main! 🎉 Cold drinks, spicy vibes, and all the flavor you can handle. 🍻

Don’t miss the fire—come cool off with us this Friday!

09/09/2025

🔥 Vendor Spotlight: Black Dog Gourmet Sauce Company 🔥

Competing — and Winning — Since 2012!

Meet Paul Bennett, founder of Black Dog Gourmet Sauce Company and one of the NC Hot Sauce Contest & Festival ’s longest-standing vendors. Paul isn’t just here to sell—he’s here to compete. This year, he’s entering every competition category except Salsa. 🌶️🍖

And with good reason: Paul and his crew have racked up multiple awards over the years, including a legendary four-category sweep in 2019! 🏆

💬 “This festival is truly for sauce makers. Unlike other ‘sauce’ festivals where most vendors aren’t even selling sauce, here, it’s all about the craft — and the community.”

Why Black Dog Gourmet Stands Out:

✔️ Small-batch, handcrafted recipes
✔️ No preservatives or high-fructose corn syrup
✔️ Unique BBQ sauce made with Concord grapes 🍇
✔️ The beloved Dog-Gone-Good Chicken & Rib Sauce — a sweet, thick, family recipe 60 years in the making!

Their motto says it all: “I haven’t found anything I can’t put it on.”

🎯 Stop by their booth at this year’s festival, taste what the judges rave about, and cheer them on as they go for the gold once again!

👉 Learn more: https://black-dog-gourmet-llc.square.site/
🌶 Festival information: nchotsaucecontestandfestival.com

09/09/2025

🎉🌶️ The countdown is almost over — the NC Hot Sauce Contest & Festival kicks off in Downtown Oxford THIS WEEKEND!

📅 Friday, Sept. 12
✨ Festival begins at 6 PM
🎶 Live music, community performances, over 300 food & vendors
⛳ 6 PM: Glow Vibe Golf / Putt Putt

📅 Saturday, Sept. 13
✨ Festival begins at 10 AM
🎶 All-day live music, vendors, community performances & carnival rides
🌶️ 11 AM: Hot Sauce Judging Contest Live!
🔥 1 PM: Bailey Farm’s Hot Pepper Eating Contest Live!

Bring your family, bring your friends, and come experience the spiciest weekend in North Carolina!

👉 More details: NCHotSauceContestAndFestival.com

09/09/2025

Look for Black Dog Gourmet Sauce Co.

🌶🔥 Hot sauce may bring the heat this Friday… but we’ve got the cure. 🧊🍺 ICE. COLD. BEERS.

Nothing pairs better with spicy samples and fiery flavors than a ice cold beer straight from the cooler.

Whether you’re braving the hottest sauces or just here for the vibes, we’ll keep you cool all festival long. 🍻

See you at The Hub on Main for the Hot Sauce Festival this Friday Night and Saturday!!!!!!!!!

08/23/2025

Shoutout to Made in NC store

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNarPsMPOtl/?igsh=MjFrOGJycGpuYzJ5

09/13/2024

Great news for all my Black Dog Gourmet Sauce Company besties. The Hub on Main NC is now carrying Black Dog Gourmet Sauces. Go check them out and get your BDG Fix. They are located at 100 Main St. Oxford, NC