Achilles Heat

09/25/2026

Simple dinners are the best with a lil Achilles Heat® Smoked Chili Crisp. 🌶️

Chef Uncle Nik’s whipped up a quick shrimp and veggie noodle stir-fry with broccoli, green beans, squash and onions, then finished it with a generous spoonful of our Smoked Chili Crisp for that extra layer of smoky, savory crunch.

Weeknight dinner, with a lil’ chef’s kiss. 👨‍🍳🌶️

09/24/2026

📣 SAVE THE DATE 🥯🌶️ ✨ We’re excited to share the new date for our Shelsky’s of Brooklyn × Achilles Heat® special collaboration!

Join us at Shelsky's of Brooklyn on Saturday, October 10 from 9 AM–1 PM to kick off this one-week-only sandwich special, featuring our award-winning Achilles Heat® Smoked Chili Crisp.

For the launch of this limited-time drop, Achilles Heat® will be there for a Smoked Chili Crisp tasting demo, so come say hi, sample the chili crisp, pick up a jar to take home, and of course, try the special sandwich while it’s on the menu.

🌶️ Achilles Heat tasting demo: Saturday, October 10 | 9 AM–1 PM
🥯 Special collaboration sandwich: October 10–16 only

📍 Shelsky’s of Brooklyn
141 Court Street, Brooklyn

We’re really looking forward to this one. Hope to see you there! 🔥

09/24/2026

Nor’easter in Brooklyn? We’ve got a plan. 🌧️🌶️

Come shelter at Shelsky's of Brooklyn, get your Saturday pantry shopping in, and warm up with our Shelsky’s x Achilles Heat special: a double-toasted bialy piled with hand-sliced Gaspé Nova, cream cheese, pickled cucumber salad, fresh cilantro, jalapeños, red onion, and a generous spoonful of Achilles Heat® Smoked Chili Crisp.

We’ll be there this Saturday, 09/23 from 9am–1pm, sampling our award-winning Smoked Chili Crisp.

Stock up on delicious provisions, including some Achilles Heat, to weather out the rest of the stormy weekend. 🔥

Rain outside. Bialys inside. We’ll bring the heat. 🌶️

SHELSKY’S x ACHILLES HEAT Special collab sandwich
ONE WEEK ONLY • SEPT 26–OCT 2
📍 Shelsky’s of Brooklyn | 141 Court Street

09/17/2026

🌶️ NOW AT TASTE NY GRAND CENTRAL! 🌶️

Very excited to share that Achilles Heat® Heat Smoked Chili Crisp is now available at Taste NY Grand Central, right inside Grand Central Terminal!

As a Brooklyn-made, Taste NY New York State producer, this one feels especially meaningful. Taste NY celebrates the incredible food and beverage makers producing right here in New York, and I’m thrilled to have Achilles Heat represented alongside them.

Our Smoked Chili Crisp is made for exactly the kind of food discovery Taste NY champions: smoke-forward, packed with savory umami and designed to go far beyond the usual. Spoon it over eggs, pizza, noodles or roasted vegetables, swirl it into a bagel schmear or dip, add it to a sandwich, or bring it straight to the table and see where it goes.

And with Grand Central at the center of so many NYC commutes and weekend getaways, it’s now even easier to grab a jar on your way home, heading out of town, or when you suddenly remember you need a host gift. 🌶️🎁

Find us at Taste NY Grand Central on the Main Concourse, near Tracks 39–42.

And I’ll be there Tuesday, September 29 from 5–7pm for an in-store tasting. Come say hi and taste what makes Achilles Heat different!

So excited for this next chapter. Thank you to the Taste NY Grand Central team for welcoming this little Brooklyn jar to one of New York’s most iconic places. ❤️

09/15/2026

Sometimes the simplest dishes are the most delicious. 🍜🌶️

Chef made this ramen with a simple broth of chicken stock, fresh ginger, garlic and cilantro, noodles and crispy chicken, then generously topped it off with Smoked Chili Crisp.

One of our favorite ways to use Achilles Heat® Smoked Chili Crisp is in soups and broths. The smoke-and-spice-infused oil adds layers of umami and richness to the broth, while the crisp brings that savory chile crunch with every bite.

Simple, cozy and ridiculously good.

09/14/2026

A founder’s brunch collab win. 🧇🌶️🔥

Had the pleasure of joining the first Startup CPG Founders Brunch Social, bringing together fellow CPG founders, good food, and a chance to taste what everyone is building.

And this combination has been waiting to happen: joy Banana Chocolate Chip Waffles + sourmilk yogurt + Achilles Heat® Smoked Chili Crisp.

Sweet banana and chocolate complement that smoke-forward, savory chile crunch, with tangy, creamy sourmilk yogurt bringing it all together.

So much fun tasting what fellow founders are creating, sharing Achilles Heat, and spending a Sunday afternoon talking food and CPG.

Thanks Daniel Scharff & Startup CPG for bringing us all together!

09/11/2026

Wait… Achilles Heat® Smoked Chili Crisp is in Inc.?! 🌶️📰🤓

Definitely wasn’t expecting to stumble across this today! So incredibly excited to see Achilles Heat® mentioned alongside industry names like Carbone and Fly By Jing in a story exploring the new wave of global flavors and all the different ways chili crisp is being reimagined.

Especially wonderful to see Achilles Heat called out as “a less-spicy version made with smoked peppers.” We’ve always been about flavor-forward heat, using smoked peppers to build layers of smoky, savory depth rather than simply making things hotter.

A huge thank you to Jennifer Conrad and Inc. Magazine for including Achilles Heat, and to the Specialty Food Association for giving emerging brands like mine a platform through the Debut District at this year’s Summer Fancy Food Show.

There’s more than one way to chili crisp, and we’re pretty excited to be part of where it’s going. 🌶️

Head to the link in bio to read the full story!

https://www.inc.com/jennifer-conrad/from-italian-to-indian-chili-crisp-is-inspiring-a-new-wave-of-global-flavors/91403036

09/10/2026

Find Achilles Heat Smoked Chili Crisp at The Fulton Stall Market!

Lower Manhattan moves fast, and then there is one storefront where the pace drops and the groceries come straight off New York farms.

09/07/2026

Top Sauce King NYC tm award winners will be featured September 12 at the 17th annual Pig Island NYC
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Featured in Hot Sauce Alley: Back at Pig Island NYC 2026
for her second year in a row, meet NYC artisan food maker Lisa-Thi, founder of Achilles Heat®, bringing smoke-forward flavor from Brooklyn with her award-winning Smoked Chili Crisp and lineup of small-batch smoked hot sauces.

Why we’re excited: Achilles Heat® Smoked Chili Crisp was awarded the Umami Unicorn Award and named Best New Sauce at Sauce King NYC™ 2025. This year, Achilles Heat® was also featured as a new specialty food brand in the Debut District at Specialty Food Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show at the Javits Center.

And its BBQ credentials don’t stop there. Lisa-Thi has collaborated with  on his competition dishes that took Grand Champion at Brisket King NYC 2025 and Runner-Up at Rib King NYC 2025, and with  on their Runner-Up at Brisket King NYC 2026 competition dish. 🔥🏆

Where to find her award-winning sauce: Achilles Heat® Smoked Chili Crisp can be found at some of NYC’s favorite specialty food shops, including Chelsea Market Baskets, Pearl River Mart Foods, Edy’s Grocer 🍋, Shelsky's of Brooklyn, Dépanneur, Fulton Stall Market, Jubilee Marketplace and more, along with tastings, pop-ups and food events throughout NYC.

What she’s sampling: Stop by Hot Sauce Alley to taste Achilles Heat® Smoked Chili Crisp, her flagship award-winner packed with crispy garlic and onion, slow-smoked peppers, aromatic spices and layers of savory umami. Lisa-Thi will also be sampling a mini lineup of Achilles Heat® smoked hot sauces, with jars and bottles available to grab and take home.

Tickets at www.pigisland.com

Instagram: Achilles Heat®

Website: www.achillesheat.com
Pop-ups: Better than Porridge
Awards: Sauce King NYC: Best New Sauce 2025 
~ 8it NYC, 2024 Hustler of the Year

08/30/2026

Girl dinners are pretty all right with some Achilles Heat® smoked chili crisp, goat cheese, prosciutto, and tiny toasts.

👨‍🍳+ 📷: Joshua Podesta