You're Invited To Brattleboro’s first Hot Sauce Eating Contest!!!!

Ken Ijichi (of Green Mountain Ramen) and I (Tellman Knudson) are launching Brattleboro's first ever FREE Community Hot Sauce Contest!

Our goal is to create a fun, free, and community-oriented event where everyone can join in, whether they’re competing or just cheering on the brave contestants.

WHAT: HOT SAUCE (Eating) CONTEST!

WHEN: May 1st 2026 6:00 PM (SHARP)

WHERE: Green Mountain Ramen @The Heart Rose Club at 11 Green Street Brattleboro, VT

We’re passionate about making this event accessible to all, so we’re crowdfunding it to spread the word and cover the essentials:

1. Renting the Heart Rose Club (to hold the contest)

2. Buying the Season 29 Hot Ones Hot Sauce Box

3. Getting plenty of tortilla chips for the contestants

4. Multiple types of milk for the suffering contestants!

Donate now to support Brattleboro, VT's FIRST EVER HOT SAUCE CONTEST!!

Ken is dedicated to bringing the community together in weird, wacky, and healthy ways at Green Mountain Ramen and Tellman's passion for Hot Sauce makes these to the ultimate duo for this spicy adventure.

But this is just the beginning!

I dream of creating Hot Sauce Leagues across New England and beyond, with monthly contests, A hot sauce club, and a growing community of chili-heads contestants!

Your support will help us launch this first event and lay the foundation for a tradition that brings people together for fiery fun, friendly competition, and a taste of something new.

We want to bring chili-heads in Brattleboro together for a fiery night they’ll never forget—thank you for helping us make it happen!