Hell, for 29 years the Austin Chronicle has held an annual Hot Sauce Festival that draws thousands of visitors, and even the worst of last year’s COVID-19 situation only drove it, still virtually crowded, online. But then, everywhere, right? And this is a big planet, with a lot of different food cultures to it, a lot of different native ingredients, so … … so when Virginia chef Brandon Clark was challenged by a buddy to create a hot sauce that used the ingredients of Kerala, India – his friend's home region …Clark’s results were so deliciously impressive that he had to continue his experiments, using peppers and spices from Southeast Asia and the U.S. and all points between.