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Hot like FIYAH!!!!
So, I am not someone who generally likes spicy foods. I used to, but then I got it in my head that my sometimes-frequent upper respiratory infections weren't exactly helped by hot sauce.
But every now and then, I like a little spice in my life. And not just from the menfolk -- HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Oh shut up, y'all know that was funny.
So one Friday afternoon I was leaving my old job -- yes, I recently resigned from my job with the after school program -- and I heard the sound of drumming. I worked cat-a-corner to Hine Junior High so I assumed their band was practicing. I decided to walk down the street to check out the band before I went home.
Well, on the way to the school yard, I noticed a row of row houses that had been converted to stores. One was a toy store, one was a frame shop, and one was this hot sauce store.
A hot sauce store? What sort of madness is this? I went inside and realized that this was Uncle Brutha's place!
Uncle Brutha's is the black owned hot sauce....I used to see their van in upper ward 4 in DC.
So of course I bought some of their sauces and some other things like spicy chutney and pocorn and whatnot. But the best part of the store was meeting Uncle Brutha himself (Brennan G. Proctor) and his very beautiful momma! It was so nice to support a black owned business right there on Capitol Hill, in Eastern Market.
And of course, the hot sauce is great. That's not even a question.
So check out their website: www.unclebrutha.com and visit their store at 323 7th Street, SE. It's right by Eastern Market (the place) and less than half a block from the Eastern Market Metro Station on the Blue line.
Check em out!
Posted by Rashid on October 19, 2006 5:12 PM
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I saw that store a few weekends ago when I was at Eastern Market. A gentleman was encouraging people to come in and look around. I'm not much a hot sauce person either so it didn't interest me. But next time I'm in the area I'll check it out since it doesn't hurt to look around. Maybe I'll buy the hottest hot sauce he have and take it back home to Boston for Thanksgiving. My older sister would love that. Hopefully, it would be hot enough to keep my sister's mouth shut from telling everyone's business.
Commented by Shawn on October 19, 2006 8:35 PM