I was interviewed pretty extensively last week by HotSauceAddict.com. If you'd like to learn how T-Rev's Stiff Willi Chili got started and read up about the company going forward, you can check it out here.
How long have you been in business?
T-Rev’s Stiff Willi Chili (the brand) made its debut in May 2009 at the DC101 Chili Cook-Off, and our spice mix was launched in September 2009. If I can overcome Maryland’s oppressive personal and business taxes, I anticipate sticking with this for as long as my customers will have me.
How did you get started?
This is a pretty funny story. I live in Maryland and for years I’d heard about the DC101 Chili Cook-Off in Washington, DC but had rarely given it a second thought. Until late 2008. As a huge fan of cooking and eating in general, I decided I might as well try my hand at a chili cook-off and see how well my recipe stacks up against all the big guys (the 2008 DC101 Chili Cook-Off was won by Jim Parker, owner of the Hard Times Café, a small empire of chili parlors in the DC metro area). So I signed up for the 2009 DC regional chili cook-off and it was on.
Read full interview.
