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Food & Wine - September 2026

We’re back in Food & Wine for the third time! Our Maple Wood Smoked Onion Hot Sauce was named one of just five perfect 10/10 sauces selected by a reviewer who has tasted more than 500. This also makes Butterfly Bakery of Vermont the only craft hot sauce brand to have been featured in Food & Wine more than once.

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This Reviewer Has Tried Over 500 Hot Sauces — These 5 Scored a Perfect 10
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
This Reviewer Has Tried Over 500 Hot Sauces — These 5 Scored a Perfect 10
Food & Wine
Merlyn Miller  |  September 1, 2026
Hot sauce could heat up Vermont farmer profits
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Hot sauce could heat up Vermont farmer profits
WCAX News
Cassie Lathrope  |  July 16, 2026
Vermont bakery’s hot sauce goes viral for community-grown ingredients and celebrity spotlight
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Vermont bakery’s hot sauce goes viral for community-grown ingredients and celebrity spotlight
NBC News 5
Adrian Pastor  |  April 10, 2026
See Butterfly Bakery of Vermont featured in the State of Vermont's Working Lands Enterprise Initiative 2025 Impact Report
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
See Butterfly Bakery of Vermont featured in the State of Vermont's Working Lands Enterprise Initiative 2025 Impact Report
State of Vermont
February 9, 2026
Specialty Food Association Announces 75 sofi™ Gold Award Finalists Ahead of Winter FancyFaire* 2026
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Specialty Food Association Announces 75 sofi™ Gold Award Finalists Ahead of Winter FancyFaire* 2026
Specialty Food Association
Member Press Release  |  October 15, 2025
The Hot Sauces Chefs Swear By - Including a Surprise ‘Hot Ones’ Pick
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
The Hot Sauces Chefs Swear By - Including a Surprise ‘Hot Ones’ Pick
Food & Wine
Amelia Schwartz  |  June 27, 2025
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont Wins Gold at the 2025 European Hot Sauce Awards
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont Wins Gold at the 2025 European Hot Sauce Awards
European Hot Sauce Awards
June 2025
Vermont Grown: A show with EatVT's Rocket and Claire Georges from Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Vermont Grown: A show with EatVT's Rocket and Claire Georges from Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
WDEV
Travels With Charlie  |  June 2, 2025
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont Wins Gold at the 2025 World-Wide Mustard Competition
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont Wins Gold at the 2025 World-Wide Mustard Competition
The National Mustard Museum
May 2025
USDA grants inject more than $3 million into Vermont's local food production economy
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
USDA grants inject more than $3 million into Vermont's local food production economy
Yahoo! News / The Burlington Free Press
Dan D'Ambrosio  |  May 8, 2025
This Is Our Home: Barre Town
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
This Is Our Home: Barre Town
WPTZ News
Adrian Pastor  |  April 22, 2025
On ‘Hot Ones,’ Butterfly Bakery Showcases Vermont Chiles
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
On ‘Hot Ones,’ Butterfly Bakery Showcases Vermont Chiles
Seven Days
Melissa Pasanen  |  March 4, 2025
I'm a hot sauce CEO who bulk-ordered glass bottles to get ahead of tariffs. Storage proved too much of a headache
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
I'm a hot sauce CEO who bulk-ordered glass bottles to get ahead of tariffs. Storage proved too much of a headache
Business Insider
Dominick Reuter  |  February 18, 2025
Hot Ones: Celebs sweat it out over Barre-made sauces
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Hot Ones: Celebs sweat it out over Barre-made sauces
Times Argus News
Peter Cobb  |  January 31, 2025
Vermont hot sauce featured on YouTube show ‘Hot Ones’
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Vermont hot sauce featured on YouTube show ‘Hot Ones’
WCAX News
Cat Viglienzoni  |  January 30, 2025
Vermont Chili Peppers Are Lighting Up Celebrities on Season 26 of Hot Ones
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Vermont Chili Peppers Are Lighting Up Celebrities on Season 26 of Hot Ones
Specialty Food Association
Member Press Release  |  January 23, 2025
Vermont hot sauce to return to YouTube show 'Hot Ones'
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Vermont hot sauce to return to YouTube show 'Hot Ones'
WPTZ News
Cameron Silloway  |  January 20, 2025
The Best Hot Sauce, According to Bon Appétit Editors
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
The Best Hot Sauce, According to Bon Appétit Editors
Bon Appetit
Li Goldstein and Megan Wahn  |  September 19, 2024
From Chocolate to Chili Peppers
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
From Chocolate to Chili Peppers
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Kelly Nottermann  |  November 30, 2023
Spice up your life (or at least food) at Barre's Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Spice up your life (or at least food) at Barre's Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Vermont Public
Liam Elder-Connors  |  May 2, 2023
Vermont’s Butterfly Bakery spices up new season of hit show ‘Hot Ones’
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Vermont’s Butterfly Bakery spices up new season of hit show ‘Hot Ones’
VT Digger
Dominic Minadeo  |  February 24, 2023
Butterfly Bakery Expands: Now Carries Goats Milk Caramel
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Butterfly Bakery Expands: Now Carries Goats Milk Caramel
The Bridge
Lauren Milideo  |  September 29, 2022
Fat Toad Farm Sold to Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Fat Toad Farm
Fat Toad Farm Sold to Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Seven Days
Anne Wallace Allen  |  August 30, 2022
Take the Heat: Seven Days Staffers Sample Five Local Hot Sauces
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Take the Heat: Seven Days Staffers Sample Five Local Hot Sauces
Seven Days
Margaret Grayson  |  July 13, 2021
Butterfly Bakery: Patron Saint of Vermont Chili Peppers
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Butterfly Bakery: Patron Saint of Vermont Chili Peppers
Edible Vermont
Staff  |  April 3, 2021
Making it in Vermont: Fat Toad Farm is keeping caramel simple
Fat Toad Farm
Making it in Vermont: Fat Toad Farm is keeping caramel simple
VT Digger
Anne Wallace Allen  |  December 8, 2019
The Best Sweet Accompaniments of the Year!
Fat Toad Farm
The Best Sweet Accompaniments of the Year!
Culture Magazine
Rebecca Haley-Park and Molly McDonough  |  December 28, 2018
Vermont Hot Sauce Makers Feel the Burn
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Vermont Hot Sauce Makers Feel the Burn
Seven Days
Suzanne Podhaizer  |  August 23, 2017
Caramel is the new chocolate? Fancy new food trends
Fat Toad Farm
Caramel is the new chocolate? Fancy new food trends
The Today Show
Sissy Biggers  |  July 24, 2015
FedEx Awards Fat Toad Farm Small Business Grant
Fat Toad Farm
FedEx Awards Fat Toad Farm Small Business Grant
FedEx
Staff Press Release  |  March 25, 2014
Vermont farm makes sumptuous Mexican sauce with goat’s milk
Fat Toad Farm
Vermont farm makes sumptuous Mexican sauce with goat’s milk
The Boston Globe
Rachel Ellner  |  September 25, 2012
One Ingredient, Many Ways: Goat Cheese
Fat Toad Farm
One Ingredient, Many Ways: Goat Cheese
Saveur
Leah Koenig  |  March 14, 2012
A Taste of Place: Exploring the Vermont Cheese Trail
Fat Toad Farm
A Taste of Place: Exploring the Vermont Cheese Trail
The Christian Science Monitor
Joanne Ciccarello  |  November 3, 2010
6 New Ways to Enjoy Goat's Milk
Fat Toad Farm
6 New Ways to Enjoy Goat's Milk
Bon Appetit
Amy Albert  |  September 20, 2010
Sticky Sweets | Say It With Caramel
Fat Toad Farm
Sticky Sweets | Say It With Caramel
New York Times Magazine
Charlotte Druckman  |  February 8, 2010
Butter-free at Butterfly
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
Butter-free at Butterfly
Seven Days
Suzanne Podhaizer  |  November 8, 2006