Our story begins in Savannah Georgia in the heat of late October, 1994. Philip Palmer wasn’t new to making hot sauce, but this night was different. Maybe it was the blood red influence of the waning crescent moon. Maybe it was the encounter he had the night before, squatching in the hills of Northern Georgia, just a day earlier, before returning to the low country.

Whatever the voodoo, midnight came and his senses were sharpened. A mysterious mentor appeared from the mist, Drego Barnett taught him the ways of goodness and heat.

Ever since that muggy night in Savannah, our hero has dedicated himself to curious and delicious flavor combinations.

It has been said that music is food for the soul. For the good folks who are lucky enough to live in Savannah Georgia, this is one of the great truths in his life. But our founder, Phillip Polk Palmer, understands that there is something even more compelling, more primal and more soul stirring than music, and that is food itself. Food, glorious food has been a salve for sad times, a way to bring joy, a setting for enjoying the company of others, and one of the most potent expressions of love ever imagined.

Palmer’s upbringing and early life was punctuated by both music and a busy kitchen, which often produced his father’s beloved spicy food. His childhood home was awash in extrasensory experiences as the savory and spice-laded scents wafting in from the kitchen like ghosts dancing to the sounds of strumming guitars, plunking piano chords, and a chorus of melodious voices singing praises of the cook.

Enjoy the warmth and spirited goodness of the night in the Deep South. Welcome to The Garden of Good and Hot.