A condiment that’s hard to categorize is usually the one worth chasing, and the Sizzle Sauce fits that bill. We talk with creator and owner Zack Mazur about a Pittsburgh-made sauce that starts with sweet barbecue vibes, shifts into a savory comfort-food depth, and then tags you with heat at the very end. 

Zack walks us through the real behind-the-scenes journey of building a small food business: the first batch made at home for his daughter’s chicken nuggets and fries, the rounds of tinkering, to the encouraging push of family and friends to do more. 

We round things out with two food wins: Sarah of Sarah Loves Yinz recommends Kitchen on Main in Ligonier for a treat-yourself brunch, and Sarah Kaminski of Best Ever Granola drops a weeknight “empty the fridge” taco hack that feeds a family without a strict recipe.

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