About SMOKE & TEARS

Creative dynamo Shannon Armishaw & Chef Kevin Rickey launched SMOKE & TEARS during the 2021 pandemic winter in lockdown to feed friends from afar after exhausted loved-ones expressed their burning desire for bold new flavours to brighten up dark days in lockdown. SMOKE & TEARS Essential Hot Sauces are designed for pleasure, because life is painful enough! These internationally award-winning, chef-crafted sauces hit all the notes our tastebuds long for. Our unique gourmet sauces draw upon the art & science of age-old pickling & smoking techniques combined with complimentary, seasonal ingredients. More than just a hot sauce, SMOKE & TEARS are versatile, adaptable ingredients. Use them hot or cold with endless possibilities. SMOKE & TEARS sauces are slow-crafted with premium produce & ingredients. They are plant-based, vegan & vegetarian, low in sodium & sugar, free of gluten, nuts, dairy, additives & preservatives, but bursting with bold & bright flavours. Made with love in Toronto. SMOKE & TEARS Hot Sauces will elevate everyday ingredients, catalyze creativity in the kitchen, and make healthy, flavourful food in a flash. Food-lovers, heat-seekers, and the spice-shy alike have fallen in love with these dangerously-crushable, game-changing sauces. SMOKE & TEARS has been mentioned on the Live With Kelly Show, featured on CBC The National, in The Toronto Star, Chatelaine Magazine, LCBO Food & Drink, Designlines, & received multiple national & international awards. 💋🩸 Read their story