Heat Seekers Aaron Sanchez and Roger Mooking Visit L.A. via the Food Network

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Via the Food Network blog.
Chefs Roger Mooking and Aarón Sanchez.
If you were to take yourself on a spicy foods tour of Los Angeles, where would you go? There'd certainly be no shortage of options; hell, that tour could probably last a decade. But for the sake of TV, the Food Network narrowed it down to three hot spots which they feature on their new show, Heat Seekers.

Heat Seekers follows two food TV stars, chefs Aarón Sanchez and Roger Mooking, as they travel to major American cities in search of each locale's best spicy food. From previous Food Network and Cooking Channel appearances, we know neither is a stranger to spice, though Sanchez specializes in Latin food and Mooking is more familiar with Asian cuisine.

So where do they go to fire up their palates in this town?

They swing by Guisado's, which reportedly stews its taco meat for three hours in hot chiles and top it with pickled habanero relish. They also hit up Lucky Devils and get a lesson on how to make Diablo Sauce, which is made from jalapeno, anaheim and habanero peppers. Their last stop is Hana Sushi Bar in Northridge where they challenge each other to eat a sushi roll covered in Shut Up Sauce--a habanero, Thai chili, jalapeno and cilantro concoction created by the restaurant's chef, Jorge Sanchez. Seems an appropriate Asian/Latin merger.

We're a little sad they missed out on The Falls' Mustang Ranch, our favorite fruity and peppery hot cocktail around. What spicy plates would you have recommended?

Heat Seekers
airs on Fridays at 10 p.m. on The Food Network. The L.A. episode premieres on September 6.

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2100 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

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Ms G
Ms G

I'm sad to say that my husband and I went to Lucky Devils after seeking the Heat Seeker guys (who obviously fake their reactions about how hot something is) go there.What a major disappointment! We sent the "Diablo" sauce back twice and it still wasn't hot. Seriously. Tabasco is hotter. :-(

Jerry
Jerry

There is a New restaurant in Charlotte North Carolina called Pacos Tacos and Tequilla. They have a sauce made from ghost chilies that is so intense the aroma is enough to make you cough. Think would be a great place for heat seekers to try out, I don't know how anyone can handle this one!!

Boomoner
Boomoner

Well I think the hottest thing I ate was chichen itzas chilekut on fathersday habnero eating contest and I won end result I went to the hospital I drank about a liter 3cups of 250ml I wanna see if heatseekers can handle that

tone
tone

This show just sucks!!!!

Ivespe
Ivespe

there is a take out/catering restaurant in  Berne NY that has the hottest wings...they call them unruly......Casa Mia's Italian Specialties....518 872-0378

Hadley Tomicki
Hadley Tomicki

Got to eat those chicken livers at Spice Table. Spicy!

Rachael
Rachael

Ditto about Jitlada. The best and the spiciest. 

Jake G.
Jake G.

How can you possibly do a spicy food show about Los Angeles, and no hit up Jitlada? This show is a complete fraud. 

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Pearl Yamaguchi
Pearl Yamaguchi

No full-spice Shrimp Topolobampo at Babita or any number of items at Jitlada? Ultra-hot dishes are B.S. as far as I'm concerned, but how can you take a spicy-foods tour of LA without trying those?

Incidentally, that's a rare photo. Did you I.D. these guys before letting them loose in the city?

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