Highlights from the Sriracha Festival 2013

A creation by Ernesto Uchimura of Plan Check.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

A hot dog topped with sriracha ketchup and sriracha potato chips from Fritzi Dogs.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

A cocktail with Sriracha from Plan Check.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

A caramel apple topped with sriracha salt from East Borough.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

Sriracha-mango sorbet from Scoops.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

The folks from Guerilla tacos cook up some sriracha-laden tacos.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

Sriracha tostadas de tinga from Mexicali Taco & Co.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

Melissa Joves in her sriracha bottle costume.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

Mini bottles of sriracha were available as swag.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

Guests could purchase copies of Randy Clemens’ book “The Sriracha Cookbook” and “The Veggie-Lover’s Sriracha Cookbook.”   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

Sriracha braised and glazed smoked spare rib with sweet and spicy vegetable slaw made by Gabe Bordon of Beachwood.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

Sriracha glazed pork belly from Bashan.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

Pineapple citrus, ginger soda with sriracha from Los Angeles Ale Works.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

A Sriracha cut-out for photo opportunities.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

Clair Phillips in her Sriracha shirt.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)