While studying abroad in Brazil, Mike visits a pizzeria where he finds jars of honey with chilies sitting on the tables for drizzling on pies. He falls in love with the unique flavor profile of the honey and is blown away by how good it tastes on pizza.

After months of experimentation with chili pepper-honey infusions, Mike settles on a recipe for his original honey infused with chili peppers and gives out jars to friends and family as holiday gifts, dubbing it Mike’s Hot Honey.

While apprenticing at Paulie Gee's pizzeria in Brooklyn, Mike brings in a bottle of Mike's Hot Honey for Paulie to taste on a pizza. Paulie loves the combo and asks Mike to produce small batches for the pizzeria to drizzle on their pies. The Hellboy pie, with hot Soppressata and a drizzle of MHH, becomes an instant hit.

Following repeated requests from customers, Mike begins bottling and selling 12 oz bottles of Mike's Hot Honey off of the bar at Paulie Gee's.

Mike’s Hot Honey launches 1.88 oz Mini Jars for weddings, gift baskets and party favors, the first MHH product small enough to carry on a plane!

CBS This Morning airs feature news segment on Mike's Hot Honey introducing the brand to millions of Americans across the country.

Mike's Hot Honey unveils a complete brand refresh with new packaging across all SKUs, garnering praise from retailers and consumers alike and earning a Pentaward for excellence in packaging design.

The 24 oz Chef's Bottle is launched for foodservice, designed for busy kitchens and fast-paced drizzling.

Mike's Hot Honey launches 0.75 oz Squeeze Packets for delivery, takeout and meal kits.

Mike's Hot Honey opens its first holiday kiosk in Bryant Park, NYC featuring the hanging of the very first MHH Neon Sign. The sign, designed by Robbie Ingui of Artistic Neon, is the first of dozens of MHH neons that hang in pizzeria windows across the country.

The Mike's Trike hits the mean streets of NYC, passing out samples of MHH at events throughout the Five Boroughs.

MHH launches in DOT Foods making our products widely available to restaurants across the country.

Mike's Hot Honey Fried Chicken opens inside the legendary Madison Square Garden, serving up MHH fried chicken sandwiches and wings to sports fans and concert goers.

MHH launches dip cups for foodservice servicing pizzerias across the country with to-go / delivery-ready packaging as they adjust to conditions of the global pandemic.

MHH launches new Extra Hot flavor bringing an even hotter kick to the brand's signature honey infused with chili peppers.

Mike's Hot Honey launches the brand's first Wheatpaste campaign in NYC.

Maille x Mike's Hot Honey launch brand's first ever co-branded retail product: Maille Hot Honey Dijon mustard made with Mike's Hot Honey.

Footwear brand Ewing Athletics partners with Mike's Hot Honey to release the Hot Honey Sport Lite sneaker.