For many, the triumph of winning a spice challenge is worth all the pain, sweat, and tears. These intense restaurant spice ...

After becoming the fourth winner of TODAY’s Home Chef Challenge, Debbie held a pound cake tasting at her local Williams-Sonoma in Richmond, Va., to thank her friends and family for their votes.

Just one home cook went home during the Septemeber 5 MasterChef recap and it was Farhan Momin. The top five home cooks are Gerron Hurt, Ashley Mincey, Bowen Li, Cesar Cano, and Samantha Daily.

So he bought the former Opal’s Restaurant at 203 South 3rd St. in Richmond, renaming it Jackson’s Restaurant that December. “I wanted to make my own success,” said Sean Jackson.

The restaurant told The Post that only three of 12 customers successfully finish the challenge, which costs around $17.40. Per the publication, a Carolina Reaper is around 200 times hotter than ...

On Saturday, the Boston Black Restaurant Challenge will host a kickoff party at Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen, located at 604 Columbus Ave. in the South End.