Originally from Chicago, Austin has been home to Karyn for more than six years. She quickly become known for cooking healthy, craveable, fresh dinners with the same philosophy she uses for her own kids: start with great ingredients, make it with care, and never skimp on flavor. She’s always been more of a cook-with-your-heart than follow-the-recipe type. With all of the buzz, it became crystal clear to us that HummZinger was very much a recipe worth writing down.
When including her chilli oil with dinners for her weekly clients, it quickly resulted in moms and kids alike asking for more. And more. And more! Before long, families were putting it on everything, oftentimes requesting extra jars. It became very clear that this little side dish deserved a life of its own. So, with plenty of help from her kids, and many trial and errors, HummZinger was born! A small-batch, Austin chilli oil made to bring a little more flavor, heat, and joy to every meal. What started at our family table, finally found its way onto tables across Austin. We are so grateful y’all love our chili oil and that we can bring you A little humm, a lot of yum!
What’s
the buzz
with HummZinger?
HummZinger starts with Karyn, a self-taught cook, lifelong host, and firm believer that some of the best memories are shared around a kitchen table. Cooking for her own family is where it really began, and over the years that love of feeding people grew into cooking classes, private chef work, weekly family dinner services, intimate supper clubs and events. Her food is shaped by a life spent exploring the world and its delicacies, picking up new spices, techniques, and ways of building big flavor along the way.
