I don't want to keep the thread in suspense, so here's an update: My friend did not cook at the Firehouse on Sunday - but he has signed up for Wednesday night. Three Firefighters did taste in on Saturday and proclaimed it delicious. None even pretended to get sick.

We had chicken baked with the sauce on Sunday, and it's very close said me, my GF and my other son. "If I didn't know it was fake, I would have thought it was the real thing", he said.

I have already tweaked the recipe to get closer, and will make a batch this week. Unlike the "bit of this and that" method of cooking, I tend to be the engineer. If anyone wants a look at it before I make it, let me know and I'll post it.