Before

Pick a guest worth an hour: the woman who has lived on the block for fifty years, the guy who fixes everyone's cars, the teenager with a large social media following no adult over thirty understands, or the newest arrival on the street.

Build the lineup: eight to ten sauces from mild to genuinely alarming, arranged in order. Bring the wings, plus a tofu, cauliflower, or paneer version so nobody is excluded.

If you can, do the homework and write ten questions based on what you know about them; if not, use it as an opportunity to learn about them.

Set the night up in Plurality and use the Needs to find sauces/supplies and Volunteer tab to get folks to help out. Warn the guest about the heat honestly, and tell them there's no shame in tapping out.

Print your flyer and share widely in the neighborhood.

During

Eat every wing yourself. This is non-negotiable. Let the audience be close and loud. Keep the crowd small enough that the guest can see faces.

Escalate honestly. As the sauce climbs, the questions get more personal, and the guest's guard comes down whether they planned it or not. Then stop pushing when they've given you something true; the goal is a neighbor revealed, not a neighbor wrecked.

Finish with the plug. Once they finish the last wing they get thirty seconds, no interruptions, and anything they want the block to know. It's the guest's payment for the suffering and it's usually the most useful part of the evening.

After

Ask folks to take photos throughout the night and invite folks to record any other Moments. If you filmed it, share it with the guest first and let them veto anything before it goes anywhere.

Then let the guest pick the next person in the hot seat. That nomination chain is what turns one gimmick night into a rotating portrait of the whole neighborhood.