Christmas Markets 2023
Chilli jam makes a great stocking filler! Keep checking this page to see where we are next!
Saturday 25th November - M32 Flea Market
We're finally back at the M32 market. Come try our full range of chilli jams. And as always we'll have a selection of our merch too.
When: Saturday 25th November, 11am - 4pm
Where: Under the M32 flyover between the roundabout and Stapleton Road
Sunday 26th November - Ashton Court Mansion Christmas Fair
Come try our full range of chilli jams in Ashton Court's finest mansion. We'll have some of our new sauces and as always we'll have a selection of our merch too.
When: Saturday 26th November, 10am - 4pm
Where: Ashton Court Mansion, Bristol
Thurs 30th November - St Peter's C of E Primary School Christmas Fair
When: Thurs 30th November, 5pm - 8pm
Where: St Peter's C of E Primary School, Ellfield Close, Bristol, BS13 8EF
Fri 1st December - St Anne's CofE Christmas Fair
When: Fri 1st December, 3.30pm - 6pm
Where: St. Anne's CE VC Primary school, School Road, Oldland Common, BS30 6PH
Sat 2nd December - Windmill Hill Market
We're back at Windmill Hill! Come down for free samples of delicious chilli jam. Last year was a sellout so come early!
When: Saturday 7th October, 10am - 3pm
Where: Windmill Hill City Farm, Philip Street, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4EA
Sun 3rd December - BS5 Market
We're back at the final BS5 Market of the year! Come sample our full range of chilli jams, and as always we'll have a selection of our merch too.
When: Sun 3rd December, 12pm - 4pm
Where: Beehive Centre, 19A Stretford Rd, Whitehall, Bristol, BS5 7AW
Thu 7th December - Producer evening at Fiveacre Farm Shop
Come meet Easton Chilli and other local producers for an evening of samples and gift shopping in the farm shop.
When: Thu 7th December 2023, 6.30pm - 8pm
Where: Tobacco Factory, Southville, Bristol
Sat 9th December - Church of the Good Shepherd Christmas Market
A short morning market up in Bishopston with lots of local makers!
When: Sat 9th December 2023, 10am - 1pm
Where: Church of the Good Shepherd, Bishop Road, BS7 8NA
Sun 10th December - Tobacco Factory Market
Back at the Tobacco Factory for the last time this year! Last chance to stock up on delicious chilli jam!
When: Sun 10th December 2023, 10am - 2.30pm
Where: Tobacco Factory, Southville, Bristol
Sat 16th December - In store at Artichoke Wholefoods
We're visiting the lovely Artichoke Wholefoods for a tasting morning! If you're local and want to try any of our flavours come down to the store!
When: Sat 16th December, 10.30am - 12pm
Where: Artichoke Wholefoods, 725 Fishponds Rd, Bristol BS16 3UW
Sun 17th December - The Bath Independent Christmas Market
We're back in Bath! Come down to the Green Park Station and try our delicious chilli jams.
When: Sun 17th December, 11am - 4pm
Where: Green Park Station, Bath
That's all for now!
We're hoping to get more dates in the diary! We're always looking for new markets and festivals to get involved in. Get in touch!
Frequently asked
How spicy are your products?
Tolerance to chilli heat is very individual! Easton Chilli products are rated out of 5 on heat, trying to make a scale that works for regular people (i.e. people who don't have hot sauce on everything! :) )
- 0/5 - No heat here. Possibly suitable for your newborn baby.
- 1/5 - Just a hint. If you like your spice, you probably think this is nothing.
- 2/5 - A bit of zing. Everyone should be able to enjoy this level of heat, whether you're a regular folk or a chilli fiend. Most of our products are aimed at this level.
- 3/5 - It's heating up. Probably getting a little spicy for the regular folk now, definitely too spicy for a newborn baby.
- 4/5 - Now we're talking! You might talk your pal into trying this once, but they might need a glass of milk, and they might not speak to you for a while.
- 5/5 - Everything that's way too spicy for a regular person.
Here are some rough equivalences in heat.
- Heinz Tomato Ketchup = Easton Chilli 0/5
- Nando's Medium Peri Peri = Easton Chilli 2/5
- That chilli sauce at your local kebab shop = probably Easton Chilli 3/5
- Chilli Daddy's 4 = Easton Chilli 5/5
How does delivery work?
We offer a selection of delivery services depending on your location and order. Choose from them at the checkout.
- Local delivery (Easton and nearby): FREE
- Royal Mail 2nd Class (UK, NI, GG, JE, IM): £4
- Orders weighing more than 2kg (5+ jars): £7.50
- Orders valued £30 or more: FREE!
All orders should be with you within 3-5 working days from when you order (it might be a little longer than this sometimes, we'll be in touch if so).
Large orders (10+ jars) please get in touch so we can make special arrangements.
International orders are available depending on what the customs regulations are of your country. Please get in touch before you place your order to confirm whether we can ship to your country.
Where are your products made?
I started making everything in my home kitchen in Easton! This was great until Christmas 2023 when everyone wanted a jar of chilli jam, In January 2024 I started renting a professional kitchen over in Brislington to make all the products. At some point I hope to return production to Easton!
My t-shirts are printed by the lovely Live Ink Co, based in Bedminster in Bristol.
Sustainability etc?
Of course. Sustainability is important to Easton Chilli and it's considered in all parts of the business.
Packaging
We try to reuse waste materials in our packaging, so if someone has delivered bubble wrap to us, or we have a perfectly sized Amazon box lying around, we might use them for your order. Better to reuse it than throw it away to landfill!
All new packaging that we source is plastic-free and recyclable, and we prefer to buy cardboard or recycled materials where possible. Sometimes we use corn-starch mailer bags.
Any waste cardboard that we can't use gets shredded and put into our compost heap, along with our waste vegetable scraps from jam cooking. The worms love this arrangement.
Product
We try to source all our ingredients "loose" and prefer local and low-plastic companies.
We use preserving techniques like lacto-fermentation to extend the shelf life of some of our ingredients, for example we can buy in a few kg of bird's eye chillies and keep using them for months under the right conditions.
The old packaging of our jars is designed to be removed - it's just a bit of string and card. The idea is that you're more likely to reuse a jar if you don't have to spend ages washing off the sticker that's on it. Our new packaging is paper based and biodegradable - no plastic.
We currently use plastic tamper seals on our 150ml hot sauce bottles, and plastic lids; we are working towards using a compostable tamper seals but the lids will probably be plastic as long as we use this type of bottle.
Unfortunately due to UK Food Safety regulations, we are not allowed to re-use any glass destined to be a "packaged product" i.e. a jar of jam or a bottle of sauce that is sold to a consumer. We have to use new jars and lids for each product. If this weren't the case we'd love to have a closed-loop return and reuse system in place, and we'd be up for working with other producers to standardise on our packaging to make it more viable.
Delivery
We've partnered with Zedify to deliver some of our packages in Bristol. Their fleet of electric cargo bikes means their deliveries within BS1-16 are low-carbon-emitting.
Delivery to the rest of the UK is done using Royal Mail and other couriers like APC and DPD, many of which are working to reduce their carbon emissions.