What a weekend! The 20th Anniversary Chilli Fiesta at West Dean Gardens was a resounding success. A record-breaking, bumper 25,000 people came to listen to the fabulous live bands on the main stage, sample lots of chilli foods and enjoy a beer or two. Levi Roots and his 14-piece band were brilliant and had everyone … Continue reading
Only 1 day to go! In the concluding part of our blog series counting down to the 20th West Dean Chilli Fiesta, we take a look at some of our long serving exhibitors that have been with the festival all through it’s adolescence and awkward teenage years! And they’re back again this year to see the … Continue reading
2 days to go chilli fans! We continue our 9 day countdown to the 20th West Dean Chilli Fiesta with some more excellent stalls for you to visit across the event! So let’s dive in shall we… Staggeringly Good beer Joe Ross, Jon Chapman and Russ Cox (aka Staggeringly Good) proudly make “Beer for people who … Continue reading
There’s 9 days to go until one of the biggest UK Chilli festivals of the year! We start the countdown giving you an inside look at just 9 of the 180 fantastic stalls set to inspire the fire at West Dean Chilli Fiesta in just over a week’s time… Continue reading
Thirsty work… It’s sure to be a hot one at the 20th West Dean Chilli Fiesta this year…drinks at the ready! Langham Brewery are back in town on the 7th, 8th and 9th of August to help put out the fire! They’ll be bringing with them another great selection of real ales that no doubt … Continue reading
Part 3! It’s been a little while coming but the concluding part of our chilli trivia series is here and available to read. So kick back and enjoy!… Continue reading
We profile Malcolm Riley the African Chef ahead of his appearance at the 20th West Dean Chilli Fiesta. A true chilli lover and champion of sustainability…not to mention he whips up a pretty mean marmalade. Continue reading
It would seem that we’re going a little competition crazy here at West Dean Gardens! In this latest blog we give you the chance to win a pair of tickets to the 2015 Chilli Fiesta and an audience with Strictly star Brendan Cole. Read more to find out how… Continue reading
Ahead of the 20th anniversary West Dean Chilli Fiesta this August, we caught up with one of the visiting stars of our upcoming festival, Levi Roots. In this latest blog, Levi talks cooking, family, music, chillies and just what he’ll be bringing to Chilli Fiesta this year… Continue reading
It’s almost here chilli fans! West Dean Chilli Fiesta 2015 is just around the corner and we have another set of chilli trivia to wet your whistles ahead of the festival this August… Continue reading
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