So, yesterday was the Mansion House Chilli Fiesta. What a great day! At last the sun was shining. The setting was perfect and the way the stalls were laid out had the feel of a country fair or village market. We were right next to the central speaker and spent the whole day working to the sounds of our favourite tunes from the 80's. We shared our little spot with Tim from the The Cambridge Chilli Farm selling his range of wonderful home-made sauces and preserves including his Trinidad Scorpion Hot Sauce which had a few people gasping, sweating and even crying by the time they reached us!
On stage. as well as the live rock band, were chilli eating contests and what sounded like air guitar sessions! Attendance was great. We were busy all day and the whole atmosphere and feel of the day was fun! We'd definitely do this one again and will be there next year for sure!
A key lesson learned from our last festival (and first) was to take our own food and drink as there was no time to leave the stall through the day. We took a little picnic which kept us sustained and when things quietened down a bit later in the afternoon Mike managed to sneak off to do a bit of networking and also to get us a well-deserved pint of cider.
Sales-wise we had a really good day. We sold more than we did at Eastnor and sold a little of most things. Our best sellers this time were our Hot Chilli Collection of "Prep and Protect" Kitchen Ware including the Hob Cover , Work Top Protector , Chef's Gauntlet , Oven Gloves and Apron.
Again we got great feedback on our products and our concept and we can't wait till the next one in Northumberland on the 7th and 8th of July, North East Chilli Festival
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