Come one, come all to Findlay Market’s hottest tasting event of the year!
Chili Fest is our annual tasting event centered around all things spicy. Participating businesses whip up their best chili, cornbread, and other spicy dishes so you can sample them one by one.
Tasting event tickets are sold in bundles. One ticket = one sample. Tickets are 8 for $20 or 18 for $40. Purchase yours today!
Participating Businesses:
Always Canning - Ghost Pepper Jam Chili
The Arepa Place - Colombian Vegetarian Chili with a Toast Arepa
Artichoke - White Turkey Chili
Babushka Pierogi - Cincinnati Lenti Chili Pierogi
Barlion’s Seafood & Poultry - Smoked Turkey Chili
Bouchard’s Pasta - Old Fashioned Chili with Cornbread
Chamaele - Honey Glazed Cornbread
Churchill’s Fine Teas - Some Like It Hot Black Tea
Dat’s Ole School Cookin’ - Chili Mac
Dean’s Mediterranean Imports - Chickpea Chili
Eli’s BBQ - Brisket Chili w/ Colonel De’s Spices
Eliza Jane’s BakeShop - Cheesecake Bites
The Empanada’s Box - Cincinnati Chili Empanada
Gramma Debbies Kitchen - Chili (Beef, Chicken, or Vegan)
The Food Life - Bolognese with Garlic Focaccia
Fizzy Flamingo - “Chili” Inspired Dirty Soda
Harmony Plant Fare - Cincinnati Style Grilled Cheese or The Best Damn Bean Chili
Joyously Sweet - Mini Cornbread Cupcake topped with Cheddar Garlic Mashed Potato “Buttercream”, Popcorn Chicken and Hot Honey from Chamaele LLC!!
Makers Bakers Co. - Cheddar Jalapeno BLT and/or Loaded Chili
Mama Lo Hizo - Chili Pie (Corn Chips covered with Chili, Jalapenos, and Shredded Cheese)
Maverick Chocolate - Fahrenheit 513 Hot Chocolate
Neil Luken Meats - Damn Good Chili
Pet Wants - Beef Stew for Dogs
The Rhined - Rhined Chili Mac
Che’s Globally Inspired Catering - Vegetarian Chili Beans and/or New Orleans Seafood Gumbo with White Rice
Ruby’s Chocolate - Dark Chocolate Chili Bark
Sabor Alaniz - Charro Beans
Spanky’s Sauces - Sample size spices and/or 2oz Hot Sauce Bottle
Tablespoon Cooking Co. - Sweet Heat Cookies and Hold Gold Snack Mix
Taste of Belgium - Belgian Chili
Wendigo Tea - Cincinnati Chili Spiced Chai
Yee Mama - Tomato Chili Bean Pasta Beef Chili
Programming:
Hot Pepper Hideout Scavenger Hunt: 10 AM - 4 PM
Find one of the hidden hot peppers for a chance to win an extra sample ticket!
Red Hot Rumble: 1 PM
Our Red Hot Rumble Hot Sauce Competition is back at Jane's! It’s a battle between Merchants, and the best hot sauce chef wins a homemade trophy and bragging rights until 2027. The sauces will be judged by a mix of Findlay Market Merchants and Local Heroes on the following three categories – taste, heat level, and uniqueness.
Refund Policy
Please note that payments are non-refundable and will be gratefully accepted as a donation to the Corporation for Findlay Market, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your contribution directly supports vital food access and food entrepreneurship initiatives in our community.