Cool Chile

'I used to buy Dodie Miller's chillies in the early 1990s when she sold her fabulous products from a flat in Notting Hill,' says Jane Baxter. Dodie has now moved to new, and larger premises, and Jane buys from the website,which, she says, is fascinating for anyone who is interested in Mexican food. Although chillies were the starting point, the shop also offers corn products, chocolate, tinned goods - try the sliced cactus or green tomatillos - as well as store cupboard sauces and an expanding recipe list.

Where 0870 902 1145; www.coolchile.co.uk