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We're bringing the pickles, relishes, jams, and condiments from the American South to tables in the UK and beyond.

11/01/2026

I’m in Lagos, Nigeria! Food is fab. For breakfast I had fish sauce over rice, akara (acaraje in Brazil), which are bean fritters, plantains, and yams. There may be a Garden of Eva angle here. Stay tuned!

07/01/2026

I just read an article published in about how various condiments are becoming cooking ingredients. We are in an era where consumers, including in the UK, are becoming more adventurous as dining at home increases. Rather than adding a dash of a condiment at the table, at-home cooks are looking for more from their pantry.

Of course I started thinking about condiments and preserves of the US South, my family’s heritage. Favourites such as pickles and relishes are viewed as accompaniments; but in reality they’re actually ready-made layers of seasoning and technique that can and should be used as ingredients in the cooking process.

I told someone recently that chow chow — a pickled relish known and loved throughout the US South (yes, The Garden of Eva makes an award-winning one) with a growing fan base here in the UK — is like salt and pepper for me. But it’s more than a great condiment for a burger or sausage. Stir some into beans and stews and you get a brightness from the relish’s acidity. Stirred into warm grains with herbs, you get an instant pilaf base. Try blending chow chow with extra virgin olive oil and vinegar and you get a really flavourful dressing with crunch and a nice acidity.

I could give other examples, but you get the idea.

This matters for retailers and food businesses: craft and small-batch condiments are really pre-applied culinary labour. The makers of these gems have combined texture, acid, sweetness, tang, and spice. This means operators can reliably scale big flavours across their SKUs and menus while saving precious prep time and lowering waste.

For retailers, multi-purpose condiments broaden the ingredient story that they present to customers: they’re getting not just food enhancers, but multi-purpose solutions that generate repeat use and increase basket value.

Finally, given the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, consumers — even affluent ones — are looking for more value out of what they buy for at-home use. They don’t mind paying a little more, so paint the picture for them.

And give a second look to the great preserves and condiments of the US South!

05/01/2026

Chili-watermelon jam is available in our website: gardenofeva.co.uk It’s great with cheese. I love it as a glaze for proteins. 😋

05/11/2025

I’m at The Great British Pitch! Thanks to for incredible opportunity to pitch to international buyers! 🙌🏾

29/10/2025

Today is National Cat Day! The stripped one is Snuffles. The other is Espin.

22/10/2025

Today is the day!! I’m at a two-day Meet the Buyer event in Milton Keynes. has done an amazing job putting this massive event together. I’m glad to be here and am excited to pitch!

21/10/2025

Thanks for your patience. Chow chow should be back in stock in 4-6 weeks. We are doing our best to shorten this timeframe!!

13/10/2025

Today is the final day for you to head to to get the “Best of the South” special!! The combination of ’s pimento cheese and our chow chow — beloved throughout the US South — are a match made in heaven!!

30/09/2025

Thanks to and for naming me to the Wray Forward PowerBook for 2025. I’m humbled. .uk existed in my head and heart for 10 years before I could make it a reality. From making pickles and relishes at .kitchen by myself to supplying twice with more than two metric tonnes of our award-winning chow chain— a pickled relish — it has been a wild ride! The best is yet to come!

18/09/2025

It’s National Cheeseburger Day! Go to and check out the “Best of the South” burger (chicken, beef, smash). It comes with ’s pimento cheese, and chow chow (a pickled relish), from .uk. You’re welcome!

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