Chili Smith Family Foods

Chili Smith Family Foods is a family-owned retail shop and café in Carmichael specializing in heirloom beans. Its roots trace to a family restaurant business established in 1960, with a rediscovered chili recipe that led the family to explore fresh and heirloom bean varieties. The store carries nearly 30 varieties of all-natural heirloom beans, alongside lentils, rice, vinegars, oils, seasonings, pasta, honey, jam, and gift baskets. Its own kitchen and commissary produce fully cooked beans and soups, sold fresh-frozen in the store. Cooking classes on topics ranging from bean basics to plant-based cooking are offered on-site at the Carmichael location. Learn more on their About Page.