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Happy Hot Toddy Day
It’s National Hot Toddy Day, so let us pause for spicy celebration. On this January 10, we toast the cocktail too often enjoyed while feeling under the weather. These drinks are delicious, and we’d...
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Spicelight: Paprika
Paprika is as delicious as it is vibrant. The spice carries sweet, earthy, smokey, piquant, slightly bitter, and fiery flavors. Too often we find ourselves reaching for paprika as a splash of color for...
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Chili from The Dark Side
The Milwaukee Public Market is hosting their annual chili and beer tasting event February 26. Last year, I incorporated Black Garlic into a recipe and came up with my famous Dark Side Chili. For those...
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Boxing Day Spice Drive
The Spice House and our generous customers made dinner delicious for Chicago’s food insecure community. We celebrated Boxing Day this past December by holding a spice drive for Lakeview Pantry....
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Behind the Seasonings: Chili Powder
The fourth Thursday of February is the hottest day of winter, that’s because it’s National Chili Day! We recognize the delicacy of the original Texas “Bowl of Red,” but also admit a hankering for the...
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Behind the Seasonings: Lake Shore Drive
Back in the 1970’s, my Dad blended one of his finest spice creations. Most of you will know it as Lake Shore Drive Seasoning, one of our signature ethnic Chicago blends. The blend’s original name is...
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Wake up with Cardamom
Grinding spices is an immediately rewarding activity. The intense and singular aroma of whatever you grind pours out of the mill, washes across the room and breaks over you like a wave. It’s always...
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Chewing the Fat
We love a good steak. Lucky for us, we’re good friends with the folks at Second City Prime Steak & Seafood—purveyors of high-quality and hard-to-find meats. What better canvas for our freshly...
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Behind the Seasonings: Brisket of Love
Brisket of Love is one of our best-selling summer barbeque blends. As its name suggests, it is a spice blend truly crafted from the heart, expressing sweet, savory, tangy, and smokey flavors. This...
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The Marnotos of Olhão
Portuguese microbiologists are reviving the lost art of handcrafted sea salt. In the salt marshes of Olhão, on the southern coast of Portugal’s Algarve region, salt workers known as “Marnotos”...
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