World Spice Merchants
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_-_13.jpg) The shop's exterior, 2022 | |
| Owner | Amanda Bevill |
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| Website | worldspice |
World Spice Merchants is a shop near Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Description
[edit]World Spice Merchants (WSM) is a shop on Western Avenue[1] near Pike Place Market in Seattle's Central Waterfront district. The store stocks cookbooks, curries, herbs, salts, "exotic" seasonings,[2] spices and rubs,[3] as well as teas from around the world.[4][5] WSM has carried Aleppo pepper,[6] cinnamon,[7] Mayan cocoa, Seattle Salmon Rub,[8] Tellicherry berries,[9] and vanilla beans.[10] Karl Samson's Frommer's Seattle 2011 says, "The shop boasts of having 100 spices from 50 countries."[11] In addition to stocking spices, WSM makes original blends.[12]
History
[edit]Former owner Tony Hill sold the business to longtime employee Amanda Bevill.[13] She is the owner as of 2008.[14]
Bevill and chef Julie Kramis Hearne published World Spice at Home: New Flavors for 75 Favorite Dishes in 2014.[15][16][17] Both writers attended an open house at the shop celebrating the book's release.[18]
Reception
[edit]Fodor's says, "Many of the city's best chefs get their herbs, spices, and salts at this aromatic shop under Pike Place Market."[4] In 2010, Regina Schrambling of Epicurious described the shop as "wondrous".[6] Sunset called the business "our holy grail for spices" which "wows us with a rush of scents worthy of Istanbul's spice bazaar".[19] In his 2012 book Pike Place Market Recipes, Jess Thomson called WSM "a scratch-and-sniff extravaganza for grown-ups, where what you need is ground to order" and recommended browsing the cookbook library.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Budewitz, Leslie (2019-06-11). Chai Another Day. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-63388-537-0. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Demski, Joanne Kempinger. "Spice savvy: These 7 trendy seasonings will add pizzazz to your cooking". Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ a b Thomson, Jess (2012-05-08). Pike Place Market Recipes: 130 Delicious Ways to Bring Home Seattle's Famous Market. Sasquatch Books. ISBN 978-1-57061-799-7. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ a b "World Spice Merchants Review - Seattle Washington - Shopping | Fodor's Travel". Fodor's. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Fodor's Pacific Northwest: With Oregon, Washington, and Vancouver. Fodor's Travel. 2011. ISBN 978-1-4000-0512-3. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ a b "The Sweet Heat Of Aleppo Pepper | Epicurious.com". Epicurious. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Moon-Neitzel, Molly; Spittler, Christina (2012-04-17). Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream: Sweet Seasonal Recipes for Ice Creams, Sorbets, and Toppings Made with Local Ingredients. Sasquatch Books. ISBN 978-1-57061-797-3. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Wolf, Laurie (2015-01-20). Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-1662-4. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Miller, Peter (2014-03-11). Lunch at the Shop: The Art and Practice of the Midday Meal. ABRAMS. ISBN 978-1-61312-596-0. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-544-17718-5. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Samson, Karl (2011-01-11). Frommer's Seattle 2011. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-87631-2. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Lombardi, Matthew (2018-04-24). Moon Washington. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63121-890-3. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Where in the World (Spice) is Tony?". The Seattle Times. 2008-04-01. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Jones, Jeanne Lang (June 22, 2008). "Amanda Bevill bought World Spice Merchants three years ago and now is looking to expand". Puget Sound Business Journal. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ "Best Cookbooks Of 2014 Offer Tastes And Tales From Around The Globe". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Required Reading: A Preview of Fall Cookbooks from Seattle-Area Authors". Eater Seattle. 2014-09-09. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "The spice is right in Seattle authors' recipes". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Your Daily Dose of Food News, Events and Must-Read Miscellany In Seattle". Seattle Weekly. 2014-10-24. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Sunset. 2010. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
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