Shop in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
World Spice Merchants
Logo
The shop's exterior, 2022
Owner Amanda Bevill Website
worldspice .com
World Spice Merchants is a shop near
Seattle 's
Pike Place Market , in the
U.S. state of
Washington .
Description
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
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
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
^ 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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47°36′31.1″N 122°20′29.7″W / 47.608639°N 122.341583°W / 47.608639; -122.341583