Beginning in January 2009 we started a project on the pages of our blog that will hopefully continue for years, Spice University. Every month we will be presenting a different herb, spice or blend. We will provide you with information about each of the spices and tell you of subsitutes, if any exist, and provide you with several recipes to practice using each of the spices that we cover. I hope that you will enjoy this journey. The idea of Spice U. has me smitten. I am very excited about it. Several of the chefs and restaurants that we supply have said that they will participate as well. I hope that you will share some of your recipes also. I would like for this to be very interactive. Sign up for Spice University.

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Also, visit Secret Cincinnati and vote for Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice. This is a very cool web site.

Your favorite Herbs & Spice store has been given a spot in "The Best in Cincinnati.com". Check it out. You can even leave your own message.

Other accolades, in the WE program of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce, Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice was chosen as the Best New Product or Service for 2008. The award is beautiful.

We were also thrilled to learn that we were one of the Best of Cincinnati selections by Cincinnati Magazine. We were honored for our smoked salts. We now have seven different smoked salts. Our original smoked salt bourbon smoked, mesquite smoked kosher, apple smoked, alder smoked, hickory smoked, guave wood smoked, and the granddaddy of them all Viking smoked salt.