Spice Trekkers share the love

This week we’ve been very fortunate to welcome our friends the de Vienne family for a several days of talking, eating, learning, and laughter. Based in Monréal, the Spice Trekkers have been encouraging people to learn about spices and grind their own for over a decade. “Spices have an undeserved reputation for being complicated,” says founder Ethné de Vienne: “It seems like people are waiting for permission to get creative with spices. Spices have few rules. We just want to tell people it’ll be fine, just start cooking!”

We thought it would be great if they could show us what they mean, so we asked them to visit Ann Arbor for a series of workshops aimed at exploring the use of whole spices in cooking. In addition, they shared their knowledge with Zingerman’s guests in special dinners at the Roadhouse, and the Deli, as well as a class at Zingerman’s BAKE!

Here are some highlights:

Merci beaucoup amis!