Meet Here's the Deal Spice Company
Do you have a story behind your company name?
The name Here’s the Deal came from a saying Tom’s dad would say up at the cabin. It was always ok “Here’s the Deal Tom if you want the chores done right the first time this is what we need to do.” So we latched onto it as well and say Here’s the Deal if you want chef quality premium taste…use our spice blends to have your meals brought to a new level and have them done right the first time!
Please tell us how you got started?
It all started on our wedding day. We served Crusted Ribeye Roasts with our signature 127 Blend®. As a special gift to our guests, each was given a bottle of our special spice.
Weeks later, we began receiving refill requests from friends who wanted more of it. That’s when we realized we were onto something and have since created four more hand-crafted blends. Hence, Here's the Deal Spice Company® was born.
That is such a great idea for a wedding favor! Do you have a favorite part of the maker process?
Blending the multi / complex layers of spices together in a specific order to create the perfect flavor profiles.
Lots of taste tests I imagine! What inspires you to create?
Tom has more than 20 years in the culinary industry, his love for cooking and passion for food led to a lifetime of experience. This is the main driver of inspiration….applying the dynamic knowledge he has gained over the years into each jar.
Examples of experience: Butcher shops, Executive catering, Executive sous chef, Grill chef at the 2009 PGA Championship & 2016 Ryder Cup, Venison processing extraordinaire and managing the meat department at Minneapolis’s premier restaurant, Travail Kitchen, to name a few. All of which led up to this!
Do you have a favorite item you’ve created and why?
Our Organic 127 Blend® This blend is truly universal ….our most popular and the blend that started our company.
We can’t wait to try that! What do you love most about Minnesota?
The seasons & the wonderful foods that go along with each. We also love going up to the cabin and spending time on the lake.
What did you miss most about in person events during this past year?
Having in-person conversations around what makes our spice blends unique / how to use them and diving into recipes / chef tips & tricks 😊
What will you be bringing to Jackalope?
Organic 127 Blend - the blend that started the company.
Universal savory blend with garlic / shallot / rosemary/ Basil/Thyme
Good on any protein / roasted veggies / eggs /avocado toast / flavored mayo / seasonal dishes
Now offered in a 1lb bag! Cause people are obsessed 😊
Organic Wing Blend
Our sweet heat dry rub – coriander / mustard seed / fennel / cumin / turbinado sugar / red pepper flake
Good on any kind of chicken / pork / bacon / grilled pineapple
Wing Blend – Sweet Heat – Bacon (heresthedeal.co) (sweet heat bacon recipe)
Organic BBQ Rib Rub
Intriguing and gnarly
Dry rub – good for anything cooked low & slow
Earthy flavors such as Juniper Berry / Allspice / Mace / Anise
Organic Bloody Mary Rim
Yields ~45 pint rims
Folks have also been using this spice blend to flavor various dishes and folks are loving it – ultimate dipping sauce / fried chicken / roasted veggies
$1 of every tin sold donated to local MN hockey!
Thankful for Mark Parish & Northland vodka for helping us launch this product. He signed that back of the hockey puck shaped tins. They sold out in 30 min!
*Looking for a team to support for fall of 2021….please email heresthedealspice@outlook.com with team request now through Sept. 15th.
Togarashi
Zingy & zesty
Hand peeled oranges / hand cut nori / toasted sesame seed / hand sifted Szechuan peppercorns (tongue numbing sensation)
Good on baked salmon / steamed rice (put in the water from the start) the flavors will open up and “bloom” like tea does when it steeps / ramen / sushi
All of that sounds amazing, anything special you would like to add?!
We will be 2 years old in November and were asked & participated in the 2021 MN State Fair! We are working on a new blend….coming soon! Our spice blends make great holiday gifts & also make holiday dishes taste top notch.
We can’t wait to see you in person this October 2nd & 3rd when Jackalope makes our debut in the Twin Cities!
Where to see more of Here’s the Deals Spice Company
Website | heresthedeal.co
Instagram | @heresthedealspice