In addition to being a huge fan of condiments, I am also a devoted spice lover. One of my oldest friends in the spice space is Boston Spice.
Born out of Steven Bortnick’s basement in South Easton (where he still hand-mixes and packs his spice selections), Boston Spice’s ever-expanding menu of offerings runs from the historically-accurate to the forward-thinking, all with a taste of Boston firmly in mind.
Whether you were making meals with meat, fish, or vegetables, and regardless of whether your palette prefers low or no salt or sugar, Boston Spice has plenty of freshly-pressed packets that can help you start a Revolution in your mouth. They even have varieties that work for baking and beverages as well!
Though they currently offer over 100 varieties, among some Boston Spice favorites are their Battle Road rub, lemon peppah (that’s with an “-ah,” of course!) seasoning, their Asian-inspired Chinatown blend, the spicier Ole’ Boston and Boston Bueno southwest sets, a just-in-time-for-St.-Patrick’s-Day Southie corned beef pickling spice, and a Back Bay seasoning salt that tastes as fresh as if it were just dredged this morning.
As so many of their rich recipes are taken from Boston’s equally rich history, it is no surprise that Boston Spice products can be found at the Old North Church and the Boston Tea Party Shop and Museum (where their Boston Wine Party mulling spice is celebrating the dumping’s 250th anniversary). Just as their menu expands so too does there a list of retail outlets, which now includes the Kitchen Sink Candle Company in Groton and Bolton and Lilac Hedge Farms in Rutland, which has been bundling Bortnick’s blends with their own meats. And while Steve is happy to reach out to whomever has interest in his spicy sellables, Boston Spice products are also available online through Walmart.com (and, of course, BostonSpice.com).
Huzzah! Another local company makes good (or, as is so often true of our favorite food friends- makes GREAT!).