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New Spice Shop Opens in Evanston

The Spice & Tea Exchange opened May 15 on Sherman Ave.

A new spice shop opened at 1615 Sherman Ave. in Evanston on May 15.

The Spice & Tea Exchange is the first store of the franchise to open in Illinois, the Daily Northwestern reports.

The establishment has a collection of 70 original spice blends and will cater to both amateur chefs and local professional ones as well.

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“Once we get a little more settled, we’ll go around to the restaurants and market ourselves to restaurants who tend to buy more in bulk,” co-owner Dan Barton said. “We’ll introduce them to our speciality blends, our best-sellers around the country and encourage them to try them in their recipes.”

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