Nice Spree

摘要

The path most spices take from the exotic places they're grown to your less exotic kitchen cabinet is a long one, both in miles traveled and time elapsed. Which is why the pepper you grind onto a rib-eye and the cinnamon you sprinkle over your oatmeal arealready pale, tired shadows of their original selves. Burlap & Barrel, based in Queens, N.Y., bypasses the centuries-old, slow-, moving supply chain and sources whole spices directly from growers. While "single origin" and "fair trade" are virtuous traits,it'sthe vividly fresh taste that has chefs from Manhattan's Eleven Madison Park and Blue Hill ordering Turkishblack Urfa chile ($9 for 1.8 oz., bottom right) and delicate shavings of Zanzibar cinnamon verum ($7 for 0.3oz., center).