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Gift Box, Chicago Heritage Collection
Gift Box, Chicago Heritage Collection
Gift Box, Chicago Heritage Collection
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Chicago Heritage Collection

  • Freshness
  • Local Chicago Fave
  • Made in Small Batches

Celebrate the rich culinary heritage of Chicago with four of our most beloved spice blends. Each blend in this collection tells a story of the city's dynamic food scene—crafted from 60 years of collaboration with Chicago’s home cooks, chefs, and restaurateurs. From smoky grills to cozy kitchens, these blends capture the bold history of the City of Big Shoulders. Whether you're seasoning meats, spicing up vegetables, or adding a dash of Chicago to your favorite dish, this collection brings the soul of the city to your table.

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4 Jar Box

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  • Thank You Thank You $4.00
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A gift box sleeve is a premium card stock wrap that makes each gift box feel special. Choose from our three unique designs: Thank You, Happy Birthday, and Congratulations.

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Items Featured in This Collection

Lakeshore Shallot & Herb

A sophisticated seasoning blend featuring chives, scallions, and shallots, ideal for enhancing fish, omelettes, vegetables, or for crafting a delicious salad dressing.

Lakeshore Shallot & Herb

Hand-grated freeze-dried shallots, green peppercorns, chives, scallions, garlic, onion, and salt create a savory, aromatic blend with a fresh herb lift and bold, elegant finish. Especially delicious with eggs, it transforms scrambled or fried eggs, omelettes, poached eggs, and breakfast sandwiches. Whisk into egg bakes, or use it to bring balanced flavor to fish and vegetables. Learn more about Lakeshore Shallot & Herb
Taste Notes
herbaceous, elegant, onion
Perfect For
fish, omelettes
Diet & Lifestyle
Kosher, MSG-free

Ingredients

Salt, shallots, garlic, onion, chives, green peppercorns, scallions.

Greektown Seasoning

Greektown Mediterranean Seasoning

A versatile Greek-inspired seasoning featuring oregano, garlic, and lemon peel, perfect for enhancing roasted chicken and kebabs with a salt-forward flavor that crisps chicken skin well.

Greektown Mediterranean Seasoning

A salt-forward Mediterranean blend of Greek oregano, garlic, and lemon peel brings bright, savory flavor to shish kebab, grilled chicken, and roasted poultry. Inspired by Chicago’s celebrated Greektown, it helps chicken skin dry and crisp beautifully. Sprinkle generously over kabobs or skin-on chicken before grilling or roasting; use a lighter hand on skinless meats. Learn more about Greektown Mediterranean Seasoning
Taste Notes
garlic, lemony, salty
Perfect For
roasted chicken, grilled kabobs
Diet & Lifestyle
Vegan, Kosher, MSG-free

Ingredients

Kosher salt, pepper, cane sugar, garlic, lemon peel, onion, oregano.

Milwaukee Ave Smokehouse Rub

Milwaukee Avenue Smokehouse Rub

A smoky, sweet seasoning blend inspired by Polish heritage, perfect for enhancing the flavors of burgers, steaks, chops, jerky, tofu, and veggie burgers with classic Old Country notes of paprika, garlic, marjoram, and black pepper.

Milwaukee Avenue Smokehouse Rub

Smoky, sweet, and richly savory, this hearty blend brings together paprika, garlic, marjoram, and black pepper with the inviting aroma of smoke. Inspired by the robust flavors of Polish cooking and Chicago’s Polish-American heritage, it shines when applied liberally to burgers, steaks, chops, and homemade jerky. It also lends satisfying depth to tofu and veggie burgers. Learn more about Milwaukee Avenue Smokehouse Rub
Taste Notes
smoky, bold, savory
Perfect For
burgers, steaks
Diet & Lifestyle
Sugar-free, Kosher, Onion-free, MSG-free

Ingredients

Hickory smoke salt (salt, smoke flavor), paprika, garlic, kosher salt, pepper, hickory smoke powder (maltodextrin, smoke flavor), marjoram, cardamom.

Back of the Yards Garlic Pepper Butcher's Rub

A versatile garlic pepper butcher's rub rooted in Chicago's historic meatpacking district that enhances grilling, burgers, chicken, and veggies with a flavorful, coarse spice mix.

Back of the Yards Garlic Pepper Butcher's Rub

Coarsely ground and full of character, this all-purpose blend layers savory garlic, bold black pepper, and sweet shallots for a flavorful, attractive crust. Inspired by the immigrant cooking traditions of Chicago’s historic meatpacking district, it brings hardworking flavor to grilled steaks and burgers, weeknight pork or chicken, and roasted vegetables. Learn more about Back of the Yards Garlic Pepper Butcher's Rub
Taste Notes
garlic, robust, savory
Perfect For
grilled meats, burgers
Diet & Lifestyle
Kosher, MSG-free

Ingredients

Pepper, garlic, kosher salt, cane sugar, shallots, bell peppers, parsley.

Review Summary

  • Chicago Nostalgia Gift
  • Attractive Gift Box
  • Blends Used Right Away

Customers say this made a thoughtful birthday, holiday, housewarming, and corporate gift, especially for Chicago natives and former residents. Recipients were excited by the taste-of-Chicago connection, attractive display box, and crowd-pleasing assortment. Reviewers quickly put blends to work on steak, burgers, chicken, and roasted vegetables, often calling out Greektown and Back of the Yards.

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Perfect Gift

Just the right gift for someone who spent lots of time in Chicago. The flavors are crowd-pleasers, too.

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Barbara B.
Delish!

Despite a spice drawer full of great spices…the blends are incredibly good and have already been that “ extra shake that makes a recipe superb”.

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Lime F.
Great Gift

I gave this set as a gift to a friend who had lived in Chicago many years ago. She was back for a visit and was very excited to get a taste of Chicago to take back with her.

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Suzanne N.
Fabulously fun gift!

I purchased this for my girlfriend who lives in Chicago for a birthday present and she absolutely loved this gift. I will be ordering from you again as I love the packaging and the feedback I received from my girlfriend! Thank you!

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Jaquelin P.
Holiday gift for Grand child

She was thrilled with the presentation, the spices and looked forward to using them. I'm sure they will be a hit.

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