Liven Up Your Cooking with The Spice Lab
How to make a simple slice of grilled bread taste like actual pizza?
Just shake on a generous amount of The Spice Lab’s Pizza Dust Seasoning.
Close your eyes, take a bite, and you’ll taste the sweetness of tomato, the pungency of garlic, a kiss of anise from fennel, a hit of warm spice from Aleppo pepper, and a subtle bread-y note from yeast flakes. In short, a close approximation to your favorite sausage pizza.
Based in Pompano Beach, FL, The Spice Lab is a family-owned business that turns out award-winning sea salts and unique seasoning blends that are all natural and kosher certified, with a good many of them gluten-free. The company, housed in a sweeping 125,000-square-foot facility, also makes custom blends, including the Nom Nom Paleo seasoning powders for best-selling cookbook author Michelle Tam.
The Spice Lab’s chef-in-residence Fiona Kennedy recently reached out to send samples for me to try.
The Pizza Dust Seasoning ($8.95 for a 4.4-ounce jar) is definitely a favorite with its zesty blend that also contains Hudson Valley salt, onion, turbinado sugar, chili flakes and green onion. Each label is printed with suggestions from “Chef Fiona’s Corner” on how to use the seasoning, such as sprinkling this one on scrambled eggs, French fries, garlic bread, and rice, or mixing it into meatballs or burgers.
I took my grilled bread one step further, melting Jack cheese overtop, and finishing with cherry tomatoes and fresh basil, along with the Pizza Dust, to create a summery nosh worth remembering. I even sprinkled Pizza Dust on roasted carrots to give them a big punch of flavor.
I’ve made jerk seasoning from scratch before. It’s not difficult, but it does require a lot of ingredients to get right. The Spice Lab’s Island Jerk Seasoning ($8.95 for a 4.4-ounce shaker jar) makes far easier work of that. I just brushed oil over a whole chicken, then sprinkled on the seasoning, a blend of salt, crystallized molasses, onion, garlic, allspice, smoked paprika, ginger, green onion, chili pepper, cumin, thyme, cinnamon, white pepper, and nutmeg.
Marinating overnight in the fridge, the chicken was grilled, resulting in a moist bird with a definite kick of heat, along with the unmistakable fruity, earthy, Caribbean taste of allspice with the sweet warmth of paprika. It would also be wonderful on grilled shrimp, fish, pork, or even tofu.
The Smoky Maple ($8.95 for a 4.4-ounce jar) was made for summer salmon, especially if you love the taste of it cooked on a cedar plank over the coals. Truth be told, you could sprinkle on this seasoning and cook the fish in the oven or in a pan on the stovetop if you don’t have a grill — and still end up with fish that tastes sweet from maple sugar, bright from thyme, and yes, even a bit smoky, thanks to the addition of smoked sea salt. “Chef Fiona” also recommends using it on chicken or even Brussels sprouts. I think it would be ideal on holiday sweet potatoes, too.
The Spice Lab makes more than 300 different salts, peppers, sugars, spices, and seasoning blends. The hardest part is choosing which one to try first.
Please send another grinder top for the 15 oz. Pink Himalayan salt shaker. I bought the two-bottle set with one top and a refill bottle, but the grinder has failed after the first bottle. I have no way to use coarse salt without a grinder. It has ruined foods and caused embarrassment when the grinder failed with a guest, causing her to trash her salad. Use email address to get my mailing address. Thanks.
Hi Beverly: I’m just a writer who wrote a post about the spice blends. I do not work for the company You need to actually contact The Spice Lab, itself, about your defective grinder. If you look on the Spice Lab’s web page, there are directions for doing so: https://spices.com/policies/shipping-policy Hope that helps!
Greetings! My name is Lauren Box and I am a parent volunteer from Jacksonville Classical Academy (JXC). JXC is a charter school with two locations in Jacksonville, Florida. Both locations are committed to educational excellence built on the foundation of classical education. JXC’s model is to train the hearts and the minds of our scholars, so that they can learn, grow, and engage with and give back to the community at large. We love our school – its mission and motto, our fabulous administration and staff, and most of all, our scholars!
JXC’s biggest fundraising event is upon us – the Spring Carnival and Auction, scheduled for Friday, March 27, 2026. Last year, over 500 people joined us, and we had a blast! This year, we are striving for bigger and better – more attendees, more donors, more activities, and an even greater opportunity to raise money for our school! We’re expanding our carnival experience and creating an auction that showcases the very best our community has to offer.
This is where you come in. We believe that strong schools and strong businesses build strong communities together. By partnering with JXC, you’re not only investing in the future of over 1,000 students, but you’re also gaining valuable exposure to families who actively support local businesses that support education. Your donation will receive prominent visibility:
• Listing on our online Auction platform website with your business name (viewed by hundreds of potential customers in the weeks leading up to the event)
• Listing of your business name in connection with your auction item on event day
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We would be thrilled to receive any donation from you, large or small. Some potential donations include:
• Gift cards (restaurants, retail, services)
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• Products or merchandise from your business, or unique experiences only your business can provide!
No donation is too small – every contribution makes a difference and will be gratefully received. Our school is a qualified non-profit 501(c)(3) and your donation is tax deductible. Our EIN is 83-1701221. We are happy to provide a donation receipt upon request.
If you are interested in making a tax deductible donation, please contact me at jxcauction2026@gmail.com or you can call or text me at 904-753-0970. I’m happy to answer any questions, arrange pickup of your donation, or discuss sponsorship opportunities. I’ll be waiting to hear from you!
We hope you choose to partner with us to make this year’s event the very best yet! Together, we can create an incredible experience while making a lasting impact on the lives of Jacksonville’s young scholars.
Thank you for your consideration, and Go Jets!
With Gratitude,
Lauren Box
Parent Volunteer, Jacksonville Classical Academy