About The Spice Hut
The Spice Hut is the realization of one family’s dream to open and operate their own specialty spice and tea store. When Spice Hut opened its Bellingham doors for the first day of business in 2004, the store’s inventory boasted a handful of chai teas, and a humble collection of flavorful spices. 6 years later, after countless hours of work, dedication, passion, and experience, The Spice Hut is proud to boast a catalog over 200 premium teas, 150 whole spices, and over 3 dozen custom house blends of flavorful spices, which are freshly ground at the time of purchase.
Spice Hut as an institution strives to provide its customers with a taste of the exotic at a price that doesn't break the bank. We endeavor to educate and train our staff as thoroughly as possible to insure that our customers have the most knowledgeable helpful service possible.
Spice Hut Staff
Mundir Sidhu- Owner and operator of
Spice Hut, Mundir has been cooking with fresh flavorful spices her
entire life. Growing up in the city of Ludhiana, India, afforded
Mundir much experience in the use of fresh spices, and more
especially helped train her palette in the selection of fine quality
seasonings and herbs. Upon opening the Spice Hut, Mundir started
work on her first cookbook. Featuring hundreds of recipes from her
past life as a homemaker, and with the addition of numerous customer
recipes collected over the years, the cookbook will release soon.
Tanvir Sidhu- Co-owner and manager of
day to day operations at The Spice Hut, Tanvir followed his mother
into the world of Spices and Teas, while pursuing a business degree
at Western Washington University. When the store grew in popularity,
and Tanvir’s wealth of knowledge in the tea field became more and
more extensive, Tanvir started teaching classes at Bellingham
Technical College on the subject. Many an aficionado was treated to a
tea tasting and tea etiquette seminar during this time, and requests
to provide this service have continued to pile in. In his off time Tanvir is a skilled hobby welder and an avid drummer.
Alex Bruner- Alex is the Spice Huts first employee and current Marketing and Sales representative. Alex was initially so interested in tea and the tea realm that he took up studies to apply for tea tasting positions in India at a handful of prestigious tea gardens, but a surprise love affair with sales developed when he assisted in a sales meeting with a local Bellingham Washington grocery chain. Alex enjoys developing his palate to discern the myriad subtle flavor characteristics of premium teas, and spreading knowledge of the beverage whenever possible.
Brittany Delorme- One of the first employees at The Spice Hut, Brittany has become one of the most valuable members of the team managing our retail outlet Teaquent Stop. Brittany and her energetic staff provide customers with an unparalleled level of customer service and a general wealth of information pertaining to tea.Teaquent Stop is often the Spice Huts first method of reaching new customers and we are proud to have Brittany provide our first impressions as a company.
Tristan Burgess- Tristan oversees the production and distribution of all Spice Hut products and hand delivers the bulk of our wholesale orders on a regular basis. Tristan has been with the company since 2007 and has helped shape the logistics and quality control systems under which Spice Hut operates. Tristan graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in Anthropology. His interests include playing rugby, barbecuing, and hiking.
