Has anyone seen Spice Island brand spices recently? I know that they (Burns Philp, San Fran) bought out the Tones (aka Durkee) name in the 90s, and now I never see a display for Spice Island anywhere. What I am looking for is... (14 replies, last updated by Judy November 3, 2004)

Anyone know of a source in the city for Spice Island brand spices. I’m looking for their Beaumond blend. With paprika, it’s been my family’s house seasoning for years for steaks, chops and burgers. I saw an ad... (0 replies, last updated by Stuffed Monkey May 20, 2009)

A new cure for hounds suffering from lack of Singaporean, Malaysian, and Indonesian cuisine in the bay area is the Spice Islands Cafe. Spice Islands Cafe opened 8 months ago and serves tasty, aesthetically presented food. We... (2 replies, last updated by Melanie Wong May 12, 2002)

Not recently, but when I lived in the area two years ago, Island Spice was my go-to place for caribbean. I particularly like the chicken roti (their boneless curry chicken is delish) and the calaloo. Great ginger-beer too. (5 replies, last updated by skigirl May 13, 2006)

I really enjoyed this new hole in the wall restaurant. Click the link to read a pretty goood review. Link: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/paw/paonline/weekly/morgue/2001/2001_12_21.spice21.html (1 reply, last updated by Melanie Wong December 29, 2001)

extensive and I chose one from the lunch selections, char kway teow, which was presented nicely in an individual serving size stainless steel wok pan. It was tasty and hit the warm level of spicing. I thought the rice noodles... (1 reply, last updated by Melanie Wong December 20, 2001)

I was at the Spice Island Tea House for the first time today. I ordered the ginger salad and the Minced Chicken with Mint. Both of these came from reading some old posts and I was really happy with the ginger salad. The chicken... (4 replies, last updated by urbanfabric July 21, 2006)

I visited this place bec/ of a recommendation from another poster. It is located on Washington Avenue near Eastern Parkway.I ordered a large jerk chicken/ w rice and plaintans and other fixings. I had high hopes but my meal was... (0 replies, last updated by josh L June 24, 2003)

Anyone know of a good spice store on Long Island, preferably in the Jericho area? (3 replies, last updated by Woodside Al July 29, 2006)

Hi there! Welcome to the links thread for the May 2009 Cookbook of the Month — Cradle of Flavor: Home Cooking from the Spice Islands of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore by James Oseland. You may wish to bookmark this... (51 replies, last updated by Karen_Schaffer June 13, 2009)

An acquaintance who lives on City Island pointed me to Sugar & Spice, a sweet little bakery cafe decorated in kid-fiendly primary colors that also has house-made ice cream. The ice cream’s in the medium butterfat range, and... (0 replies, last updated by Caitlin McGrath August 30, 2004)

and Lincoln, where the roti is superior. The qualities that make the Island Spice goat curry so outsatnding as a main dish – namely the richness of the gravy – really mask the channa and potato in the roti. They are... (1 reply, last updated by Eddafed March 15, 2004)

For spice jars, I just use Schilling’s, McCormick, and Spice Island jars that spices come in then refill them with bulk spices from good suppliers. The jars are a good size. I did try store-bought cylendrical jars once but... (35 replies, last updated by Caroline1 March 31, 2008)

Does anyone know of a bulk spice retailer? I have not been able to find one anywhere near Baltimore, although I have to admit, I would probably drive to VA to get my hands on some sumac. Thanks. (12 replies, last updated by Steve May 20, 2002)

also offer mild, but i’m happy with the no spice version. if you do a search for island foods on here i bet you’ll find a lot, there have been many mentions of it when people are searching for a good roti. (16 replies, last updated by superchick October 21, 2006)