The Silk Road Spice Merchant

18/08/2026

It's a beautiful day to shop for spices! Our Inglewood and Whyte Ave locations are open until 5:00.

12/08/2026

07/08/2026

The Silk Road Spice Merchant is a Calgary-based company that specializes in herbs and spices from around the world. We are looking for a reliable, hardworking, professional person to fill a permanent, retail position at our retail location in Edmonton (10818 82nd (Whyte) Avenue).

The position is for Friday to Monday (32 hours per week) from 9:30am - 5:30pm.

You will:
- learn all about our spices and blends (don't worry — we'll train you)
- participate in general production duties and store maintenance such as jarring and bagging spices, filling orders, restocking products, cleaning, counting inventory, etc.
- provide stellar customer service by chatting with customers about food, talking about our products, making recommendations, and processing sales

You have:
- exceptional attention to detail and a positive attitude
- a good knowledge of food and cooking with a passion for furthering that knowledge
- the capacity to work unsupervised and take responsibility for your productivity
- the ability to safely lift and carry items weighing up to 40 pounds
- the ability to be on your feet for most of the day

You get:
- a competitive wage
- access to health benefits
- an employee discount on all of our spices

***Please include a cover letter explaining why you’d be a good fit with The Silk Road.***

We thank everyone for their interest but only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

05/08/2026

This is our favourite spice reference manual. It contains everything you’ve ever wanted to know about a huge range of herbs and spices, and every page has beautiful full-colour photographs. There's information on chiles, making spice pastes and roasting spices, and even a short recipe section. Everyone from the professional chef to the novice home cook will find useful information in this fantastic book.

It's available in our stores as well as on our website: https://tinyurl.com/39yb4xtp

24/07/2026

All of our locations will be closed on Monday for the holiday. Have a great long weekend!

22/07/2026

Driftwood Texas Bar-B-Que Rub is the kind of dry rub used for authentic Texas barbeque, where beef briskets, ribs, chicken and sausages are slow-cooked until they’re tender and delicious. If you have a smoker at home, then this is the blend for you. And if you don’t, you can still use this rub with more tender cuts of beef, chicken and ribs and grill them on the barbeque. Serve with some coleslaw and beans and a few slices of onion and pickle on the side if you want to do it right.

It's available here: https://tinyurl.com/ah9h8kxf

21/07/2026

Lisa Strecko did a beautiful job of transitioning our spring chalkboard into summer. Check it out in person at our Inglewood shop in Calgary.

08/07/2026

This is a very simple way to use our Cuban Adobo, which is a great all-purpose blend featuring a lot of citrus peel, herbs and garlic. It's great with any meat, but it is especially perfect with pork, and this quick dish showcases it with a minimum of fuss. Serve it with rice or potatoes and any other vegetable or side you feel like cooking.

Our Cuban Adobo is available here: https://tinyurl.com/yc3d64c2

04/07/2026

We had so much fun putting this display together to celebrate ⚽️ Excited to see who will be the last spice standing as we head into the round of 16!
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