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String and Salt in Warragul is place for culinary adventurers looking for quality spices, herbs and kitchenware

String and Salt: A Thoughtfully Curated Collection of Fine Quality Spices, Herbs, and Unique Small-Batch Spice Blends and Salt Rubs for Culinary Adventurers.

By news@gippsland - 30th July 2023 - Back to News

Warragul is fast becoming a hub for great shopping. This friendly, bustling town is full of original stores that offer a unique, personalised shopping experience, great customer service and thoughtfully curated brands and products. If there's one store that ticks all of those boxes, it's kitchenware and spice emporium, String and Salt.

Trevor-Perkins and the owner of String and Salt preparing meat

Heart of Smith Street

Located in the heart of Smith Street, String and Salt was founded by husband and wife team Dave and Michelle Cann in 2014, and over the years the business has grown into a brand that is highly regarded in the West Gippsland region. "We wanted to bring brands and products to Baw Baw that reflected our love of home, food, good design and sharing with friends and family."

String & Salt offers tasteful, modern homewares, and a tantalising range of quality spices, herbs and original blends from their brand, Spice Oddity. The evocative aroma of spices ignites your senses as you browse the store, with a rainbow of coloured powders in apothecary style jars lining the shelves from floor to ceiling. Friendly staff will greet you and carefully weigh and package whatever you need to complement your home-cooking.

Among the homewares range you'll find gorgeous mugs and teapots, pizza paddles, cheese boards, quality knives, stylish aprons, cast iron pots, and more - everything you need for vibrant entertaining, and beautifying your kitchen.

Diverse local offerings

You'll also find locally manufactured products including coffee beans from Swig Coffee Roasters, artwork by Printmaker, Helen Timbury, and organic soaps and bath products by Barany Naturals. There are so many things in store to make the perfect gift.

There's a lot going on in this store beyond selling spices and cookware. Upstairs you'll find a dedicated kitchen and dining space which is home to String & Salt's seasonal cooking school. Chefs and cooks from around the region and afar come to host events here, and classes book out fast! Everything from salami making, fermentation and gluten free pasta, to traditional Chinese, Turkish and Mexican cuisine is on offer. The workshops are perfect for anyone wanting to learn, have fun and experience good food.

Culinary experiences

Some of the biggest culinary experiences on offer include The Big Pig Weekend - a two-day masterclass dedicated to all things nose-to-tail butchery, and the Mushroom Foragers Tour, which takes participants on a tour of West Gippsland's farms and forest plantations to hunt for safe, wild edible mushrooms and weeds before enjoying a foraged meal teamed with a glass of wine. "Our classes are mostly focused on grass roots and traditional cooking skills. It's honest food using good produce in a fun, inviting atmosphere."

Alongside the retail store and cooking school you'll also find String & Salt's premier kitchen showroom which is home to an array of quality kitchen and laundry appliances and fireplaces set to inspire and complement any home. Among the range is Dave and Michelle's own appliance brand, Cleaver Salumi Cabinets - a range of specialist devices for curing salami and charcuterie at home all year round.

Farm world winners

In March each year Dave and Michelle take the business on the road to Farm World at Lardner Park, hosting a home expo and cooking main stage. String & Salt were winners of the Best General Interest Exhibit Award at Farm World in 2022.

Dave and Michelle on West Gippsland said, "We love the Baw Baw region, you couldn't find a better community to live and do business in. There is so much going for West Gippsland - a solid economy and thriving small business community, fantastic schools, and it's easy travelling distance to the city, coast, and alpine regions."

Pictures from Visit Gippsland website.

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: news@gippsland.com