The Spice Suite was opened as a small pop-up spice shop, but quickly became a dream incubator and haven for Black-business owners in DC. Over the last seven years, Gregorio hosted over 2,500 pop-ups led by 450 Black-business owners out of the old Spice Suite location. Black and Forth will continue to be a home to Black-business owners who want to use the space for free to sell their products.

In an increasingly technological and isolated world, Gregorio told The Informer that she wants her patrons to experiment with the spices in their cabinet and strengthen their family ties while doing so.

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Three and a half weeks later she opened with an inventory of about twelve spices. Things just came together organically after that. Most of the art on the walls was gifted to her by different local artists.

While I browsed the spices and the handcrafted balsamic vinegar she sells, a couple more black women came into the store. One was Miss Vicki, the owner of a 5 a Day CSA who came to deliver a bag of fresh fragrant herbs for Angel. It turns out that the Spice Suite is a regular drop off point for her organic produce. She invited me to visit the farm and see the different produce, which are mostly difficult to find African produce items.

GREAT WOLF LODGE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, which always boasts a touch of wintry whimsy throughout the calendar, understands our enduring adoration for autumn. And to help fall fans find more festive fun? There is the new Pumpkin Spice Suite, a limited-time offering at the family-centered stayover spot. Interior designer Steffy Degreff is behind the September-y space, which boasts pumpkin imagery, leafy loveliness, cozy textiles, and all of the seasonal hues you crave, from brown to cream to orange and beyond. The suite, like fall itself, can't last forever, so plan on booking your spot between Sept. 28 and Oct. 31, 2023. As for when you can reserve your night at the Pumpkin Spice Suite? Reservations will open on Aug. 21.

DC-based tastemaker and Howard alum Angel Gregorio is known around her community as 'the spice girl'. But for the former educator turned The Spice Suite CEO, it's much deeper than that. What started as a simple curiosity about area commercial rent, has now blossomed into a hub for DC's Black-owned businesses. Especially those owned by women.

"One day I was leaving the nail shop, and I noticed a for lease sign in a neighboring space," Gregorio shares. "I called the listed landlord to inquire about the price of rent, and before he would give me a price, he said it depended on what I ultimately would use the space for. I technically didn't have a plan, since I was just inquiring, so I randomly said a spice shop. Four weeks later The Spice Suite opened and just two months after that I quit my job to run it full time."

Over the last 7 years, she's proven that food is fashion. Through fun social media videos, Gregorio shows fans and customers that you don't have to overthink spices. According to her, if it tastes good on your fried chicken, then it will also taste great on collard greens or veggies. The store sells everything from uniquely flavored honey, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and dozens of spice blends that she's created from around the world. Additionally, she allows local Black entrepreneurs to use her space to help grow their own brands.

"I consider my business a spice shop and dream incubator. Over the years, I have welcomed 450 Black businesses in to host pop-ups at no cost to them. While I recently closed the original The Spice Suite location, on January 13, 2023, I will open my new multi-use commercial development, Black and Forth. The space will include renovated shipping containers that will house four Black woman-owned businesses. For me, this is how we achieve economic empowerment. I will keep the rent and overhead costs low enough so that they can run and grow their businesses with longevity. This is key, especially as much of D.C. faces gentrification."

Despite never receiving formal culinary training, the DC native has spent extensive time traveling the world to gain a deeper knowledge of spices and their origins. She's traveled to India, Tanzania, much of the Caribbean, Rome and more. What makes her educational globetrotting adventures even special is that she takes her son and daughter along, too.

"I was able to spend time on a spice farm, seeing how vanilla bean and cardamom were grown and cultivated. I was also able to go into the homes of some local women to prepare a meal from scratch," she says. "We spent hours in the sun, grinding up spices for our dinner, but it was all so worth it. I will never forget that."

That is the essence of what makes Anderson successful at taking risks and building dreams. The Spice Suite is her vision of a place where people can get a taste of black positivity flavored with good music, a comfy atmosphere and enticing aromas. She prides herself on making the shop a unique departure from the spice stores found in many high- income neighborhoods.

Anderson has traveled all around the world in search of spices that uniquely represent The Spice Suite. During any given day or week, you can walk in and find amazing infusions of salts, oils, vinegars and sauces. Her Instagram page is peppered with new creations and food pictures using the products.

Pumpkin spice lovers who are looking for a relaxing getaway this fall may want to check out the new, pumpkin spice-inspired suite offered by Great Wolf Lodge. As part of the hotel chain's annual Howl-O-Ween celebration, Great Wolf Lodge is offering guests the chance to stay in a cozy suite complete with fall decor, warm blankets and all the pumpkin spice items one could ask for.

"Tapping into the cultural phenomenon surrounding pumpkin spice felt like an organic and natural fit for our lodges, allowing us to extend our Howl-O-Ween celebration into the guest suites," said, Brooke Patterson, Great Wolf Lodge chief brand officer, according to Food & Wine. "The Pumpkin Spice Suite is for those who truly love the fall season and all things pumpkin spice."

The pumpkin spice suite can be found at four of Great Wolf Lodge's properties in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Georgia, Texas, and California. Designed by interior designer Steffy Degreff, the suite will allow fall fans to "revel in all things pumpkin spice."

The suites have the capacity to sleep four people with two double beds. The rooms feature plenty of fall decorations, including wall art, wreaths, faux florals, and pumpkins (more than 100 per room, apparently). Steffy says she was hoping to create a space that embodies "the feeling of warmth, autumn and sipping a piping hot pumpkin spice coffee while leaf peeping." The rooms also include "family-friendly" games for entertainment, as well.

One of the highlights of the fall-inspired suite, however, is the access to all kinds of pumpkin-flavored goodies. Guests will enjoy delicious pumpkin cream cheese frosted cinnamon buns delivered daily to their room. The suite also includes bottomless pumpkin spice lattes to satisfy the cravings of even the biggest pumpkin spice fan.

You're listening to side hustle Pro, the podcast that teaches you to build and grow your side hustle from passion project to profitable business. And I'm your host and Nicaila Matthews Okome. So let's get started Hey guys, welcome welcome back to the show. Welcome to the very first video interview episode of side hustle Pro. This is new for me. This is exciting. So today we're chatting with one of the all time most adored side hustle pro guests, Angel Gregorio and I have to say the most stylish to all time fliers. Angel is the founder and owner of the spice suite, which is a growing community centric spice boutique located in Washington, DC takoma park community. Angel is also a mommy. She's a home cook, activist and educator with a knack for blurring the line between food and fashion. And when we first spoke with Angel on this show, back in 2018, can you believe it was that long ago. So she you told us that you walked by a vacant storefront with no plan, no desire to be a small business owner that day, and decided on the spot to turn it into a spice shop. So that spice shop has now become a dream incubator and Haven it was voted Best Buy shop in Washington City papers best of DC. And so especially it offers fresh spice blends and cooking oil from all around the world. But it does way more than that, right? You as a way to pay it forward. And support fellow dreamers also offer this space at the spice we for pop up shops free of charge, no fine print no commission and I know because I did a pop up shop for sign as a pro merch right where I had my baby. And that is really what I love the most about you and what you do at the space sweet angel and the community that you have created. And since embarking on your self proclaimed foodist fashion journey, you and your business have been featured on a variety of local and national media platforms such as the Washington Post, Martha Stewart. Beyonce is Black Parade. Hey, hey now. Excellent. Nicole, in essence, calm. And guys, I'm going to stop right there because I will let Angel tell us the rest. All right, so let's get into today's show. So welcome back, Angel.

I'm so proud of you. I'm inspired by you. And that means a lot to me, you know, because I see the see how much you pour into others. And I see how much you help others on the journey to grow. And yeah, I really do look to you. And you might not always realize that you are mentoring me when we aren't even speaking. But you are. And one of the things I definitely want to touch on in our update is all the ways that the spice suite has expanded since we last spoke, I mean, let's talk about his food, his fashion journey, like it started out as something you said. And then it's actually become a lifestyle brand. Amazing.

It's so mind blowing to me and Nicaila, like when we spoke was crazy to think that that was 2018 Yeah, like the space that I was in with the store. I was just I was so excited. Like I was so excited. I felt like I had grown this business and that I was you know, of course still have work to do but I was just excited about what I had done. And if someone had told me that I had to close the doors to the spice suite at that moment after that podcast and if you had racks I would have felt like I did something good. And now looking at what I've done in the three years since we spoke I am so just enamored by the success of this space and not because I'm patting myself on the back. But because I know that like the success of the spice suite is primarily on the backs of people who look like me and I didn't grow this business by signing a deal with a big box store. I didn't grow this business by taking an investment from you know some capital Vinter ginger, like I grew this business with black women by my side with the support of customers you know black mainly black people all over the country world at this point. And so it just feels really good and food is fashion has really become like being able to really like live that out now Right? Right. Something I just said and now to have it printed on everything from cooking utensils and plates to cast iron skillets and you know T shirts is just while 0852c4b9a8

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