Our Story
Picture this: Star date: 73675.4 [March 17, 2020 16:45]
Lockdown starts during a global pandemic.
You are 6 weeks pregnant. While all of your friends are having Zoom parties and evening glasses of wine, you are experiencing some interesting first-pregnancy - things.
And your first craving? Rotisserie chicken. Weird, yes, and even weirder is that this craving is so specific that your average grocery store rotisserie chicken will not suffice.
No, that would be too easy for your husband to find.
You want the rotisserie chicken you had while living in Germany, in 1998.
Of course, you can't travel to Germany for this craving. You could try to blame that on the pandemic, but in reality, global shutdown or not, you probably weren't going to fly across the ocean for chicken regardless.
Like much of the population, you give in and buy yourself an air fryer, making sure to get one with a rotisserie function. Thank you, Instant Pot Vortex Plus! (Not sponsored, btw.) And then, you begin the troubleshooting of figuring out all of the spices that were used on this very specific chicken.
After some trial and error, (let’s be honest - a LOT of trial and error) you figure it out! And create the BEST CHICKEN you have ever had! And continue to make it every week until your son is born.
That Christmas, you send some to family and friends as a little stocking stuffer-type gift. Before you know it, you are getting requests for more mere months later because they have run out and this is now the only seasoning they will use on chicken.
Years later, this seasoning will be known as Frakkin' Lickin' Good Chicken Seasoning, a little homage to Battlestar Galactica.
But to us, it will always be known as the spice that launched a company.
Meet Victoria - The Original Flavour Geek
Who am I? Cosplayer, gamer, and sci-fi-watching mom with a love of cooking.
As a mother of 2, I am constantly looking for ways to speed up the dinner process. I have always struggled with finding a recipe I want to try and then needing to dig out all the spice jars - hoping I have all the spices needed. All of this just to prepare a single meal, and dirty all my measuring spoons in the process.
This is what inspired me to simplify this process, while making it more enjoyable for the entire family. My seasoning blends are a one-stop shop for elevating your meal. Salt & pepper included.
Flavour Geek was born as a combination of my greatest passions: my family, cooking and creating in the kitchen, playing video games, attending comic con, and re-watching Firefly.
I am the original Flavour Geek, and I hope you enjoy being here as much as I have enjoyed creating this space.
- Victoria