Our Story
ABOUT gumpel’s searing spices™
We don’t make the steak you eat. We make it juicier. We don’t grow the mushrooms you serve. We make them come off the pan like you and your guests have never tasted. And we make everything you cook heathier, with our low-cholesterol, plant-based fat. Our spice blends will be the single best ingredient you use in your dishes. Gumpel’s Searing Spices. They’re just short of magical.
We love our blends, but we can also deliver your own blend or flavor. And we’ll keep it yours, with all the protections you need and want. So if there is a zing that defines you, and you want it with a healthier, moisture-locking, no-spatter fat, we’ll make it for you. We’d love that.
our chef
Tom Gumpel grew up working in some of the best little bakeries in New York City. Passionate about food, he developed a love for learning his craft and teaching it to others. He became Dean of the School of Baking at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, a position that allowed him to deepen his understanding of all things food, and to share his knowledge with others. He then went to work for bakers and bread makers like Panera Bread. At Panera, he served as head of baking and commissary operations for thirteen years. He developed the Small Batch Bakery concept, an innovation years ahead of its time that brought real baking to the fast casual restaurant industry.
Hands on, Tom at the bench in his Small Batch Bakery.
Tom was then introduced to an incredibly healthy plant-based butter, with cooking properties not found in traditional fats. He hit upon the idea of combining it with spice blends to make rubs with very special qualities. That idea became Gumpel’s Searing Spices™, which bring a hotter sear to your pan, locking in flavors and sealing in moisture. Tom’s passion for food runs as strong as ever and he is now devoted to changing the very way we cook.
what they are saying
“Ever since adopting Gumpel’s Searing Spices™ onto our menu, they have completely transformed the way we cook, eat and communicate healthful dining to our loyal customers.”
“The students on our campus’ are some of the most knowledgeable and demanding diners whom I’ve ever experienced in my long career. Having Gumpel’s Searing Spices™ at the foundation of our cooking techniques provides unbelievable flavors, juiciness and a nutritional story that is unrivaled in food service.”
“Steaks and seafood are at the cornerstone of our concept and executing them consistently can be a tall order. What we quickly learned by cooking with Gumpel’s Searing Spices™ is that they put the SEAR in serious! It really seals the juices in like I’ve never seen before. My chefs are more successful in hitting those critical temperatures and the guests are in love with our new found menu items.”