Urban Accents' all natural, msg free, creative culinary spice blends are an amazing way to fuel your flavor in the kitchen It has been over 16 years since Tom Knibbs created the first Urban Accents spice blend in his kitchen. With a brand new office and warehouse facility in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago and over 125 premium spice blends, grilling rubs, seasoned sea salts, creative flapjack mixes and other gourmet culinary items, a lot has changed since that first bottle of Montego Bite.