Chris and our Salt Chef point to one of our awesome jars (from the look of it, some wine might have been involved).

As everyone knows that reads the SaltScribe (and who the heck doesn’t read this blog?!?), I am a huge fan of the Beyond the Shaker Salt Chef, Eric Nittolo from The Boathouse restaurant in Traverse City, Michigan. Even coming from an amazing food city like Chicago, it is hard to beat the dishes crafted by Executive Chef Nittolo. The key of course is local/sustainable/organic ingredients, and of course a touch of panache added to each plate by Eric himself. This guy doesn’t mess around when he is in the kitchen. In fact, I got a rare view of the ‘magic’ over fourth of July weekend, when I dined at the Boathouse. We can save that for a future blog post…

While in northern Michigan, I found a great new magazine focused on Traverse City food and dining called the “45th” (no, not named after President Lyndon Johnson). In the 45th’s most recent edition, there is a feature focused on the Boathouse and Executive Chef Nittolo. The photos and recipes in this article are great, and they really highlight the amazing attention to detail found in every dish Chef Nittolo produces. This is part of the reason that he made the perfect Salt Chef for Beyond the Shaker. It was clear from the beginning he knew his stuff, and he wouldn’t stop until he had devised a superior product for us (even if it meant countless revisions).

Anyway, congrats to the Boathouse, Executive Chef Nittolo and the 45th. Lots of wonderful culinary things are happening in Traverse City, and we are darn pleased to be part of it!

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5. Beyond the Shaker in the News – Foxnews.com and Traverse Magazine (oh my)