Salt Article Published in Michigan Home and Lifestyle Magazine
Posted August 19th, 2010 by ChrisFiled under: news, recipes, Windy City Celery
Hey, look at that! – an article we wrote was recently published in Michigan Home and Lifestyle Magazine. Here is a link to a PDF copy of the article that appeared in the Summer 2010 edition of the magazine. The article is titled “Make this Summer Worth its Salt” and it is a solid (if we do say so ourselves) primer to unrefined salts and their use, especially in summer-time applications.
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Book Review – What’s A Cook To Do? by James Peterson
Posted August 11th, 2010 by ChrisFiled under: book review, Fleur de Sel, Murray River, recipe, reviews, Sel Gris
Another resource in the kitchen that I find myself reaching for often, and just ‘reading’ randomly during downtime is What’s A Cook To Do? an invaluable reference by James Peterson (here is a Amazon link). The book is captioned as an “Illustrated Guide To Essential Tools, Tips, Techniques, and Tricks” – and I can attest to the honesty of that statement. The book is chocked full of hundreds of color photos of food and culinary tools. Even better, there are detailed pictures of knife work on various vegetables, proteins and breads.
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Great Review and Salt Giveaway – The Nutritionist
Posted August 10th, 2010 by ChrisFiled under: giveaways, media, news, reviews, salt sets
We love when others love our salts! Recently we met Amanda, who writes a blog called the Nutritionist Reviews, which is filled with wonderful food product reviews and exciting giveaways. Amanda also earns extra points because she lives in Michigan!
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Some Famous and Not So Famous Salt Quotes
Posted August 9th, 2010 by ChrisFiled under: blog, fun, salt
Like a cultural anthropologist, it is possible to derive the importance of an item to a particular society simply by reflecting on how that item is referenced in literature. Use of analogy allows the reader to gain a feel for what such item means to the greater group, as some common point of understanding must exist for the connection to take hold and have meaning.
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Beyond the Shaker Adds City Provision Deli to Retailers
Posted August 8th, 2010 by ChrisFiled under: Chicago, retail
We are very proud to be part of the exciting launch of City Provisions Deli in Chicago, Illinois. Cleetus Friedman is mastermind behind City Provisions, and we think his concept will be well received when it opens later in August 2010.
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Iron Chef America – A Call for Salt as a Secret Ingredient
Posted August 3rd, 2010 by ChrisFiled under: news, salt, television
Iron Chef is the wildly popular show on the Food Network, and I doubt it needs any introduction to those reading this blog. I remember first watching the Japanese version with English language dubbing in the 90′s. Over the course of two decades of cable television re-runs, I think I probably saw every episode ever aired in the US. If you have never seen the Japanese version, you owe it to yourself since it is classically hilarious – check out this YouTube clip of one of the episodes.
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Book Review – The Elements of Cooking by Michael Ruhlman
Posted August 2nd, 2010 by ChrisFiled under: cook book, cooking, reviews, salt
I just finished reading The Elements of Cooking by Michael Ruhlman (here is the Amazon Link and heck it is on the Kindle too), and without a doubt would highly recommend the book to everyone/anyone that even has a passing interest in food.
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Some Interesting Insights on Salt and Sodium Intake
Posted July 31st, 2010 by ChrisFiled under: health, news, salt
I happen to have the good fortune to work closely with folks in the food industry in the US. While walking through the office my eye happened upon a copy of “Food Technology” magazine from May 2010 with a large photo on the front of flaked salt and the caption title “REDUCING SODIUM.” Of course I quickly leafed through the first couple pages of this publication and within moments learned of the New York City group, the National Salt Reduction Initiative. We have discussed this group (at least tangentially) before, and of course our position is that this movement should focus its efforts on the salt in processed foods, rather than salt intake generally.
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Chicken Taco Spice – It Had to be Habanero
Posted July 27th, 2010 by alesyaFiled under: Hot Habenero, recipe
My first Beyond the Shaker recipe had to include the Hot Habanero Blend. The bottle beckoned to me with its warm colors and smell. After consulting BeyondtheShaker.com, I picked Chicken Tacos.
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Beyond the Shaker – Media Attention
Posted July 26th, 2010 by ChrisFiled under: news, reviews
We are very excited about all of the positive buzz Beyond the Shaker has received in the media. Here is a sampling of some of those media highlights over the last year. Thanks again everyone for your support! MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Detroit Business (dbusiness Journal), “Snapshot,” October 2010 “..in 25 to 30 stores, multiple restaurants and…sales [...]
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