Odd Pairs Event – Enter the Savory, Salted, Marshmallow
Posted January 26th, 2010 by ChrisFiled under: event, Everest Wet Salt, Fumee de Sel, Garlic Shallot, Hot Habanero, news
We are forced to ask the question, is the culinary world ready for a savory, salted, marshmallows? This quandary arises as a result of Beyond the Shaker’s invitation to participate in Odd Pairs, a Chicago-based food competition. Odd Pairs brings together some of the most exciting, small scale, food producers in the Midwest by pairing them together with the goal to develop a single culinary dish that highlights, in an ‘odd’ way, the culinary specialities of each participant. The invite-only event is attended by restauranteurs, food bloggers, chefs, and other culinary folk in the regional food industry. The upcoming Odd Pairs event is on March 26th from 7-9pm with a special media/VIP mixer at 6pm at 2023 West Carroll Avenue, Suite 401, in Chicago.
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Beyond the Shaker Salt Challenge Recap
Posted January 25th, 2010 by TylerFiled under: Citrus Basil, event
As I am sure you have been following, the Beyond the Shaker salt challenge was last week, and it was amazing! I had no idea that my friends had were so imaginative and skilled in the kitchen. I honestly expected some of the dishes to be flops, simply on the basis that cooking in this forum is challenging, but every single dish was superb and we were all blown away…
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Chicago Merchandise Mart – Gift & Giving Show
Posted January 25th, 2010 by ChrisFiled under: event, news
Had an amazing weekend at the Chicago Merchandise Mart (dang that thing is big) Gift and Giving Show. Thanks everyone that came out to meet us and taste our distinctive unrefined salts and handmade blends. Chef Eric and our wonderful Chicago representative, Janelle (janelle@beyondthshaker.com) did Beyond the Shaker proud with lots of in-person time for potential retail sellers.
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My Salt Challenge Recipe
Posted January 22nd, 2010 by TylerFiled under: challenge, Citrus Wet, contest, fun, recipe, scallops
I know you have been dying to find out what my recipe is for the Beyond the Shaker Challenge, so without further ado, here it is!
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Beyond the Shaker Challenge: One day left!
Posted January 22nd, 2010 by Tyler
This is it! One day left before the big challenge, and I am happy to report that things are looking up since last week…
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Exciting Salt Event – Detroit Area, February 6th
Posted January 19th, 2010 by ChrisFiled under: news
If you are interested in premium unrefined salts, distinctive hand blended salts, or just food in general, and you live in the Detroit area, you are in some incredible luck. One of our favorite retail locations, Bonnie’s Kitchen, is hosting a fantastic salt event on February 6, 2010 from 1-2pm EST.
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The Carrot Soup of Champions!
Posted January 18th, 2010 by ChrisFiled under: Citrus Basil, Fleur de Sel, Hot Habanero, Murray River, recipe, Sel Gris
It is winter in the Midwest. This means shortened days and bone chilling, unrelenting, cold. This is the type of cold your mom warned you of…it sinks into your body and you feel like a long forgotten icy-pop from the back of the freezer (the one with the strange ‘yellow’ flavor that no one likes). Yeah, that is some serious cold!
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New York City Wages War On Salt – Beyond the Shaker Yawns, Asks What’s For Dinnner
Posted January 17th, 2010 by Chris
In case you missed it, the City of New York decided to target the sodium intake of its citizens this week in an effort to increase public health (the New York Times article describing the initiative). This is similar to other social and public health programs instituted by Chicago and New York over the last few years. At Beyond the Shaker, we were overrun with questions about how New York’s plan to curtail sodium in products would impact our flavor-filled mission to spark an unrefined salt revolution. And the answer is…we don’t really give NYC’s initiative a lot of thought as a threat to Beyond the Shaker.
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Update: Beyond the Shaker Challenge
Posted January 16th, 2010 by TylerFiled under: Citrus Wet
We are now a week into the challenge, with a week left before its time to present our dishes for judging. I wanted to take this opportunity to describe a few of my own trials and tribulations as I prepare the (what I hope to be) award winning dish! [...]
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Let the Fun Begin!
Posted January 10th, 2010 by TylerFiled under: challenge, contest, fun
Recently it occurred to me (while watching an episode of Top Chef) that it would be extremely fun to host our own competition in which the varieties of Beyond the Shaker salts are highlighted. I quickly found eleven friends who were up to the challenge and the games begun! The rules were simple…
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