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The store itself is rather small - it's definitely a boutique - but it packs a punch. Most obviously, you can find a wall-to-wall selection of different salts; it's what they're known for. Don't be intimidated by the selection - you're encouraged to sample as many types of salt as you want! The Meadow also carries a very respectable selection of imported chocolate (Blanxart and Dolfin were my favorites), wine, olive oil, bitters and syrups for your drinks, and flowers. Serendipitously, I had been looking for a hand-powered coffee bean burr grinder - and they carried that, too!
The owners Jennifer and Mark Bitterman are happy to answer any questions you have. Which is great, because I had questions about salt, chocolate, bitters, flowers... pretty much everything in their store! Everything in there looks, smells, and tastes delicious. I was even greeted with a sample of freshly-popped champagne!
One of the more unique products they sell at The Meadow is their Himalayan Salt Block. It's a block... of salt! It comes in many sizes (the one pictured is about 9 inches in diameter by about 3 inches thick), and can be used for nearly anything you can dream up. Salt is an amazingly good heat conductor - put it on the grill, and cook an egg on it! Or you could serve chilled sashimi on the block - it will add a subtle hint of saltiness. I asked one of the owners what gave the Himalayan Salt Block its unique color and striations, and she informed me it came from the minerals (besides NaCl) where it was formed. Needless to say, I also walked out of this beautiful little shop with a 9x9 inch Salt Block in tow.
The Meadow offers cocktail classes and Himalayan Salt Block cooking classes seasonally, and owner Mark Bitterman recently finished his book Salted: A Manifesto on the World's Most Essential Mineral.
Have you stopped by The Meadow recently? How do you use flavored salts in your cooking?
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