In the Cupboard

Savor the New Year at The Meadow!

• 6 New Classes on salt, chocolate and cocktail mixing in New York and Portland (below)
• Off the boat: tons (literally) of new Himalayan Salt Blocks to wow your unsuspecting dinner guests
• Introducing Napiers Bitters! & Intriguing new cocktail bitters favors: Bittermen’s Burlesque Bitters & Dr. Adam Elmegirab’s Spanish Bitters
• New Kala Namak rocks for shaving – you’ll never view popcorn the same way again
• Dazzling new chocolate bars: for example Patric (Dark Milk, 70% Blend, & PB&J!) and Askinosie’s Tanzania 72%

Popular Himalayan Salt Block sizes back in stock! From the adorable and practical 4x4x.75 inch dish to the impressive and versatile 10x10x2 inch plate. We even finagled a few of the truly immense 9x18x2 inch platters. All are available in budget-oriented Tableware Grade (serving fruits, vegetables, charcuterie, cheese, sashimi) and premium Cookware Grade (searing fish, game, beef, etc).

Napiers Bitters, Scotland’s famed remedy for what ailes you and an unexplored vista of flavors for cocktail mixing, now available in the USA at The Meadow! Napiers Best British Bitters, Napiers Detox Formula Blend, Napiers Dinner Mint Mixture, and the traditional blend Hangover Hotchpotch. And if you’ve ever spent a night barhopping your way through 20 lowland single malts with mad Edinburgh bike messengers, there’s the beautifully packaged duo of liquid salvation: the Napier’s Vintage Overindulgence Set.

Salt, Chocolate & Cocktail Classes at The Meadow – Portland & New York

Bitters and Vermouth Class – Portland
Mon, January 24 - 6:30 to 8:00 – $30.00
Bitters and vermouth, the two powerhouses of flavor in the world of cocktail mixing. Gone are the days when a sticky bottle of supermarket-industrial vermouth gathered dust in the back of the cupboard, and the bitters bottle lurked eternally, an ancient thing forgotten in the shadows.

Himalayan Salt Block Cooking Class – Portland
Wed, January 26 – 6:30 to 8:00 – $30.00
Join us for an evening at The Meadow learning the fundamentals of preparing food on 600 million year old salt blocks from Pakistan. Cook and taste a variety of foods, from the familiar to the eccentric. Includes snacks and wine.

An Introduction to Artisan Salt – New York
Sat, January 29 – 7:00 to 8:30 – $30.00
Selmelier Mark Bitterman is your guide on this world tour of artisan-made finishing salts. Learn the ABCs of NaCl in its many forms, marvel at the synergy of food and salt unfolding on your palate. We’ll also sneak peek at cooking on Himalayan Salt Blocks. The event includes wine. Space is very limited, so sign up quick!

Himalayan Salt Block Cooking Class – New York
Mon, January 31 – 7:00 to 8:30 – $30.00
Learn the principles of creating, cooking, and presenting on your salt block; from cold appetizers and snacks to sautéed vegetables and meats, and even unusual salty-sweet desserts. Class includes snacks and wine, and everything you ever wanted to know (or never knew you always wanted to know) about cooking on plates, bricks, and bowls of Himalayan Pink salt. Wine sipping included.

Artisan Chocolate, from Bean to Bar – Portland
Thurs, February 10 – 6:30 to 8:00 – $30.00
Chocolate bars are the ultimate way to experience the full complexity of chocolate, and the only way to explore the innumerable variations in color, aroma, mouth-feel, and flavor. Join us for an exploration of chocolate, from the humble bean to the polychrome-clad masterpieces calling like parrots from the shelves of your favorite chocolate shops. Wine will be sipped.

Himalayan Salt Block Cooking Class – Portland
Thurs, February 17th – 6:30 to 8:00 – $30.00
Learn and take part in the most unique way to serve, cook, and cure your food on blocks of primordial pink salt. Heating, freezing, cleaning, and storage will also be discussed. We will also explore the opportunity to create new flavor combinations by shaving Himalayan Pink salt with salt graters. Includes snacks and wine.

Happy New Year!
Mark & Jennifer

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