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<title>The Art of Salt - Ritz Carlton Winter Cooking School</title>
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        Vivian and I flew down this morning to attend tonight's Art of Salt cooking school taught by Alex Guarnaschelli - the Executive Chef at Butter in New York.

The class menu was:

Fish "Crudo" accompanied with:
 - Herb Salt
 - Lemon Zest Sauce
 - Salsa Verde

Paired with a 2005 Las Brisas Blanc



Beef Filet "Diane" with Salt-Baked Potatoes

Paired with a 2002 Catena Cabernet Sauvignon



Apples and Glazed Cherry Tomatoes with Salt Caramel and Vanilla Ice Cream

Paired with a 2003 Chateau Lamouthe


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Alex, despite her cold and 5-months-pregnantness, was entertaining and highly informative.  The class involved much less learning to cook for me than it did hearing her talk about salt and the wide forms for salt and saltiness.

She used finished brines, salty other foods (like capers or pickles), and substitutes like vinegar to serve the role of salt.  She also discussed the not-horribly-pretentious salts like table salt, kosher salt, fleur de sel, and gray salt.

In addition, she cooked a great Steak Diane, which has long been a staple of my father's culinary arsenal.

Lastly, the thought of cherry tomatoes in a dessert with salted caramel blew me away.  But it was fantastic.

Now, after all that .. um .. we're off to dinner.<br/>Tags: half moon trip 2007, food, half moon bay, california, ritz carlton, alex guarnaschelli, butter restaurant<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/968292">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Vivian and I went to Navio for dinner after our cooking class.  It was excellent!  Very highly recommended.

We shared:

Crispy Pork Belly 
White Bean Ragout, Périgord Truffle Sauce 

Jim had the:

Covina with sunchokes and a blood orange reduction

and for Dessert

Warm Chocolate Chipotle Gratin Coffee-Bourbon Ice Cream

Vivian Had the

Poussian with Foie Gras diffusion

and for dessert

Sweet Potato Mochi with liquid chocolate center and Black Tea Ice Cream

The main courses were fantastic, but my god were the desserts even more so.

The coffee bourbon ice cream was inspirational.  You'll see me trying to make it before summer hits, I'm sure.  The Warm chocolate chipotle gratin was sort of like a bowl-free creme brulee with a warm chocolate cake center.  It was perfectly done.   <br/>Tags: half moon trip 2007, half moon bay, california, bay area, ritz carlton, navio, *****<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/969722">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Specialty Sports Venture LLC (303) 399-1970<br/>Tags: skiing, ritz carlton<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/839930">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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