http://www.metafilter.com/tags/PeterHertzmann Posts tagged with 'PeterHertzmann' at MetaFilter. Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:48:07 -0800 Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:48:07 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/31396/Salt <a href="http://www.hertzmann.com/articles/2004/salt/">Is Salt The New Olive Oil?</a> The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/25/dining/25SALT.html">New York Times</a> [<small><i>registration required</i></small>] thinks so and <b>Peter Hertzmann</b>, on his superb <a href="http://www.hertzmann.com/">a la carte</a> website, offers an expert analysis of the difficulties of seasoning well. Even the greatest chefs feel insecure with salt, even though most of them would consider it to be, by far, the most important ingredient of all. At least those I've asked. [<small>I always ask them what 3 ingredients they couldn't do without</small>]. It's cheap; it's essential and there are now so many kinds to choose from. Will this current brouhaha be enough to convince the larger population that <a href="http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/aa042202b.htm">much is lost</a> in using only the industrial, refined stuff? [<small>Of course, for someone from Southern Europe, olive oil and good sea salt aren't exactly new, so take this with a grain of <a href="http://www.necton.pt/en/">you know what</a>.</small>] tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.31396 Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:48:07 -0800 alacarte Hertzmann OliveOil PeterHertzmann Salt MiguelCardoso