Name Mark Bitterman Role Writer | Education Reed College | |
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Books Salted: A Manifesto on the World's Most Essential Mineral, with Recipes Awards James Beard Award for Reference and Scholarship | ||
The world of artisanal salt according to mark bitterman
Mark Bitterman (born 1966) is an American food writer and entrepreneur. He is the owner of The Meadow, a boutique that specializes in finishing salts and other products. The Meadow was founded in Portland, Oregon, in 2006 and expanded to the West Village in New York City in 2010. Bitterman has published two books on the use of boutique salts with food. He consults with restaurateurs and lectures at culinary academies about the use of finishing salts and Himalayan salt blocks.
Contents
- The world of artisanal salt according to mark bitterman
- Woodblock chocolate chompdown 2015 promo starring selmelier mark bitterman
- Life
- Publications and related awards
- References
Woodblock chocolate chompdown 2015 promo starring selmelier mark bitterman
Life
Bitterman was born December 22, 1966, in New York City and grew up in Southern California. He attended Reed College and Sarah Lawrence College and has worked in marketing, engineering, and food writing.
Bitterman discovered finishing salts while traveling in France as a 20-year-old. Ever since then, he has been collecting salts, visiting salt flats, and talking to salt makers throughout his travels.
Publications and related awards
In October 2010, Bitterman released his first book, Salted: A Manifesto on the World's Most Essential Mineral, with Recipes. Salted consists of three parts: 1) a brief history of salt and artisan saltmaking techniques, 2) a taxonomy and reference guide of over 150 salts, and 3) a collection of recipes making use of different salting techniques.
In June 2011 Salted won the James Beard Foundation Award for Reference and Scholarship Cookbook. It has also been nominated for the International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Awards for the Food & Beverage Reference/Technical category and First Book: The Julia Child Award.
In May 2013, Bitterman released his second book, Salt Block Cooking: 70 Recipes for Grilling, Chilling, Searing, and Serving on Himalayan Salt Blocks (ISBN 9781449430559). Salt Block Cooking is a how-to guide on cooking and entertaining with Himalayan salt blocks.
In October 2015, Bitterman released his third book, Bitterman's Field Guide to Bitters & Amari (ISBN 9781449470692). Bitterman's Field Guide to Bitters & Amari is the most comprehensive handbook available on selecting, understanding, mixing, and cooking with bitters.
Bitterman was named a tastemaker by Food & Wine and a local food hero by Cooking Light. He is credited with having coined the word selmelier, a food service professional whose area of expertise is finishing salts and salting techniques.