The title of my blog this month is a nod to my youngest sons first word, CADO. Before he could muster up the name dad or mama he was screaming for more avocado. CADO! The avocado does not fall far from the tree because it is also one of my all-time favorites. As a chef…
Year: 2018
The Cure To Your Problems
Preservation of food dates back to the beginning of man. It was a necessity for survival. Now-a-days our curing process is used for flavor first and preservation last. Most staples in our daily diet are preserved like cheese, bacon, pickles, and alcohol. Fish takes well to a good cure especially salmon. My favorite ancient way…
Get the Cure
There is much we want to hold onto in life, like our health and fond memories with family and friends, but what about the savory foods of summer? Just like a great snapshot or a story told over and over again, there are ways we can preserve those precious delicacies. Let’s take salmon for instance,…
The Growing Bitterness in America
There are 5 basic tastes when you eat or drink: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami. In my travels I have seen different cultures gravitate towards certain flavors, the tartness of kimchi or sauerkraut lets you know that Germans and Koreans like their sour flavors. In China or Japan umami tastes reign with the use…
Bitter is Better
Sweet, salty, sour, savory and BITTER are the five tastes of food. Do you have a favorite? I bet you would vote for sweet or salty. Sure, sour and savory are delicious too but I say bitter is best. Bitter is the taste that we seem to love the least, in fact in many cases…
Inside Information
“Inside Information” for You “Pssst. Hey you. Yeah you. I’m over here in the fedora and trench coat. I’ve got some really important inside information for you, see. It’s been undercover for a long time but I thought you had the right to know… There is a stealth, secret headquarters that has been set up…
Hidden Secrets on Cooking White Fish
One of the most consistent praises we get at Salty’s is how well we cook fish. We have mad fish cooking skills because we cook a lot of it. This year Salty’s restaurants will cook over 7,000 pounds of Halibut. This month I am giving you my hidden secrets on how to cook this amazing…