Need a gift for the foodie who has everything? Wander over to The Meadow. Featured in the New York Times, The Meadow sells chocolate from around the world, an extensive line of artisanal bitters and over a hundred different kinds of salt. I recently spent an enthralled half hour in The Meadow’s shop on Hudson Street in New York City. Part Victorian greenhouse, part alchemy shop, part candy stand, The Meadow is filled with delectable items. A long display table and wall shelves—made of 100 year-old salvaged hemlock planks—hold fragrant flora and edibles: Flowers, mosses, tiny salt cellars, row upon row of chocolate bars and hundreds of apothecary jars filled with salt of every color, grain and provenance imaginable. Your eye is immediately drawn to The Meadow’s grotto-like store window, stacked round with what look slabs of luminous, pink quartz. But they’re not. The rosy, translucent chunks are actually Himalayan salt, quarried and cut in Tibet. Beautiful as they are, the Himalayan salt blocks are also practical: You can serve—and cook!—food on the slabs.
I ordered this set to try some fresh peppers from around the world. I even bought a new mortar and pestle for the table. I have tried all of them and nearly finished two jars in about two weeks. The Tellicherry and Voatisperifery are my favorites but I like them all. Getting ready to make a second order.
This was my first order from The Meadow and I mixed pepper and several salts. After trying several Halen Mon Silver is one of my favorites. I haven’t found one I really don’t like yet but this one is special.
This chocolate really just melts in your mouth and its full of tea flavor, no tea leaf bits
The flavor is wonderful. An absolute treat for those who love the blend of berries and dark chocolate.
I loved the sample I tried in the store, so I bought this as a gift for a friend who enjoys cooking. It was very well received!
So happy to hear this! The Alaska Alder is definitely one of our most popular cooking salts :)