http://inthecupboard.com Exploring the world of a well stocked cupboard. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:20:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi folks! All Himalayan salt blocks soon to be stacked in the courtyard in front of our shop will be marked half off our retail prices for one day. Come by this Sunday, August 15 to pick out your own lovely Himalayan salt block. We’ll also have a whole field of ... http://inthecupboard.com/2010/08/13/sunday-sidewalk-salt-block-sale/ Why not cool off with a summer cocktail class in pursuit of new flavors and sensations in refreshing chilly cocktails? We'll explore artisan bitters, vermouths, salts, and infusions. Who knows where the flavors will lead us: perhaps to the classic margarita with a twist or the essential Pimm’s Cup or ... http://inthecupboard.com/2010/07/11/classes-and-recipes-at-the-meadow/ Father’s Day and summer are fast approaching, though it's starting to look like here in Portland fall will get here before summer does. In the meantime, try our latest recipe, a luscious Osso Bucco with Sel Gris Gremolata. Or just hit the grill anyway, with a Himalayan Salt Block for the ... http://inthecupboard.com/2010/06/11/fathers-day-at-the-meadow/ Don't forget your mother! Flowers (and maybe some chocolate, salt and wine) for your mother Come by the shop this Saturday or Sunday! Or we can deliver flowers, chocolate, and bubbly across the Portland area. Through our network of like-minded independent florists we also deliver flowers nationally. Flower delivery: toll free 888-388-4633, ... http://inthecupboard.com/2010/05/07/mothers-day-flowers/ Pimm’s Cups are one of those astonishing oddities that crop up once in a while that make me wish we were still under colonial rule by the British.  Real scones with currants are another.  Ploughman’s chutney.  Salt & vinegar chips (crisps).  Jumpers.  I don’t know if the Brits actually drink ... http://inthecupboard.com/2010/05/03/dandelion-burdock-bitters-pimms-cup-recipe/ Hi everyone! We just wrapped up an incredible week wining and dining with incredible people from the International Association of Culinary Professionals, which was held here in Portland this year. It was great to visit with so many foodies and friends and foodie-friends and house-guests, but in the melee we've ... http://inthecupboard.com/2010/05/01/news-from-the-meadow/ Flowers Delivered Locally and Nationwide Join us for a Valentine's Day Chocolate Tasting Valentine's Day Salt and Chocolate Set Our Largest Himalayan Salt Blocks Yet! Valentine's Day is one of our favorite times of the year in the shop. The shelves are heavy with beautiful, hand-made chocolate bars. The flowers... everywhere, bunched in vases, ... http://inthecupboard.com/2010/02/05/valentines-at-the-meadow/ The Bitter Truth, a brand of cocktail bitters and flavorings, is officially bringing its award-winning products to the United States.  At The Meadow we've carried The Bitter Truth for a while now, but the move to take on an national distributor signals a big ramp-up in their North American marketing ... http://inthecupboard.com/2009/12/30/german-bitters-maker-the-bitter-truth-goes-american/ Time to brine your Turkey! Try our very own Thanksgiving turkey brining recipe, for moister, more tender, richer-flavored Turkey than you ever thought possible. The secret, predictably enough, is in the salt! Recipe here>> A reminder, we still have space in the Dec. 7th Chocolate Class, looking at the dark beauty of chocolate from birth ... http://inthecupboard.com/2009/11/23/thanksgiving-at-the-meadow-brine-your-turkey/ Baskets for the Holidays Join us for a Salt Tasting Class, Bitters and Vermouth Class, or a Chocolate and Wine Class Seven New Salt Blocks are Back in Stock Parameswaran's Black and White Pepper is back! Drink- NewWine, Bitters, and Syrups: World-Class Bitters - Add something special to your mixed drinks Over 90 differentwines Syrups ... http://inthecupboard.com/2009/11/09/newsletter/