I am SO lucky!! My friend Toni travels all over Europe with her work. We had dinner with her and her husband Bill, who are long time friends, this past week on the lower East side. She arrived at the restaurant carrying a shopping bag. You know I mainly use French salt when I cook. It is so expensive here and so inexpensive there. So sometime ago, I had asked her to pick up some when she was in France next, but I didn’t expect the other gifts!! She got me the bag of “everyday salt” and then the Fleur De Sel – a special finishing salt.
The truffles and saffron are from Spain. One of our designers, Carlota, is from Catalonia and she said this is the exact saffron that her mother uses and the truffle brand, her grandmother uses, and is actually from Catalonia! I can’t wait to use them!! Maybe tonight, the truffles on pasta?
Thank you Toni!!
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Sabatino Tartufi Truffle Zested Flatbeans
Get it Right spatulas
MARY’s secret ingredients spring 2016 subscription box
International Market in Arezzo, Italy
Chef’s Planet Nonstick Toaster Ovenliner
What a lovely gift – good friends know just what to buy.
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So right!
We live on the Atlantic coast of France where sea salt abounds. I love the fleur de sel from the Ile de Re. It’s extraordinary, but the salt pans have not changed, in essence, since the Romans first constructed them.
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My very favorite is actually the grey salt for general use. You are lucky.
Ooh! These ingredients sound exotic and probably tasted wonderful!
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Definitely!!
What wonderful gifts! That bag would make many a foodie swoon. I cannot wait to see what you’ll do with them all. 🙂
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I will keep you posted!
What a wonderful gift, how thoughtful of your friend. Congratulations on joining the Daily Meal community, sounds great.
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I know!! 🙂
What a great friend you have!
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What a great gift! What I got to love lately is truffle salt – salt with little bits of truffle – it’s very flavorful, I find it to be more flavorful than some fresh truffles or truffle oils. I think you live in NYC, yes? I just spent a month there – love it!
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You know I have some of that too, Julia, and have not used it yet. How do you use it?
I adore the Fleur de Sel and it really is expensive here in the States!! Yes, I have some in my pantry, but I only use it sparingly. 🙂 It’s so lovely of your friend who got you so many goodies! What a great friend.
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