Virtuoso Life - March/April 2008 - (Page 70) GLOBAL GOURMET Worth Its Salt Trade a private Caribbean island for $5 of seasoning a year? Seems reasonable to the Queen, and her deal can make you a star chef yet. BY ROWAN JACOBSEN PhOTOGRAPhY BY MANNY RODRIGUEZ F 70 or a Few heady months last year, I became a brilliant cook. my margaritas produced gasps. People demanded to know the ingredients for my salad dressing and didn’t believe me when I told them it was just olive oil, lemon, and salt. my grilled rib eyes became locally famous. everyone wanted to know my secret. But soon my brilliance faded and I went back to being the same kitchen hack I’d always been. my secret was salt. I’d discovered a supply of magic dust on salt Island, a tiny emerald in the turquoise Caribbean between Peter and Cooper islands, while sailing a catamaran through the British Virgin Islands. salt Island was once an important source of salt for British ships needing to preserve food for the Flake out: Crystal size and structure make artisan salts superior to common table brands. V I RT U O S O L I F E
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