After vegetarian-no cooking needed Watermelon Feta recipe from Salt Block Cooking, 70 Recipes for Grilling, Chilling, Searing, and Serving on Himalayan Salt Blocks (Andrews McMeel, May 2013) by Mark Bitterman, we go sashimi. Salt and Pepper Semi-Cured Hamachi Sashimi A cut of fish glistening from the sea asks that we honor it. Simple slices of pristine Hamachi can’t bear the insult of ornamentation, but they are exalted by salt. Resting fresh fish flesh on a...

In New York City, Sweet Basil is not just associated with a Jazz club now closed. Sweet basil can be also found on rooftops of Brooklyn. It is amongst the range of herbs and greens grown by Gotham Greens in their Greenpoint greenery. In Gotham farmers sprout cash crops, Crains New York notes that Gotham Farms will operate a rooftop farm above new Whole Foods location in Gowanus area when it opens. It will produce...