Most smoked salts are made with liquid smoke, which is a condensate, but really, really good smoked salt is literally smoked.

In a lot of ways, a lot of smells that aren't necessarily edible smell good, and they remind you of certain aspects of food. So making those associations with what smells good or smells a certain way and pairing that with actual edible ingredients is one avenue that we take creatively.

What makes the food that we do at Alinea so interesting on the outside is that we really don't let ourselves say no to an idea.

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