The cover image on Eric Ripert’s latest cookbook, “Seafood Simple,” is about as simple as can be. A piece of rosy salmon sits on a white plate on a white surface. The chef’s hands hover on either side ...

Alongside pepper, salt is the most utilized — and useful — seasoning in the kitchen. The tiny white granules not only enhance flavor but can also mask any funky notes and bitterness in food. Sodium ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chef Massimo Falsini specializes in seafood at Caruso's, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Santa Barbara. Falsini recommends ...

The Salt and Acid Team-Up That Changes Everything Salt and acid work together like the best cooking duo ever. The salt basically sucks the water out of the fish while the lime juice sneaks in to do ...

It's tempting to throw your fish in the pan and worry about seasoning later, but that's a mistake with hake — and with fish in general. When you season with salt, you not only lock in more flavor, but ...

How many kinds of salt do you have in your pantry? One? Thirty? Do you insist on buying sea salt or believe Himalayan pink salt has special health benefits? With so many myths and so much ...

“Salt is easily the most important thing chefs keep in the kitchen,” says Robert Hartman, chef de cuisine at Saint Theo’s restaurant in New York City. It helps bring out the natural flavors in food, ...