MASTER CLASSES
MASTER CLASSES
MASTER CLASSES
MASTER CLASSES
MASTER CLASSES
FOR EPICUREANS, THE EPI-CURIOUS & GASTRONAUTS
We offer a collection of Master Classes & Experiences for those seeking TO EXPLORE, understand and appreciate expensive DELICACIES at the highest levels.
OYSTER FLIGHT
OYSTER FLIGHT
OYSTER FLIGHT
OYSTER FLIGHT
OYSTER FLIGHT™
AN EXPERIENCE & A MASTER CLASS
The Oyster Flight™consists of 6 oysters, topped, dressed or “treated” 6 ways, presented, one at a time, to everyone present, at the same moment. A discussion is inevitable and engaging. Oyster wines are carefully curated and included as part of the experience or master class.
EXPERIENCE
8 - 20 guests @ $95 per guest
Experience 6 oysters and several wine pairings for about 60 minutes. A discussion evolves. Questions are taken and answered throughout. This is a Salon. The topics: 1. The history, culture, cuisine, economy & ecology of oysters. 2. How to best experience them. 3. What is your favorite dressing, topping, treatment? And much more. This is great for the hour before an event, dinner party or as a bachelor/ette party activity. Or as a stand alone experience. Everyone present will be able to have 4 - 6 more oysters (with whichever toppings / treatments they prefer) after the initial progression is complete.
MASTER CLASS
8 - 20 guests @ $125 per guest
Experience 6 oysters and wine pairings for about 90 minutes. This is also a Salon. The topics: 1. The history, culture, cuisine, economy & ecology of oysters. 2. How to best experience them. 3. What is your favorite dressing, topping, treatment? And much more. This is great for the hour before an event, dinner party or as a bachelor/ette party activity. Or as a stand alone experience. Everyone present will be able to have 4 - 6 more oysters (with whichever toppings / treatments they prefer) after the initial progression is complete. Additionally, guests will be given the opportunity to learn how to shuck and coached on the various knife styles and techniques for shucking. Also, our mignonettes will be prepared live.
ADVANCED MASTER CLASS OPTION: The Master Class can be expanded into an ADVANCED MASTER CLASSES in a host of ways. Contact us for options.
PROGRESSION
PICTURED BELOW
Always presented on an ultra-premium oyster, in this order, for a dozen reasons. No hot sauce. No cocktail sauce. No caviar or uni. AND NO CRACKERS, EVER! Nothing to get in the way of your taste buds or the delicate and subtle flavors of the oyster.
Topped / Dressed: Fresh Grated Horseradish Root & Lemon
Topped / Dressed: Fresh Grated Japanese Wasabi Rhizome & Lime
Topped / Dressed: Japanese Mignonette (Yuzu Champagne Vinegar, Wasabi, Cucumber, Micro Cilantro)
Topped / Dressed: American Mignonette (Apple Cider Vinegar, Peel of a green apple, shallot, green peppercorn)
Topped / Dressed: French Mignonette (Red Wine Vinegar, shallot, black peppercorn)
Treated: Cold Smoked
The first 5 are toppings or dressings. The last one is a treatment and in a league all its own. Learn more about our ACCOUTREMENT PREMIER here.
MODEL
The Oyster Flight™ is a series of 6 oysters, served 6 ways. We applied a sort of “Scientific. Method” to oysters in it’s development. The “hypothesis” was: Is there a “best practice” in how to present / enjoy oysters?. Turns out, there is. And the old / traditional model is vastly inferior for dozens of reasons.
In our model, everyone receives the same oyster the same way and experience each of them simultaneously. There is no platter of oysters delivered to the table because you are all at one table. Guest can compare their experiences in real time.
In our model, the oyster is the “control”. The “variables” have been the development & evolution of the toppings, dressings, treatments and their progression. The “conclusion or result” is: A much deeper understanding and appreciation of how to experience oysters to their greatest potential. Which is your favorite of the 6? That’s up to you. And along the way, that is part of the discussion that occurs between the guests.
BENEFITS
CONSIDER THIS FACT: An ultra-premium oyster costs $4 at any place you should be eating raw oysters. With tax and tip that is about $5. A medium sized oyster’s meat weighs about 3g. Quick math reveals that 3g for $5 means that these oysters are a $1,134 a pound protein. How would you expect a professional to treat a $1,135 a pound protein. How would you? How would you best appreciate them and get the most from them? This is what we’ve perfected.
GET THE MOST OUT OF EVERY OYSTER YOU EAT, FOREVER
UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE, PROVENANCE & PROCESS THAT BRING OYSTERS TO US
appreciate the Factors that affect “Merroir”
NAVIGATE MYTHS, FACTS & LORE
EXPERIENCE & APPRECIATe YOUR FIRST “SWEET FLASH”
learn to identify the metrics of quality and characteristics of oyster varieties
master THE TOOLS & TACTICS FOR IDENTIFYING YOUR PREFERENCES
EXPLORE the history, culture, cuisine, economy & ecology of oysters through the questions guests ask and the answers given by a Master Mermmelier, Kevin Joseph.
BOTTOM LINE
The TRADITIONAL RESTAURANT / PLATTER model is AM radio. Our model is Digital Hi-Fi Surround Sound.
Our progression is not the only one. It’s not necessarily the best but can you name another? We have tested these accoutrement every way you can for 14 years with hundreds of thousands of guests in every kind of context and venue you can imagine. Can we do other things to oysters? Sure. Do we? Seldomly. Why? Come find out.
SALON de CAVIAR
SALON de CAVIAR
SALON de CAVIAR
SALON de CAVIAR
DISCOVER THE JOY OF CAVIAR
CAVIAR BUMPS + CAVIAR TRIPS = CAVIAR EPIPHANY, CAVIAR MASTERY & CAVIAR LOVE
PACKAGES
CAVIAR CURIOUS
White Sturgeon Caviar (3 bumps / 3 trips) 30 minutes — $75 per person
CAVIAR AFICIONADO
White Sturgeon Caviar + Osetra Caviar — (6 bumps / 6 trips) — 60 minutes — $125 per person
CAVIAR CONNOISSEUR
White Sturgeon Caviar + Osetra Caviar — (9 bumps / 9 trips) — 90 minutes — $250 per person
CAVIAR SAVANT
White Sturgeon Caviar + Osetra Caviar + Siberian Caviar + Beluga Hybrid Caviar — (12 bumps / 12 trips) — 120 minutes — $395 per person.
*Minimum 8 guests. Maximum 20 guests.
BENEFITS
Understand what the “big deal’ with caviar is and see the value in it more than ever.
Learn the technique & methodology that will allow you to experience and appreciate EVERYTHING caviar has to offer…the highest expression of the product.
DEMYSTIFY it. eliminate the preTENSION or “bougie-ness” that often accompanies it’s presentation. asSuage any fear you might have of it.
MASTER the tools & TACTICS that will allow you to find your preferences and understand the different value propositions of caviars of various prices and qualities.
Begin to unravel the nomenclature, myths and misconceptions associated with caviar so you are not ripped off with CHEAP chinese caviar or paddlefish roe.
Become CAVIAR confident ordering caviar direct (to enjoy at home). LEARN how to store it and share it. and how order it at restaurants with confidence.
UNDERSTAND WHY SOME CAVIAR SO EXPENSIVE and why?
LEARN TO FINE AFFORDABLE & APPROACHABLE OPTIONS?
UNRAVEL THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CAVIARS AND PRICES?
ONCE UPON A TIME @ RAW LAB
SEA SALT SOCIAL
SEA SALT SOCIAL
SEA SALT SOCIAL
SEA SALT SOCIAL
SEE SALT, DIFFERENTLY!
QUITE POSSIBLY, THE BEST FLAVOR & HEALTH HACK, EVER!
ANCIENT SEA SALT is a MIRACLE. This is your invitation to HAVE A SEA SALT EPIPHANY!
We began to realize the significance and value of sea salts (especially ancient sea salts) in 2023. We went down a few rabbit holes and what we have learned is amazing. Then came the deep dive, the real research and putting it all into practice through 1000 services at RAW LAB, in Charleston, SC. There (and through hundreds of hours of independent research) we tested the theories and asked: What scientific facts exist to support our theories? Did it make common sense? Did it make food taste better? Was our hypothesis provable? It was. Watching the faces of our guests have the SEA SALT EPIPHANY was glorious. Now you can experience that too!
BOOK A SEA SALT SOCIAL
Send us an email with your location & preferred dates to host a group of 8 - 20 guests
PURCHASE A SEA SALT COMPLEX
Small & Large Sea Salt Complex. Each contain 14 ancient & modern, rare & exotic sea salts from roughly 10 countries and as old as 350 MILLION years.
KEY POINTS TO THIS PAGE
WHAT IS A “SEA SALT SOCIAL”
WHAT IS A “SEA SALT COMPLEX”
THE SEA SALT EPIPHANY
WHY SEA SALT IS SO SMART
SCIENCE & PHYSICS
COMMON SENSE & METAPHYSICS
MODERN SEA SALT VS ANCIENT SEA SALT
SEA SALTS: THE BEST HEALTH HACK, EVER?
WHAT IS A SEA SALT SOCIAL?
A GATHERING or “SALON” OR WORKSHOP, where you will CREATE YOUR “BESPOKE SEA SALT COMPLEX” (PICTURED TO THE RIGHT).
A fun way to ENGAGE WITH OTHERS & LEARN ABOUT the health benefits and differences between DOZENS OF MODERN SEA SALTS & ANCIENT SEA SALTS
A tiny “TED TALK” FOR 20 - 30 PEOPLE where a NEW KIND OF FOOD & NUTRITION discussion follows a brief presentation
A ONE HOUR affair
A $50 OR $100 COST (DEPENDING ON HOW MANY / WHAT SIZE SEA SALT COMPLEXES YOU MAKE / BUY).
An EXPLORATION of the history, culture, cuisine, ecology & economy of various sea salts.
Our “Sea Salt Vault” @ RAW LAB in Charleston, SC.
WHAT IS A SEA SALT COMPLEX
A COLLECTION OF 14 ANCIENT & MODERN SEA SALTS, in one grinder you can use at home or on the road,, use on all food & beverages and share with all.
Your SMARTEST SOURCE OF ELECTROLYTES & ESSENTIAL MINERALS which are HIGHLY SOLUBLE, ALL NATURAL, ADDITIVE FREE, BIO AVAILABLE, SHELF STABLE & AFFORDABLE.
A perfect way to AVOID TOXINS found in factory / industrial table & kosher salt.
An excellent way CREATE COMPLEXITY IN FLAVOR & TEXTURE in foods & beverages and to get your kids to “clean their plate”.
A COLORFUL AND INTERESTING CENTERPIECE on your table that everyone will marvel over.
The OPTIMAL SALT FOR YOUR BODILY FUNCTIONS, by every metric.
An extremely COST EFFECTIVE HEALTH HACK supported by both SCIENCE & COMMON SENSE.
The ONLY WAY you can INJEST NUTRIENTS that are 1 - 500 million years old.
A great way to SUPPORT ARTISANS & CRAFTSMEN world-wide.
THE SEA SALT EPIPHANY
DELIVERED BELOW or at a SEA SALT SOCIAL
Readers: Dig In! Non-Readers: Attend a Sea Salt Social Soon
WHY SEA SALT IS SO SMART
SCIENCE & PHYSICS
SALT’S ROLE IN THE BIOLOGY OF OUR BODIES AND CELLULAR FUNCTION
Salt, primarily in the form of sodium chloride (NaCl), is essential for numerous life-sustaining cellular functions, primarily because its components, sodium (Na+Na raised to the positive power Na+) and chloride (Cl−Cl raised to the negative power Cl−), are the major electrolytes in the fluid surrounding cells (extracellular fluid). They dissociate in body fluids to carry an electric charge, which is crucial for the body's electrical and osmotic balance.
Key Cellular Functions of Salt:
Maintenance of Fluid Balance (Osmoregulation): Sodium is the primary determinant of extracellular fluid volume. The concentration gradient of sodium across the cell membrane creates osmotic pressure, which regulates the distribution of water inside and outside of cells. Water moves by osmosis to equalize the solute concentrations, ensuring proper cell volume and overall hydration.
Nerve Impulse Transmission: The difference in sodium and potassium concentrations across nerve cell membranes creates an electrochemical gradient called the resting membrane potential. When a nerve cell is stimulated, specialized sodium channels open, allowing
Na+Na raised to the positive power Na+ ions to rapidly flood into the cell. This influx of positive charge (depolarization) generates an electrical signal, known as an action potential, which is propagated along the nerve to transmit signals to the brain or muscles.
Muscle Contraction: Similar to nerve cells, muscle cells rely on the rapid influx of sodium ions to trigger the sequence of events that leads to muscle contraction.
Nutrient Transport: Sodium ions are vital for the transport of nutrients into cells. The sodium-glucose symporter, for example, uses the sodium gradient to move glucose and amino acids into cells, which is essential for energy metabolism.
Acid-Base Balance and Production of Stomach Acid: Chloride ions (Cl⁻) help maintain the body's pH balance (acid-base equilibrium). Chloride is also a crucial component in the production of hydrochloric acid (HCl), a key part of gastric juice needed for digestion.
Cellular Energy (ATP Usage): The constant action of the sodium-potassium pump (Na+/K+Na raised to the positive power / K raised to the positive power Na+/K+-ATPase) actively pumps sodium out of the cell and potassium in, against their concentration gradients. This process requires significant amounts of energy (ATP), accounting for 20-40% of an adult's resting energy expenditure, highlighting its critical importance in sustaining life and cellular function.
Immune Cell Function: Recent research indicates that local sodium concentrations can act as a signaling molecule, influencing immune cell function and inflammatory responses.
In summary, the specific handling and movement of sodium and chloride ions across cellular membranes are fundamental tools powering numerous physiological processes, from brain signaling to basic cell volume regulation and nutrient uptake.
Another Sea Salt Complex. From Top: Mexico/Modern, Hawaiian/Modern, Sicilian/Modern, Peruvian/Ancient, Hawaiian/Ancient, Utah/Ancient
CHOOSE YOUR FUEL
What will you choose to FUEL YOUR CELLULAR FUNCTION with?
TABLE & KOSHER SALT
Mass produced, “factory”, industrially produced product, bleached to appear “whiter” and stripped of all minerals, which contains toxic chemicals and additives which keep it from clumping together and serves only as a vector for synthetic idodine which can (and should be) supplanted with naturally occuring iodine found in fin fish, shellfish & crustaceans.
… OR …
SEA SALTS
Natural. Highly Soluable & Bio Available. No additives or preservatives. Free of all heavy metals & micro/nano-plastics (Ancient Sea Salt). Mineral Rich. Small Batch. Craft. Artisanal.
WHY SEA SALT IS SO SMART
COMMON SENSE & METAPHYSICS
YOU ARE A SALT WATER CREATURE…A MARINE MAMMAL…FUEL YOURSELF LIKE ONE!
7 ANCIENT - 5 MODERN Sea Salt Complex: African/Ancient, Peru/Ancient, Turkey/Modern, Hawaii/Modern, Australia/Ancient, France/Modern, Utah/Ancient, India/Ancient, Dominican Republic/Modern, Canada/Ancient, Hawaii/Ancient, Japan/Modern
It’s so simple, it’s scary! And, in a way, it’s hard to get our heads around this, because we think…”HOW CAN SOMETHING SO SIMPLE NOT BE EVERYWHERE”. Read on and you’ll get it. But let’s start with YOU, YOUR BODY and the SIMPLE FACTS that matter the most.
DIG THESE FACTS
HUMAN BEINGS ARE 60-70% WATER.
0% OF THE WATER IN YOUR BODY IS FRESH WATER.
ON AVERAGE OUR BLOOD IS ROUGHLY AS SALINE AS BRACKISH WATER AT 0.4% SALT and ABOUT 1/3 AS SALINE AS THE OCEAN.
70% OF YOUR BODY IS “SALT WATER”
SO, ARE YOU OR ARE YOU NOT MOSTLY MADE OF SALT WATER?
ARE YOU OR ARE NOT THEN, A MARINE CREATURE!
WATER IN HUMAN BODIES: 0.4% salt. 0% of the water in our bodies is free of salt, or “fresh water”
HUMAN BLOOD: 0.8% Is about 1/3 as saline as sea water 0% of the blood in our bodies is free of salt.
It’s not leap of faith its a fact of science. This isn’t theory its measurable, demonstrable and, for anyone, logical.
SEA WATER: 3.0-3.2% Salt || BAY WATER: 1.0-2.5% Salt || BRACKISH WATER: .1-1.0% Salt || FRESH WATER: 0% Salt
The water in our bodies is like the brackish water in the delta the estuary (where the river meets the bay or ocean) at low tide. All of it, “salty”. The blood in our body is like the water in the same locations, in flood tide…significantly saltier.
THEREFORE IT IS A FACT THAT MOST OF OUR MASS OR BODY WEIGHT (BLOOD AND WATER) CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF SALT. WE ARE MADE UP (MOSTLY…65-70%) OF SALINE LIQUIDS. SO, MORE SPECIFICALLY, BY THE NUMBERS, WE ARE BRACKISH CREATURES.
8 different Sea Salts, all from HI. Some ancient, some modern.
Finally, there is a 98% match between human blood plasma and seawater. The sea is (QUITE LITERALLY) running through your veins, heart and brain.
At a SEA SALT SOCIAL we weave the science & common sense of elevating your salt game with fun, learning, socializing and wine. Some are from ancient / extinct oceans. Others from modern / living oceans. Sea salts as old as 500 million years are used. Some are from here. Others from near. Others from as far, far away in both time and space. You’ll benefit from the 80+ minerals found in sea salts instead of mineral free, factory produced table salt, which is high in sodium and essentially, metabolically, useless (minus the iodine). Table salt, in excess, can be damaging to your health as well, and is very often over-used in restaurants as a way to make people thirsty and to order more drinks. Sea salts are natural, bio-available and often produced by artisans through sustainable, responsible and non-industrial methods.
HUMANS ARE SALT WATER CREATURES
60-70% OF YOUR BODY IS SALT WATER.
So, YES, IN FACT, we are, SALT WATER CREATURES! Without getting into the weeds too much on this subject it is safe to say that the all paleo-anthropological, medical, and biological research confirms this. Vertebrate life started in the sea with fish and moved onto land through lungfish and amphibians. Reptiles, birds came next. Mammals came after them. Human beings evolved from mammals. Salt has been a part of the entire journey and is still with us today. So much so that we can’t survive without it.
Therefore, fueling your body with natural, highly-soluble, mineral & electrolyte rich sea salt from near and far (in time and space) is key to vitality and enhanced metabolic function in both the physical and metaphysical plane.
WE SHARE A LOT MORE WITH MARINE MAMALS THAN WE DO WITH MOST TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS
SIMILARITIES WITH DOLPHINS AND WHALES ARE STUNNING IN BOTH DNA & BEHAVIOR. There is a mountain of research and evidence of this so going into details here is unnecessary. But, if you want to go down this rabbit hole, START HERE
SCIENCE & PHYSICS + COMMON SENSE & METAPHYSICS = SCIENCE SENSE
SO SIMPLE. THESE ARE JUST IMMUTABLE FACTS ALL HUMAN BEINGS SHARE…LIKE GRAVITY. SCIENCE + COMMON SENSE = SCIENCE SENSE.
DON’T FORGET THE MINERALS!
The minerals in sea salt (up to 84 of them) are absolutely critical to our metabolic functions. Modern diets and processed foods are often devoid of most of these minerals and getting them into our bodies is therefore rather challenging. Mineral supplements are artificial, not easily absorbed (bio-available) expensive and inconvenient. But Sea Salts (and seaweed, which we also use) contain natural minerals are devoid of toxic additives and highly bio-available. Sea Salts are, therefore, an easy, natural, inexpensive, safe, effective, convenient and SMART way to get more of the minerals you need for optimal vitality and metabolic function.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MODERN & ANCIENT SEA SALT
ANCIENT SEA SALTS come from ancient, extinct oceans. These salts are EXTRACTED today, from ancient salt deposits, with MODERN tools and tactics.
EXAMPLE: Redmond Ancient Sea Salt from Utah
MODERN SEA SALTS come from monern, living oceans. These salts are EVAPORATED from sea water through an ANCIENT craft and artisanal process.
EXAMPLE: Celtic Sea Salt from France
WHICH IS BETTER?
As ancient oceans did NOT contain heavy metals & micro-plastics (very toxic things). So, we consider Ancient Sea Salt to be superior to Modern Sea Salt and Modern Sea Salt to be superior to Factory / Industrial Table / Kosher Salt as Modern Sea Salt (generally speaking) is not bleached, stripped of its minerals or treated with additives and preservatives.
THE WORLD IN A GRIDER
100% Ancient Salts - ZERO Heavy Metals - ZERO Micro Plastics - 84 Essential Minerals & ElectroRIGHTS!
