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I'm very sensitive to salt in my food, and i prefer pepper, garlic & wasabi powder anyway, so pepper, hands dosn.

I think Grom is good, but overpriced. I have to say i love the gelato at L'arte, it really reminded me of the stuff I ate in Italy. I like the stuff at other places, like Laboratorio (though I think they're a bit overrated), and Cones, but L'arte really made me believe I was in Italy wandering Rome. Being a coffee flavor nut, I had that flavor, and it was delicious.

I agree that there is a mushroom quality to mussels, also they shouldn't taste fishy, though they do sometimes have a pleasant "sea" taste. Farmed mussels don't taste as good as wild, but they look great. And it's true, how you cook 'em influences the flavor. Wine sauce, garlic, tomato, etc. It's very hard to describe mussel flavor.

I have to say Ratatouille is the best food movie I've ever seen, with several genuine moments, and a real feel for life in the kitchen. One caveat, which many others have noted: Remy "fixing" the soup. You can't really repair a ruined dish. But that said, the film is wonderful. A feast for the eyes, as they say.

I'd go with pepper! There is no way I could give up my hot sauces or spice in food. I'm just too much of an addict! And yea, I'll miss salt, but it'll turn up naturally in so much of what I eat anyway. Yay pepper.

Hillary
Chew on That

In my mind, this question doesn't work (no offense intended).

Salt is salt. It's role is to enhance the flavor of foods -- i.e., it really doesn't change the fundamental flavor of what it's added to.

Pepper falls into the flavoring category. It's a spice that actually has its own complex flavor and aroma profile. It doesn't just enhance the flavor of the main ingredient, it significantly changes the personality of the dish.

That said, for me it's salt, hands down. It's a critical food basic. I'd hate to live without spices and herbs, including pepper, but they're not essential like salt! Food without salt would just be depressing.

This weekend on the Food Network, the Neeleys made fried deviled eggs. They dredged them in flour, then egg, then Panko breadcrumbs. I made a few for my husband. He thought the were great.

My sourdough starter
Savoy cabbage
Spicy salsa
Almond milk
Margarine (not mine but my sister uses a tub every two weeks [!!])

All I know is the pistashio I ate last fall in Rome WAS the best I have ever had, before or since that November night. Don't know the name of it. My host, who liuves there, took me to this tiny shop in the north part of Rome.
And since I live in Portland, Oregon, I have never had the pleasure to eat at any of the places mentioned in NYC. Darn! But Portland now has a dozen gelaterias.