A salad seemed like a thin premise for an hour and it turned out to be one of the better sessions we've booked, because it's really four techniques stacked together — salting tomatoes to draw the water out, quick-pickling red onion, toasting breadcrumbs in bacon fat, and emulsifying a dressing. Each one transfers to a dozen other things. The breadcrumbs in bacon fat in particular have become a permanent fixture in my kitchen.
Anika