Mark Bitterman

Current

• Co-owner & Selmelier at The Meadow

Education

• Sarah Lawrence College
• Reed College

Connections

75 connections

Industry

Food & Beverages

Mark Bitterman’s Summary

I am Selmelier of The Meadow, a Portland, Oregon based boutique founded by me and my wife, Jennifer Turner Bitterman, specializing in salt, chocolate, wine, and flowers. I am an expert on artisan made salt, chocolate, and a grab bag of other food-related topics ranging from cassoulet to bitters. The Meadow's clientele includes chefs, hotels, caterers, chef instructors, confectioners, wineries, cruise ships, farmers, resorts, and the many thousands of visitors to our shop. In addition to writing the comprehensive guides and product information for The Meadow, I blog at saltnews.org and chocolatenews.org, and host The Meadow’s events such as salt tastings and dinners. I also presents to food clubs and restaurant staffs, and am a repeat guest lecturer on salt at The Western Culinary Institute – Le Cordon Bleu. Other activities include ongoing co-hosting of The KBOO Radio (90.7 FM) Food Show, presenting at The Northwest Food & Wine Festival, the Molecular Gastronomy Gala at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, and other venues. I have been featured on CNN Money, Fox AM Northwest, local radio, leading local and national newspapers and food blogs, as well as other media. A feature story on gourmet salt at The Meadow airing CBS News Sunday Morning is a recent exciting piece of new coverage.

Mark Bitterman’s Specialties:

writing, speaking, teaching

Mark Bitterman’s Experience

• Co-owner & Selmelier

  The Meadow

  (Food & Beverages industry)

  May 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

  The Meadow is a shop filled with light and calm and beauty founded by Jennifer Bitterman and Mark Bitterman to provide the elemental pleasures of life. The largest selection of gourmet sea salts anywhere, a wineshop-style array of dark chocolate bars and salted caramels, bitters and aperitifs and champagne and wine. We are also a full service florist specializing in imaginative arrangements.
  
  The Meadow provides educational and recreational events, including artisan salt tastings, Himalayan salt block cooking classes, salted caramel making classes, chocolate tastings, and wine tastings--sometimes unexpected combinations. We occasionally hosts art openings and seasonal dinner parties.
  
  We are located in the heart of Portland Oregon's historic Mississippi District, surrounded by many of the city's finest restaurants and cafes, independently owned shops, cutting edge music venues, and more. Our website is www.atthemeadow.com.

Mark Bitterman’s Education

• Sarah Lawrence College

  BA , Art History & Literary Criticism , 1994 — 1996

• Reed College

  1992 — 1994

Additional Information

Mark Bitterman’s Interests:

spontaneous travel, artisan salt, dark chocolate, old books, old wine, old people's cocktails, writing, other people's babies, downtime.

Mark Bitterman’s Groups:

Selmelier's Association of America

•    Symposium for Professional Food Writers at The Greenbrier

Mark Bitterman’s Honors:

I once won a marksmanship contest in the Vendée for which I was awarded an all you can eat frog's legs dinner for me and my then girlfriend.

Mark Bitterman’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• getting back in touch