Lavender, herbs de Provence, and sea salt in proportions that taste like a Sunday in the south of France. Floral but restrained, herbaceous without veering into potpourri.

Finish a roast chicken with it. Sprinkle it on warm tomatoes with olive oil. Rim a glass of pastis. The salt does the cooking.

For the friend who books the same villa in Provence every July. The cook who quotes Elizabeth David. A host gift that turns a weeknight chicken into something close to dinner at someone elses good house.

Made in Atlanta by Beautiful Briny Sea, where Suzi Sheffield has been blending small-batch culinary salts since 2011.