The Ice Creamist
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Thyme Based Ice Cream in Twenty Layers in Honor of PICA’s Twentieth Anniversary
For ten days in September, the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) sets the stage for visual artists and performers from all around the world to present their newest works,...
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Catch the Orange!
[video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="http://saltandstraw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/SaltStraw-30sec-v2.mp4"][/video] Our generation’s mark on the Portland bridge infatuation. The Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People, takes Bridgetown’s total count of river spanning structures to twelve! And this one...
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What Does Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G-major Taste Like?
Thomas Lauderdale first invited me to the Oregon Symphony in the mid-nineties. Watching him play the piano with the entire Symphony on stage is transfixing. My love for their music...
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Thank You Portland, Opportunities To Join Us In Our Next Chapter
Four years and three months ago, my cousin Tyler and I rolled our little ice cream push cart onto the patio in front of Portland’s Aviary restaurant and Barista coffee...
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National Ice Cream Day: Serving scoops for local charities
Sunday, July 19th is National Ice Cream Day and this year there are two more reasons to join in the festivities. Our new July “Berries, Berries, Berries” menu is now...
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Ice Cream Inventors Series: Our collaborations with local schools.
This month’s menu is a little different to most. We are working with four elementary schools near each of our scoop shops to curate this set of flavors. The schools...