The Ice Creamist

We all know farmers markets are a hub for boosting local economies and providing residents with fresh produce, but they're also becoming a hotbed for sustainability initiatives. For our August...

[video width="854" height="480" mp4="https://saltandstraw.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Salt-and-Straw-CUT-4.2-SUBTITLE_480.mp4" poster="https://saltandstraw.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rudy-and-tyler-salt-and-straw-1.jpg"][/video] Marsha Habib didn't set out to be a farmer. "When you're growing up in the United States, it's not one of those occupations you answer...

Strolling through a farmers market during the height of August we get easily mesmerized by rainbows of carrots, peak zucchini, and perfectly ripe heirloom tomatoes. Most see the ingredients for...

When a friend gave Jennifer Bloeser a wasabi plant twenty years ago, she had no idea what it had in store for her. But before she knew it, she was...

Finnriver Farm & Cidery's craft ciders are the kind of drink you can feel good about consuming. And we’re not talking about ABV. In these days of “sustainable,” “community-minded,” and...

The inspiration behind our July flavors. We were certainly not the first ones to stick berries into ice cream—but we do claim to love berry ice creams the most. Being...

Warning: This is the sweetest engagement story you'll ever read. In August 2018, when Derek Lu and his partner, Anh, moved from NYC to Seattle, they landed a sweet new...

Cheesy. Caramelized. Goodness. We're always inventing unbelievable things here at Salt & Straw, but we have a special creation hitting the waffle irons at our scoop shop on NW 23rd...

The "humans" of Salt & Straw are the scoopers and staffers, super fans and first-timers who make up our big ice cream family—and what we do every day so darn...

FORAGING FOR FLAVOR To find some of the ingredients for our camping-inspired menu, we hit the great outdoors. [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://saltandstraw.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Salt-and-Straw-CUT-7.0-2.mp4" poster="https://saltandstraw.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Screen-Shot-2019-06-11-at-4.18.06-PM.png"][/video]   We're no strangers to experimenting with...

Think you know chocolate? So did we. To say chocolate is steeped in a rich history is an understatement. Originating in the upper Amazon, humans have been manipulating the millennia-old...

When you walk into our scoop shops this month, you’ll get to sample five awesome seasonal flavors created in collaboration with some of our favorite chefs—but what you won’t see...