PDX Eater: Young Guns Semi-Finalist

Tyler and his cousin Kim Malek founded Salt & Straw in 2011, when it was just a small cart. Since then they have gone brick and mortar — this was always the plan — with two locations in Portland and a third opening this summer. They've created over 100 flavors of ice cream, all made from local ingredients, almost all a little eccentric or wacky.