Salt’s All-Stars Welcome Locals And The World For 2010 Games
January 20, 2010
Gastown's Salt Tasting Room sees a homecoming of alumni just in time for the Olympic Games
News from Scout supporter Salt Tasting Room
Vancouver, BC | The team at Gastown’s award-winning Salt Tasting Room, renowned for artisan cheeses, handcrafted charcuterie and constant Golds for their wine program, will be open and accessible throughout the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, both in the main Tasting Room and underground in the 50 seat Salt Cellar.
To accommodate thousands of locals and tourists, Salt has assembled it’s own Olympic team, beefing up their staff with an All-Star selection of Salt alumni and some of Vancouver’s favourite wine professionals.
Alumni-wise, Jake Skakun (former Manager) and Miguel Quezada (former Server) are flying in from San Francisco and New York respectively, plus making Salt cameos during the Games will be AltoVin’s Mark McNeil (former Chambar Sommelier), The Province’s wine writer James Nevison (author of the bestselling Had A Glass series) and many more surprise appearances. Read more
Holiday Hours & Happenings At Gastown’s “Salt Tasting Room”
December 23, 2009
Salt Tasting Room | Blood Alley, Gastown | Vancouver, BC | 604-633-1912 | www.salttastingroom.com
News from Scout supporter Salt Tasting Room
Vancouver, BC | Salt Tasting Room will be open for your wine, cheese and charcuterie pleasure throughout most of the holidays. We’ll be open both day and night on Christmas Eve! Take a break from dashing around during the day or to celebrate your last minute shopping finally being done at night! Read more
Salt Tasting Room Brings Moccia’s & Driftwood Together
November 10, 2009
Monday, November 16th, 7:00 p.m. - $40 | 604-633-1912 | SaltTastingRoom.com
News from Scout supporter Salt Tasting Room
Join us for a fun, casual evening with the boys from Moccia’s and beers from Driftwood in the Salt Cellar on November 16th at 7:00 pm. Learn about the classic art of charcuterie, sample a variety of styles, and enjoy some phenomenal local craft beer. Read more
Gastown’s “Judas Goat” Inching Toward Early 2010 Opening…
November 3, 2009
I took this video today of construction continuing apace at Judas Goat, the tiny tapas joint going in right beside Salt Tasting Room in Gastown’s soon-to-be-much spiffier Blood Alley. Look for it in January. Read more
“Al Fresco” Flash Mob Dinners Make Use Of Urban Landscape
July 31, 2009
We attended a really cool outdoor guerrilla dinner for 40 in Yaletown’s George Wainborn Park the other night. It was the very first in a series of potluck suppers called alfresco (vancouver). Read more
“Judas Goat Taberna” Is Coming To Gastown’s Blood Alley
April 21, 2009
Regular readers know that the owners of Gastown’s Salt Tasting Room, Sean Heather and Scott Hawthorn, are collaborating again on a new Blood Alley project, one inspired by the tapas traditions of Spain. We broke the news of this a couple of months ago, and many readers sounded off on the concept and suggested many names (myself included). As of this morning, it now has a name – “Judas Goat Taberna” – and an explanation thereof from Mr. Heather (after the leap) Read more
Blood Alley Getting Spanish Tapas Bar
February 3, 2009
From the little known Department of Just When You Thought 2009 Was Going To Totally Suck comes phenomenal news from a Gastown alleyway.
Restaurateur Sean Heather is planning to open a new concept in the small space currently under development right next door to Salt Tasting Room in Blood Alley. It will be a 21 seat Spanish tapas joint, with food items selling for $2 to $3 and liquids focusing on sherry, wine, and beer. There is no name just yet.
Sean will be doing a guest travel blog for Scout when he travels to do research in Spain next month, so stay tuned for more updates as things progress. Arriving late summer ’09. If you have any suggestions for names, let loose in the comments below.
More Saltiness…
Here are some shots from last week’s unveiling of Iberico ham for local chefs in the Salt Cellar. Vegetarians and small children may want to skip it…
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Andrew Morrison is a west coast boy who studied history and classics at the Universities of Cape Town and Toronto after an adolescence spent riding skateboards and working in restaurants. He is the editor of Scout Magazine, the weekly food and restaurant columnist for the Westender newspaper, a contributor to Vancouver and Western Living magazines, and a proud board member of the Chef’s Table Society of BC. He lives and works by the beach in Vancouver.
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Salt Tasting Room
October 5, 2008
Details
Blood Alley, Gastown | Vancouver, BC | MAP
Telephone: 604-633-1912
Web: www.salttastingroom.com
Twitter: SaltTastingRoom
Hours: noon to midnight, daily
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The People Who Make It Happen
Owners: Sean Heather & Scott Hawthorn
Operations Manager: Mike Mitchell
General Manager: Christopher McFadden
Chef: Alvin Pillay
About Salt Tasting Room
Recently praised by Bon Appetit magazine, Salt Tasting Room is a dynamic charcuterie and wine room with exposed brick walls and a long share table. Open daily from noon to midnight, guests choose items from a chalkboard menu featuring the most diverse selection of local charcuterie, cured meats and global artisan cheeses in the city, along with an extensive selection of wine (by the glass, bottle or flight) and more than 20 varieties of Sherry. Let Salt’s savvy, casual & charismatic staff guide you through Salt’s ever-changing menu of meat, cheese & wine!
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