As ice creamery Salt & Straw prepares its Los Gatos launch, the company is rolling out a new slate of flavors from co-founder Tyler Malek harkening back to its earliest days.
The new menu items, which it’s calling “the Vault Series,” will be released ahead of the company’s 12th birthday on April 22.
“The series features a selection of five beloved flavors,” a spokesperson said, pointing to the breadth of creations Malek has come up with over the years. “Tyler has created more than 1,200 recipes, each with its own unique story and reason for being.”
These original flavors that “first put Salt & Straw on the map” include:
Black Olive Brittle & Goat Cheese, which had its premiere in Los Angeles and features sweet-and-salty butter brittle, cured black olives and cave-aged goat cheese ice cream
Honey Marshmallow Rocky Road, showcasing gobs of marshmallow and chocolate ice cream spiced with cinnamon and ancho chili.
Sweet Corn and Waffle Cones, a collaboration with chef April Bloomfield, with—yes—golden corn and ribbons of brown butter caramel
Strawberry Cilantro Lime Cheesecake, which was part of the company’s first-ever summer berries series, with toasty graham cracker crust, strawberry ice cream, and cilantro lime cheesecake;
Mango Habanero IPA Sorbet, a vegan treat fashioned to be quenching thanks to the Laces IPA from Wynwood Brewing alongside the habanero, mangoes and citrus notes.
Meanwhile, an official from the contracting company working on the ice cream firm’s Old Town Los Gatos storefront told the Los Gatan they anticipate construction will be complete within a matter of weeks.
Until that opens, local residents will have to make the trek to the Westfield Valley Fair location at 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd., or the Palo Alto location at 250 University Ave.
