Salt & Straw Ice Cream Samples and Book Signing
Thursday, June 5, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Stop by the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market for ice cream samples and a book signing with Salt & Straw’s Tyler Malek, author of America’s Most Iconic Ice Creams: A Salt & Straw Cookbook.
Tyler Malek is the Head Ice Cream Maker and Co-Founder of the Portland-based Salt & Straw Ice Cream. In 2011, Tyler started Salt & Straw with his cousin, Kim Malek, from a humble ice cream cart, and they have since grown the company to over 30 locations across Oregon, California, Florida, and Washington, including flagship shops in Disneyland and Disneyworld, while staying true to its core ethos of being a family-run company supporting the communities it operates in. Salt & Straw is known for crafting artisan ice creams with locally sourced flavors, designed to tell the narrative of artisans, meaningful food movements, and important social causes. Called “the Willy Wonka of ice cream,” Tyler is known for pushing the boundaries of creativity, and to date has created over 1,500 unique flavors for Salt & Straw, with a chef-driven approach that prioritizes using the best organic and sustainable ingredients possible, working closely with local farmers and artisans.
Ice cream samples are free, while supplies last. Books will be for sale courtesy of Book Passage.