Salt & Straw Opens With an Artsy Vegas-Only Ice Cream Flavor on the Way | Eater Vegas

"When the Portland, Oregon–based ice creamery debuted at UnCommons on June 16, I learned they haven't yet added the prime rib or shrimp cocktail–inspired flavors, though co-founder and head ice cream maker Tyler Malek floated the idea and said he’ll likely reveal unique Las Vegas–only combinations in the fall — including one “really cool” art-related flavor he couldn't describe. For the opening they unveiled an Upcycled Food Series alongside more than a dozen classics like Cinnamon Snickerdoodle and Honey Lavender, plus two last-chance scoops — a vegan Chocolate Sorbet and Pots of Gold & Rainbows. Malek emphasized that June’s limited-edition flavors are meant to taste good and educate about food waste: all five flavors are certified upcycled (at least 10% of each would have been thrown away), and they’re saving 38,000 pounds of otherwise edible food. Ingredients used include day-old bread pudding, cacao pulp (which he notes doesn't taste like chocolate), whey, okara flour, and barley milk from the brewing process. He also mentioned that the team of 105 has created more than 1,400 flavors over the years with only a small percentage returning to the menu, that iconic berry flavors will return in July, and that he envisions a visit to be an experience where people spend 45 minutes tasting ice cream and learning the stories behind each flavor." - Ryan Slattery