Orofino Winery at Salt

Monday, September 13th

Join us at our one of our favorite spots in Vancouver for a delectable evening of food and wine. We can’t wait to pair our best wines with delicious cheese from the UK, Quebec and BC, not to mention Moccia’s Italian Meat Market and JN&Z deli. See you later in September for this great dinner. SEATING IS LIMITED AND THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT! BOOK SOON!

$40 plus tax and gratuity

Please purchase tickets online using the link to the left or call 604-633-1912.

Kurtis Kolt Hits The Road

News from Kurtis Kolt

It is with a heavy heart that I, Kurtis Kolt, announce that I’ve given notice of my resignation at Salt Tasting Room effective Friday, April 23rd, 2010.

I have spent almost four years at Salt, more than any other place in my career, and consider myself privileged to have been at the helm of an extraordinary venture by Sean Heather & Scott Hawthorn.

Salt has been recognized locally, nationally and globally, with appearances ranging from The New York Times and Bon Appetit Magazine to NBC’s Today Show and various Food Network programs.  The media have been very kind to Salt and myself, as have our colleagues and peers resulting in numerous awards from enRoute, Vancouver Magazine, the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival just to name a few.

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics have long been on the horizon and a fantastic opportunity for Salt to present itself to a wider global audience and I couldn’t be happier with both the record-smashing volume we dealt with and the fantastic opportunities we enjoyed throughout.

It is simply time for me to catch my breath.

I will be heading to Chile’s wine country at the end of April, followed by some time in the Okanagan – a region I’ve proudly promoted for the majority of my career, yet have spent an embarrassingly small amount of time in.

I will continue blogging at CherriesAndClay.com , plus doing freelance consulting and appearances as I look toward what else might be down the road for me.

I am also quite excited to pass along that beyond the end of April, Sean and Scott have happily allowed me to maintain Salt’s Wine Program indefinitely, as it has been my baby and, well, I can’t imagine life without free wine samples.

I am fiercely proud of my team at Salt, whom I honestly believe are the most invested, dynamic floor staff in Vancouver.  I look forward to their continued success and am psyching myself up for their inevitable realization that they’re totally fine without me.

I wish Sean Heather, Scott Hawthorn and all of Salt my absolute best.

Any queries, don’t hesitate to contact myself at info@salttastingroom.com or Sean Heather at sean@irishheather.com .

Kurtis Kolt
General Manager / Wine Director
Salt Tasting Room
Blood Alley, Gastown
Vancouver, BC
604-633-1912
http://www.SaltTastingRoom.com

My Blood Alley Valentine at Salt

On Sunday, February 14th, Salt Tasting Room presents:

‘My Blood Alley Valentine 4′

 …a three-course menu for you and your loved one.

Course 1:  

A duo of Shaved Fennel Salad w/ Comte Cheese and lemon dressing

& Mixed Field Greens Salad w/ Crumbled Stilton and Lustau PX Sherry Vinaigrette

Course 2:  

A selection of 3 Artisan Cheeses, 3 styles of Charcuterie, 6 pairing condiments,

 a pâté from Chef Lee Humphries, along with a basket of mixed artisan breads.

Course 3:

Valentine Dessert Trio

Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta, Strawberry Tart & Wicked Chocolate Cake

‘My Blood Alley Valentine 4’s menu is $60 per couple.

Salt will also be offering flights of Three Sparkling Wines or Three Pink Wines for an additional $15 per person!

Give Salt a call at 604-633-1912 to book your spot (as you might imagine, they go quick!), and let us know you’d like to do “My Blood Alley Valentine”!

Recently praised by Bon Appetit magazine, Salt Tasting Room is a dynamic wine and charcuterie 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!

Salt open during 2010

Salt Tasting Room’s All-Stars Welcome Locals & The World For 2010 Games

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. Salt will be open from Noon through Past Midnight, seven days a week during the games, offering a fantastic one-stop opportunity for guests to try a variety of BC wine styles, matched with BC artisan cheeses, charcuterie and more. From Bubble through Whites, Pinks & Reds even a few splashes of Ice Wine, Salt’s highly-trained staff will proudly tour guests through our region and beyond. Featuring the most diverse selection of local charcuterie, cured meats and global artisan cheeses in the city plus Canada’s largest Sherry list, Salt has garnered both local and international recognition and acclaim. Featured on The Food Network’s ‘Giada’s Weekend Getaways’ and ‘100-Mile Challenge’, Salt has also been highlighted in print media around the world, from The New York Times and Food and Wine Magazine to The Sydney Morning Herald and Zagat. Salt Talting Room – Blood Alley, Gastown – Vancouver, BC – 604.633.1912 – SaltTastingRoom.com Salt Tasting Room Blood Alley, Gastown Vancouver, BC 604-633-1912 http://www.SaltTastingRoom.com Check Out Salt’s Upcoming Events! http://www.SaltTastingRoom.com/Cellar

The Salt Cellar Series: Moccia’s Italian Meat Market & Driftwood Brewing

Monday, November 16th, 7:00 p.m. – $40

Salt Tasting Room has proudly served charcuterie from East Vancouver’s Moccia’s since day one.

Moccia’s philosophy says it best:

Eating meat is a privilege, not a right. We believe animals should be treated with dignity and respect, not only for their sake, but for ours. A healthy animal means healthy food.

Our meats come from local, pasture raised, humanely treated animals.

No antibiotics or growth hormones are added.

Driftwood Brewing, out of Victoria, wanted to make and sell the kind of beer they liked best… beer that is fresh, brewed in the tradition of classic world styles but with the finest local ingredients.

They have succeeded.

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.

Tickets are $40 plus tax and gratuity, available at SaltTastingRoom.com/Cellar or by calling Salt at 604-633-1912

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