Salty's Blogs

The holidays are over and the calm of January is here. It’s like a big deep breath after the frenetic holiday rush. The first of the year is a great time to take stock, size things up (or down as the case may be) and take an optimistic step into 2016. This season of Northwest

It’s 4:00 a.m. and pitch dark outside. Our family of eight is snuggled in sleeping bags in our camper … but there is a stirring about. My dad is shaking shoulders and whispering to any takers that it’s time to rise and shine. If you’re coming you better get up now because the low tide

Cheeks are getting rosy, there is crispness in the air, and our eyes are being dazzled by the colors of the season. Yes, fall fans, Squashtober has arrived. Let’s hear it for some of the last local produce of the season, the totally underrated, utterly awesome squashes. I have to admit I get excited when

It is not often in life that we come across a real live angel. We had one from the day we opened our doors at Salty’s on Alki in West Seattle. You may have met her, her name is Joyce Entus, and she was the beautiful, unforgettable, vivacious greeter who rolled out the red carpet

Oregon rocks, oh, yes it does. Oregon State has spawned some seriously famous rock music talent over the years, such as the Kingsmen, whom the University of Washington owes for its fight song “Louie Louie.” (Isn’t it nice to see how well we share here in the Northwest?) Oregon also has “world-wonderful status” rock upcroppings,

You may not remember your first bite of stone fruit, but it’s a love affair you’ll never get over. No doubt it was the summer, a hot day with a sweet peach, or maybe it was fun times with a snappy bowl of cherries. The deep notes of a great plum are not soon forgotten,

Hey, Sweet Pea, is that you? Why, I hardly recognized you, you look so fresh and fabulous, even downright stylish. Let’s face it, peas have come a long way since we were kids. Their humble beginnings, from the box and can, got them off to a poor start in the fashionable vegetable world. But now,