Can You Spy the Ice Cream Details in Salt & Straw’s NYC Build-Out?

When cousins Kim and Tyler Malek opened Salt & Straw’s first location in 2011, the goal was to give people delicious ice cream and a “third space” to gather. “Portland is really anchored on the idea of community and collaboration,” says Kim. Using ice cream as a vehicle for that community just made sense. “Ice cream isn’t functional in the way that coffee or food is. You’re truly treating...