To celebrate the upcoming Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF®), the national event taking place February 22-25 which showcases the talents of the world’s most renowned chefs and culinary personalities, Salt & Straw ice cream is collaborating with some of the top chefs, restaurants, and personalities to create special limited-edition flavors.  Available exclusively at Bal Harbour Shops [9700 Collins Ave, Bal Harbour, FL 33154] complimentary to Bal Harbour Shop Access Members and for purchase for non-members for the three weekends leading up to the Festival.

Salt & Straw worked closely with Festival participants like actor and culinary enthusiast Neil Patrick Harris, famed Miami chef Bradley Kilgore, award-winning chef and cookbook author JJ Johnson and Michelin-starred Boia De restaurant team to bring their ice cream visions to life.  The schedule for these limited edition collaboration flavors is:

February 2nd - 4th (1pm - 6pm)

·       Boia De's Fabbri Amarena Cherry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, an Amarena cherry ice cream with chunks of cherries, flecks of chocolate, and swirls of chocolate fudge 

February 9th - 11th (1pm - 6pm)

·       Bradley Kilgore's Pistachio Thai Coconut Green Curry Ice Cream, a green curry ice cream made with serrano peppers, lime, galangal, ginger and combined with a pistachio butter, folded with Florentine cookies made with deep fried basil and roasted pistachios 

February 16th - 18th (1pm - 6pm)  

·       Neil Patrick Harris's Boozy Espresso Martini Ice Cream, inspired by his Thomas Ashbourne After Hours Espresso Martini, a vodka and coffee liqueur spiked coffee ice cream made with single-origin coffee, swirled with housemade marshmallow and Salt & Straw’s signature double-fold vanilla ice cream

·       JJ Johnson's Rice Cream, inspired by a recipe in his new book The Simple Art of Rice, a jasmine rice and palm sugar flavored ice cream, filled with chunks of spiced rice cookies made with puffed brown-rice cereal, cinnamon, ginger, and vanilla

Alongside these special collaboration flavors, Salt & Straw is scooping some of their signature flavors as well, like their beloved Salted, Malted Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough; Chocolate Gooey Brownie; and Strawberry Coconut Water Sherbet (v).

ABOUT SALT & STRAW

Co-founded by cousins Kim and Tyler Malek, Salt & Straw makes award-winning ice cream that tells the story of artisans, farmers and meaningful food moments. Head Ice Cream Innovator Tyler Malek, whose recipes have been published in numerous national food magazines, creates a menu of 13 classic flavors, alongside monthly rotating menus that reflect culinary trends, seasonality of ingredients and relevant cultural moments. From their humble beginnings as a single ice cream cart, Salt & Straw now has shops in Oregon, Washington, California and Florida, and ships their ice cream nationwide, while still maintaining their commitment to craft and artisanship, with all flavors being made in their kitchen headquarters in Portland, Oregon. And in addition to Bal Harbour Shops, Miami locals can also visit locations on Lincoln Road, Coconut Grove and Wynwood. For more information, visit www.saltandstraw.com. Follow Salt & Straw on social @saltandstraw.