Because cultishly beloved scoop shop Salt & Straw "has become as essential to Portland iconography as a trip to Powell's," Portland Monthly takes an in-depth look at how Kim and Tyler Malek turned a "foodie cliché" into a legit empire. Karen Brooks tracks the evolution using five representative flavors, plus hints at things to come: collaborative ice creams with Tommy Habetz and LA's Roy Choi among them. [PoMo]
