Bachelorette Party: Dinner at SALT

Continuing on with Bachelorette Party week... this post focuses on our private dinner at SALT, in Central West End. 

Chef Wes Johnson (previously at The Shaved Duck and Eclipse) opened SALT this past May, and Jessie, the Viz girls and I had a chance to go opening week.  SALT has a very unique atmosphere and is in an old white mansion that used to be a funeral home.  After our May dinner, we got a private tour of the 2nd floor "Egyptian Room" and the private wine cellar in the basement.  Once I saw the wine cellar, I knew it would be the perfect setting for a bachelorette dinner to start the festivities of the bachelorette party night ("classy to trashy!" lol!).  That next weekend, I started emailing with Melody, SALT's event coordinator, and the rest is history!

Below is the custom made menu that I helped put together for the event:

Small Plates (Family Style):



Duck Fat Frites
with house made ketchup and garlic aioli



Mac n' Cheese



Scallop wrapped bacon

Pork and fennel meatballs in blackberry jam

Pear salad with smoked jowl, blueberries, mint in pork fat chili vinaigrette

Choice of Entrees:

Seared Trout (not pictured)

with potato, corn, pea hash, local greens, lemon vinaigrette

Pork Steak (not pictures)

with apple sauce risotto, guancale lardon

Overall, SALT's charm is in its small plates.  I suggest getting a bunch to share with the table.  Our top picks are their duck fat fries (unbelievable homemade dipping condiments!) and Chef Wes Johnson's trademark meatballs in blackberry jam.  We were also pleasantly surprised with the pear salad with the bits of smoke jowl (think pieces of chewy bacon).  And the chef made us our own version of Mac N' Cheese which was soooo good and has a wonderfully toasted bread crumb crust (unfortunately this is not a regular menu item, but it should be!).

Next on Bachelorette Party week... we go from CLASSY to TRASHY!!!  WOOT!!!