Wednesday Wine Series: July 1st

This week's WEDNESDAY WINE SERIES: This week, a $5 cover gets you canapes and a sampling of Italian wines by TERRADORA... no reservations required! Look forward to seeing you there!

Things to Come....

So, into our 3rd week, things become clearer.... Service is honed, the kitchen works out kinks and is finding their groove, we continue to see many familiar faces come in the door. As we smooth over the surfaces and crevices, we look ahead to some great things! Some new and exciting parts to the "machine" that we are excited to share with you are:

*Outdoor seating (In the next month or two)- we will have 4 deuces out on the sidewalk

*Chef's Table- 6 seats at the Kitchen where you can watch your food being prepared and ask Chef Jasinski (and his colleagues) questions about preparation or ingredients

*Continuation of Wednesday Wine Series- Sample wines with complimentary canapes

*An Exclusive Taittinger special (Stay posted for dates and details)

*Our Website , designed by Theodora Medouris, will be up and running in a month or so- still tweaking some little details, but the address will be posted as soon as it is up!

*We will be one of the restaurants Featured in Maine Home Design's (Formerly Port City Life) first Issue in September! Look for it in your local Grocery store.

Also see Today's Switch article... http://themaineswitch.com/story/small-plate-style

We look forward to seeing your faces in for Lunch, Dinner, or just to poke around or chat about the concept, food or Spirits! Take care! The Salt Exchange Crew

New Wednesday Wine Series.....

Please come join us for the first of our Wednesday Wine Series: June 24^th, from 5:00 until 6:30, come sample wines from Agentinian maker Luigi Bosca. $5 per person for this week’s event includes the wine tasting and complimentary canapés. We look forward to seeing you!

Hours...and Updates!

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Well, with a few days and evenings under our belt, the machine begins to become well oiled. This afternoon for lunch, we had quite a few more guests than in previous days, and the staff continues to hone their (amazing) skills in line with an evolving understanding of both the guest's expectations as well as our own! Its looking very bright and exciting, and I a thrilled to share this experience with everyone.

Now for business. The hours of operation are as follows (and may be subject to change due to business flow):

(For reservations call 347.5687)

Monday: Lunch 11:00-2:30, dinner 5:00-9:00 (bar until 11:00)

Tuesday: Lunch 11:00-2:30, dinner 5:00-9:00 (bar until 11:00)

Wednesday:Lunch 11:00-2:30, dinner 5:00-9:00 (bar until 11:00)

Thursday: Lunch 11:00-2:30, dinner 5:00-9:00 (bar until 11:00)

Friday:Lunch 11:00-2:30, dinner 5:00-10:00 (bar until 12:00)

Saturday: Lunch 11:00-2:30, dinner 5:00-10:00 (bar until 12:00)

Sunday: Closed!

I look forward to seeing your faces and hearing some input/feedback. As always, feel free to ask myself, my husband, Chef Jacob or our staff any questions, and we do our best to provide you with answers!

Opening for First Friday!

Come enjoy some food, wine, people and some beautiful Photography by local artist Jeremy Hartford beginning at 6pm until 10, and then come on in for Lunch the following Monday!  

Getting Closer...

As we move out of May and into June, things begin to take formation more quickly and recognizably.  The top of Jamie Johnston's cherry bar-top is on, and looks absolutely beautiful!  The sign has gone up, outside the entrance- completed by NH sign Maker Chuck McLean of Timberline Signs.  We are still waiting on Laura Fuller's Stained glass pieces, but trust me, they will  be worth the wait!    The facade has been re-painted and should compliment our outdoor seating quite beautifully!  (FYI- outdoor seating probably will not be instituted until July....).  Each piece of equipment has begun to make its way to it's permanent home in the kitchen, bar, and dish area, and as we speak, the bathrooms are getting a few fresh coats of paint!  We will have our soft opening for a private attendance on June 2nd and will be open (barring any major catastrophes) June 3rd for lunch.  Its all culminating before our eyes.  We are so excited to be here and to be in this arena of the Portland Community.  Thank you to EVERYONE who has helped make this possible!

Update on The Salt Exchange

So, we spent last weekend a crew of friends, family and contractors we already had working on the restaurant space all got together and painted the interior.  Today the Floors went in and later in the week the furniture begins to roll in!  The stain glass we have commissioned from local artist Laura Fuller is under way and organization of my photos showing the progress of the space from inception to realization is also in en route to our newly painted walls.  Our beautiful Cherry bar designed and built by local Artist Jamie Johnston is almost at completion too!  It is all happening so fast...

Chef Jasinski has been working nonstop to get the best possible Kitchen crew to work under his lead, and Charlie and myself have selected out of the many many many applicants some of the greatest personalities and the finest talents we could ask for in Waitstaff and Bartenders.  Please feel free to drop by and take a peek!  245 Commercial street, Portland Maine- Telephone number, Opening date and Website will be posted once they are available!