Shout Out to Meron Moroz

Meet Meron Moroz who has been nominated as an outstanding citizen in our community through Rock Salt Restaurant & Cafe’s new program called “Shout Out”! Meron has won a $50 Rock Salt gift card to show that her dedication as a volunteer is both noticed & appreciated. Do you like cotton candy? If you answered [...]

dog blog

It’s been only 5 days since my son & I got our new puppy and I feel as though we have joined a whole new club of Salt Springers!  It’s the dog club.  I never knew how satisfying the entire experience of adopting a new puppy was going to be!  To all of those nay [...]

summer camp out

 Summer is so sweet & so is spending some time in the great outdoors. A fabulous way to experience Salt Spring Island is by camping! Dust off the tents, sleeping bags & coolers and come check out what the island has to offer. The itinerary provided will guide you form the Long Harbour Ferry Terminal [...]

chicken pistachio curry

Use fresh bright green pistachios as they give the dish a great vibrant green color.  They are a hassle to peel but it’s worth it. 4 chicken breasts *You can use any chicken you like, legs thigh whatever. Cubed breast meat or whole breasts are fine as well. *It is best if you have clarified [...]

market time on salt spring

Every Saturday from April to October, rain or shine, Salt Spring growers, artists, artisans and bakers gather in the park in the heart of the main village to sell their products.  It’s a weekly event enjoyed by locals and visitors in equal measure. The products for sale are as varied, eclectic and exceptional as the [...]

don’t forget your mother!

We here at the Rock Salt Restaurant & Cafe don’t want you to forget your Mother for Mother’s day!  We all love our Mother’s, and in fact, many of us are mother’s, so we consider ourselves professionals in this department! On Sunday May 13th we will be hosting an extra special Mother’s day brunch.  It [...]

shirley temple

Classic Shirley Temple Here is a fun recipe that I recently found on Chow which has quickly become one of my favorite websites for food.  This is a great “mocktail” to serve at a summer bbq or for your children’s birthday party. What you’ll need: 1 1/4 oz grenadine 1/2 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice [...]

scootin’ around

This itinerary was submitted by Candice Cole, Front Manager at Rock Salt Restaurant & Cafe who commutes to work in the south end of Salt Spring on her fancy little red scooter. My itinerary begins right in Fulford Harbour.   Although some might disagree, you don’t have to go all the way into Ganges to enjoy [...]

best burger now has fries + more

The best burger ever now comes with fries. Well, it happened.  After all of these years of holding out on the installation of a deep fryer, the owners of the Rock Salt gave in & bought the dam thing!  This is going to be good.  Delicious in fact. Think of all of those freezing cold, [...]

killer margarita

We wanted to share this simple recipe for our “killer margarita”, of which we served up on New Year’s eve for the Mexican Festivities.  You haven’t missed your chance as we will continue to serve them up throughout the month on Saturday nights for Mexican Night when serve authentic Mexican cuisine! Ingredients for Killer Margaritas: [...]