How a Collaboration Between the Salty and Versailles Started in Texas

The Salty (formerly the Salty Donut) has become known for its creative doughnut collaborations with some of Miami's best brands like Salt & Straw ice cream and Knaus Berry Farm.

The Salty (formerly the Salty Donut) has become known for its creative doughnut collaborations with some of Miami's best brands like Salt & Straw ice cream and Knaus Berry Farm.

Even more interesting is the origin story of this creation.

The Salty cofounder, Andy Rodriguez, tells New Times that the Miami mashup started in Dallas. The Texas shop had just done a brisket kolache using meat from Terry Black's BBQ. The collaboration was a success and the Salty posted the savory pastry on its Instagram page. "We have one Instagram for all of our locations, and we started getting messages from Miamians asking for a similar collaboration. People started to flood our inbox saying, 'You're based in Florida but where's the Florida love?'" Rodriguez said he was floored by the response. "This was meant to be a pilot to see if anyone even cared. We discovered that yes, they did care."