Welcome!
Ashley Mead is the culinary storyteller and sea-salt enthusiast behind SaltyNotes.com, a food blog where savory flavors meet notebook-worthy reflections. With a love for layered seasoning and honest, soulful writing, Ashley blends kitchen creativity with thoughtful insight—proving that great cooking is as much about feeling as it is about flavor.
Ashley’s background is as eclectic as her spice cabinet: she studied creative writing before spending years in the hospitality world, where she worked everywhere from coastal kitchens in Maine to bustling city cafés. Along the way, she developed a deep appreciation for food that tells a story—whether it’s a rustic seafood stew or a perfectly flaky tart that reminds you of home.
Salty Notes began as a scribbled idea in the margins of her kitchen journal and has since grown into a beloved space for recipes with meaning, coastal-inspired meals, and salt-forward dishes that don’t hold back on taste. Her voice—equal parts poetic and practical—has earned features in Bon Appétit, Coastal Living, and the Substack Food Memoirs Collective.
From handwritten recipe cards to behind-the-scenes kitchen thoughts, Ashley invites her readers into the beautiful mess of cooking, reflecting, and sharing.
When she’s not recipe testing or scribbling down late-night flavor ideas, Ashley can be found beachcombing, fermenting odd things in mason jars, or teaching creative writing workshops for fellow food lovers.
