Carol Legasse

By Pooler MagazineMarch 4, 20223 min read

Carol
Legasse: The Salt Table

The Salt Table
is a locally-owned brand of salts, seasoning blends, oils, vinegars, tea, and
other specialty foods. The creation of Pooler residents Dave and Carol Legasse,
the six Salt Table stores also carry hundreds of local specialty foods, almost
all “Georgia Grown” (with a few from South Carolina).

It started as
a gift. Carol made an original salt blend as Christmas presents for friends and
family. It was a resounding success and when friends kept asking for more, the couple
thought “maybe we are onto something!”

After several
years of research and product creation, they chose historic downtown Savannah
as the location for their first store.

“Tourists come
here from all over the world, and they all want local products, which is
exactly what we provide,” Carol says. The Salt Table now has six retail
locations throughout coastal Georgia.

Original Creations

Carol creates
about 200 of their own award-winning salt and seasoning products that are
hand-blended and packaged in Pooler. New flavor profiles include “Totally
Awesome” and “Everything but the Bagel” seasoning blends.

“You have to
have salt so you should have good salt” says Carol.

Her first salt
blend, “All ’Round Good Grinder Blend,” is still their number one seller. She
created the popular “Jekyll Island Driftwood Beach Blend” after opening their
store on Jekyll Island, and her “Tybee Island Coastal Blend” and “Leek, Chive
& Onion” blends were winners for two consecutive years in the “Flavor of
Georgia Contest.”

Carol says her
ideas are often customer driven. “I love hearing from our customers, online or
in person. Recently they asked for something different to season fish and so I
created ‘Lime & Chili Sea Salt,’ a new customer favorite.”

“I think to be
successful as an entrepreneur, you need to take what you’ve learned in your
previous work experiences and apply it to what you are doing now,” she adds.
Carol’s background is in operations and accounting, but she loved cooking as a
hobby. “In order to really succeed you must be passionate about what you are
doing.”

Community Involvement

Carol is very
involved in the community, serving as Treasurer of the Pooler Chamber of
Commerce, among many other volunteer commitments. In 2021 she was recognized as
a Community STAR by Savannah Technical College, which “honors people who make
our world a better place through their dedication to work, community
leadership, or volunteer service.”

Carol says:
“Women who want to succeed in business need to get involved in their community,
because it’s a wonderful way to meet new people and give back.”

Carol and Dave
are pleased with their growth and to be a local employer, working with people
who are also passionate about The Salt Table. “We love what we do and feel we
are in a ‘happy spot.’”

The couple
enjoy traveling and recently took a Caribbean cruise. Carol says, “It was our
first vacation in three years, and we had the best time.” They also love going
to Jekyll Island, the location of one of their shops, and exploring Savannah.

The Salt Table
won the coveted Tripadvisor “Traveler’s Choice Award” after receiving
Tripadvisor’s Hall of Fame recognition for two consecutive years and its
Certificate of Excellence award for seven years.

Visit them
online at www.salttable.com or in person at: