Jun 3, 2013 | Blogs, Press
I know, I’ve been gone a long time. 14 months to be exact! I am sure all my regular readers have given up on this space by now. I have no excuses for my absence other than the fact that I lost interest in blogging! I tried to find the lost mojo week after week for...
May 29, 2013 | Blogs, Press
There’s this ritual going on here that you should know about. It’s remindful of a line in a song by Snow Patrol, called Chasing Cars: “Show me a garden that’s bursting into life….” Mary von Krusenstiern consults on a regular basis with Blaine Wetzel. The results...
May 21, 2013 | Blogs, Press
For the first time we invite you to try it at home: Chef Blaine shared a requested recipe with Bon Appetit, so you can recreate one of our most talked-about dishes ever, the kale chips. Ingredients 1 small bunch Tuscan kale, center ribs and stems removed 2 tablespoons...
Apr 30, 2013 | Blogs, Press
Like a little family, the greens sprout, row by row, inside the greenhouses and outside in Loganita garden dirt, peeking through at our first solid month of sunlight, and teasing the imagination of how our chefs will use them for aroma and taste and texture and d’art....
Apr 28, 2013 | Blogs, Press
I’m no athlete, but I am competitive; and if I had to play the Hunger Games, I would do it here. Welcome to Lummi Island. There it was. That was it. Lummi Island. I’m not first to discover this hidden gem and for many food enthusiasts, chefs, and industry folk it...
Apr 5, 2013 | Blogs, Press
Tastiness Factor: 10/10 Atmosphere: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Locavore Approved? YES, YES, YES!!! (The very epitome of local, seasonal, sustainable cuisine) Lummi Island, just off the coast of Washington, with a population of 900, has garnered a lot of attention lately. Prior...