My Life’s A Trip: Lummi Island in 21 Bites

My Life’s A Trip: Lummi Island in 21 Bites

Chef Blaine Wetzel has put The Willows Inn on Lummi Island on the Pacific Northwest’s culinary map. Wetzel, a native of Washington state, has an impressive number of awards to his name considering he’s barely 30. He was named Food & Wine’s Best New Chef in 2012,...
Luggage Tag… Sleepover at The Willows Inn

Luggage Tag… Sleepover at The Willows Inn

When my friend Aaron said he was coming up from LA and wanted to eat at The Willows Inn on Lummi Island, I of course agreed to go. My first meal there had been back in 2011 and was lovely, my second meal in 2012 was a pretty spectacular chef event the restaurant was...
One Eclectic Guy – Lummi Island 2016

One Eclectic Guy – Lummi Island 2016

Last Christmas my present was a long weekend at the Willows Inn on Lummi Island in Puget Sound to be taken at some future date. Well, that date finally arrived last week. The Willows Inn has become a destination for foodies and tables are booked months in advance. So...
binNotes – Slouching Towards Lummi Island

binNotes – Slouching Towards Lummi Island

Life on an island has its own rhythms. Rhythms tied to the tides, the seasons, the people. People return to Willows Inn on Lummi Island like salmon return to a favored spawning ground – because it’s part of their DNA. Some families return annually, generation after...