Aug 12, 2013 | Blogs, Press
A recap of the 2nd Annual First Harvest dinner at The Willows Inn on Lummi Island. lksajdnf!! Omg. Did that photo really happen?! And did I really have a Lummi Island style pow-wow over a beach bonfire at midnight with Dominique Crenn and the chefs at Willows Inn?!...
Aug 10, 2013 | Blogs, Press
I am one of those annoying people who keeps a list of goals; some are short-term and some are long-term (life goals). I find keeping a list helps motivate me to move towards my goals. One of the items that has been on my list for about a year or so, has been to have...
Aug 4, 2013 | Blogs, Press
It all now seems like but a dream. Myself and Hubby, nestled by the window, watching the sun set over the water, as six of the world’s most talented chefs come to our table and personally serve us dishes prepared specifically for this occasion. Blaine Wetzel-...
Jul 26, 2013 | Blogs, Press
I dined at Willows Inn for the first time just a month earlier. That meal was one of the most memorable and exceptional ones I’ve ever had. I was lucky enough to meet Chef Wetzel after my meal and he invited me back for the First Harvest Dinner: The above link...
Jul 24, 2013 | Blogs, Press
Wednesday, July 24 marked the start of salmon fishing by Lummi Island Wild’s co-op of owners in the annual reef-net fishery. Bob Jewell (pictured here in his fishing workshop), a life-long professional fisherman, joined a crew on opening day for the 72nd consecutive...
Jul 24, 2013 | Blogs, Press
The First Harvest lineup of chefs (left to right): Christopher Kostow (The Restaurant at Meadowood), Grant Achatz (Alinia, Next, and The Aviary Bar), Dominique Crenn (Atelier Crenn), Justin Yu (Oxheart), Virgilio Martinez (Central Restaurante), and host Blaine Wetzel...