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Bon Appétit – The Best Food Lover’s Hotels in America

Bon Appétit – The Best Food Lover’s Hotels in America

Apr 17, 2013 | Press

When chef Blaine Wetzel returned home to his native Washington three years ago, after a stint at Noma in Copenhagen, he took over the kitchen of this small inn on Lummi Island, just a few hours outside Seattle. There he began crafting intensely local, poetic, and...
April Alarm Clock

April Alarm Clock

Apr 1, 2013 | Blogs, Press

We have an April alarm clock at The Willows Inn on Lummi Island. An apple tree sits right outside the kitchen window. Its blossoms blink open, and provide the wake-up call to the bright, bushy luster that leads us out of wintry darkness and into the lively greening of...
sound+bites – I said YES to many things at Willows Inn

sound+bites – I said YES to many things at Willows Inn

Apr 1, 2013 | Blogs, Press

Sometimes you enjoy a tremendous meal and it goes down in your head and on your tastebuds as one of the most memorable experiences of your life. We had such an experience this weekend that was a little more special than just the food… more about that...
Gayot – 2013 Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.

Gayot – 2013 Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.

Mar 15, 2013 | Press

The visionary food of chef Blaine Wetzel can only be savored on Lummi Island, one of the San Juan Islands near Bellingham between Seattle and Vancouver. An alumnus of Copenhagen’s Noma, Wetzel blends local foraging, farming and fishing with avant-garde artistry to...