ChuckEats – Willows Inn First Harvest Dinner

ChuckEats – Willows Inn First Harvest Dinner

To get away – seclusion, slow time, and the freedom to work. To explore the land and work within its bounty. To be inspired by the physical connection to food and walk amongst it – on the farm, into the green. Down to the beach: currants on the slant, stonecrop along...
No Umbrella – A Meal to Write Home About

No Umbrella – A Meal to Write Home About

Disneyland. Hawaii. The Olympics. The Grand Canyon. Salmon with Mustard Greens. I’m not sure when it happened, but slowly and surely my reasons to venture out of my comfy Seattle bubble started to need different qualifications. No longer was I only after sunny beaches...
Wild Crabapples

Wild Crabapples

Crabapples ranks high among the trickiest ingredients we’ve worked with. A species of the Malus family, crabapples are a close relative to the cultivated apples we see every day. Small, woody, and often terribly acidic, crabapples require a little finesse for...
Global Writes – The Lure of Lummi Island

Global Writes – The Lure of Lummi Island

There’s a hilly piece of heaven that sits among a chain of islands at the most northeasterly section of the San Juan archipelago, an unspoiled spot just a short ferry ride from the mainland and a brief distance’s drive from Bellingham, Washington. It’s the bucolic...
Afar – Rene Redzepi’s Picks: Willows Inn, Lummi Island

Afar – Rene Redzepi’s Picks: Willows Inn, Lummi Island

On a small island called Lummi, between Seattle and Vancouver, Blaine Wetzel is cooking at the Willows Inn. The menu changes daily, and this is definitely one of the most exciting new places to eat in the western U.S. 2579 West Shore Dr., (360) 758-2620. Rene Redzepi...