The Wall Street Journal Europe – Life Beyond Noma
By J. S. MARCUS A few years ago, when the attention of the food world was about to shift north to Scandinavia, a presiding wunderkind at Copenhagen’s Noma restaurant was kitchen sous chef Christian Puglisi. In 2009, Mr. Puglisi, now 29 years old, decided...
Ooh, my Favorite! – The Willows Inn Restaurant – Lummi Island
We had the meal of a lifetime at The Willows Inn on Lummi Island. One year earlier, venturing into Stumptown Coffee’s Seattle roastery, frazzled, trying to get coffee set for the restaurant that was days away from opening, I met the guy that would tell me about this...
The Wall Street Journal – What’s the Next Big Restaurant?
Which of today’s lesser-known eateries will be tomorrow’s impossibly booked dining meccas? We analyze the patterns, interview the influencers, gauge the buzz and pick out the ascendant stars By KATY MCLAUGHLIN It’s easy to identify the world’s...
The Chicago Tribune – Island gives Chef the Tools he Needs
July 27, 2011 | By Kevin Pang, Tribune Newspapers LUMMI ISLAND, Wash. — The cooks are assigned homework. Once a week, sometimes more, The Willows Inn chef Blaine Wetzel sends his five cooks to forage in the wild. One might be tasked with elderflowers and crab apple...