3rd Annual First Harvest Dinner – Photographs
Photographs from the 3rd annual First Harvest Dinner, courtesy of Charity Lynne Photography.
ChuckEats – Willows Inn Summer ’14 – Elemental
Has it become a summer ritual? Queue up the car. Pay the ferry and cross the choppy waters. Disembark and roll down the windows. Turn right and follow the island’s loose curves for three miles. Look for the wafts of smoke drift across the road. The same journey every...
FOUR’s pick of the 10 best restaurants in the USA…
COI, San Francisco Chef | Daniel Patterson Style | A culinary journey through Northern California. Typical dish | The menu changes daily, depending on what is available locally, however expect fresh Pacific influences and locally sourced ingredients in dishes such as...
Seattle Weekly – Tucked Away, The Willows Inn Puts Magic on the Plate
Everybody knows about The Willows Inn, and no one does. Or that’s at least what it feels like sometimes. Written up in nearly every national food and travel magazine, not to mention all the regional coverage it’s gotten, you’d think it was old news. Yet,...
The Culinary Adventures of a Greedy Guts – Willows Inn – Round 2!
B and I recently celebrated our four-year wedding anniversary and, as has become tradition, we try to get away for a day or two to indulge in some good food and a bit of R&R. Last year, we visited Willows Inn for the first time and had such a blast that we decided...
GRAY Magazine – No. 17
The Inn is humble, on an island that's just 10 miles long, with only about 900 residents. And the 28-year-old chef seems humble, too, having found his restaurant gig in the classifieds.
Loganita Farm
A short video about Loganita Farm for The Willows Inn. Created by Randall Peck, randallpeck.com Follow Loganita Farm on Facebook Follow the Willows Inn on Vimeo
The Escape Pod – Taking a 50-Year Step Backwards
With the heat increasing and work stress building it was time to get out of the city for a bit. When an invitation to do so was extended by our dear friends we jumped at the offer. We were heading to Lummi Island. Never heard of Lummi Island? I hadn’t either until our...
SippitySup – lummi island getaway- the willows inn
I’ve got a story. It starts with an me sitting on the deck of a two-bedroom beach house watching a convocation of American Bald Eagles. It ends with a spoonful of tart fruit swimming in grassy greens (among other taste treats). It’s the story of a grateful guest...
Jeffrey Chao – Willows Inn on Lummi Island (Pacific Northwest 2014)
To visit a destination restaurant without understanding their terroir is a waste. I’ve gone to many exceptional restaurants without any due diligence and left rather confused and frustrated, knowing I squandered an opportunity to understand the experience.1 A second...
10 Legs In The Kitchen – A Gift of Treasures
We get this a lot, and it never tires: "Smoked salmon….the pristine quality, sustainable fishing methods (reef-netting), and locality of the fish make for an ethereal treat. The perfect combination of smoke, succulence, and sea are a product of the thoughtfulness put...
issuu – Boy On An Island
In the rarified and competitive world of high-end cuisine, chefs approaching stardom tend to have a few grey hairs and a fair number of nicks on their fingers. Chef Blaine Wetzel, however, was a mere 24 years old when he slid open the kitchen doors at The Willows Inn...
Ginger and Salt – A Peak Experience: Willows Inn
A young lady in Seattle named Taylor Fleming, who describes herself as "a girl who loves to eat good food," wrote in her Ginger and Salt food blog, one of the best descriptions we've been blessed to read about The Willows Inn on Lummi Island. It's fun to see how...
CNN Eatocracy – Best restaurants in America are…
The film industry has the Oscars, the music industry has the Grammy Awards. If you're a chef or restaurateur, you want a James Beard Award medal around your neck. Since 1990, the not-for-profit James Beard Foundation named after "the father of American cuisine," has...
The Seattle Times – Lummi Island chef shares James Beard rising-star award
Blaine Wetzel of The Willows Inn on Lummi Island, who was wooed to his job with photos of the region’s spot prawns and salmon, won the prestigious James Beard Award for Rising Star Chef of the Year on Monday night. In the first-ever tie for the coveted national award,...
Forbes Travel Guide – Five U.S. Sous Chefs To Watch
In kitchens across the nation, executive chefs rely on a team of culinary professionals to bring their visions to life. While the role of the sous chef may seem unglamorous or under-appreciated, often the most promising sous chefs of today become the award-winning...
Katie Couric – Secret Vacation Destination (video)
Whether you are looking for an exotic extended stay or a quick weekend getaway, you may want to consider exploring the road less traveled. Check out these unique vacation destination ideas for any budget.
Premier Headliners Join Guest Chef Lineup for First Harvest Dinner at The Willows Inn on Lummi Island, July 23-24
Pictured above: First Harvest 2014 Early Announcement Chefs (Left to right: Blaine Wetzel, Albert Adria, Joshua Skenes) Albert Adria, named by TIME Magazine one of the 13 most-influential persons in the world of gastronomy in 2013, continues the international flavor...