Every city and town has a thrilling food scene and has created some national favorites. Think key lime pie, Philly cheesesteak, Nashville hot chicken, Chicago's deep dish pizza, and many more beloved dishes. Some places, however, have fascinating food that never...

For a nearby destination with all of the flare, visit the Willows Inn on Lummi Island. Only a few hours north from the Eastside — Lummi Island is a short ferry ride from Bellingham — this eatery puts the Pacific Northwest on the fine-dining map. The dinner tasting...

We just came back from a trip to the west coast in the US and one of the best experiences we had on this trip was staying overnight and having dinner at The Willows Inn - a charming restaurant on Lummi Island which has been ranked #1 on Opinionated About Dining (North...

Lummi Island is part of the San Juan Islands two hours north of Seattle. The entire island is only 9.25 square miles with a population of 822. It’s quiet, pretty, and easy to get to, which makes it the perfect destination for a weekend getaway. Plus, The Willows Inn...

I drive onto the 20-car Whatcom Chief and inch forward to meet the bumper in front of me, coaxed into position by the wagging finger of a salty-looking deckhand. I turn the engine off to wait out the 15-minute Hale Passage crossing from Gooseberry Point to Lummi...

An extremely long winter plagued the Pacific Northwest this past year. Intermittent snow fell well into March, temperatures remained at single or low double digits through May and halfway through June the sun continued to maintain its elusiveness. The last ten months...

cooking with blaine wetzel on lummi island march 23, 2017

We brewed this beer to be the house beer for The Willows Inn on Lummi Island. They have served Wander Beer at the restaurant for quite some time and when they approached us to brew a house beer we were immensely excited to get the project going. We worked directly...

My top recommendation for food fanatics (those who have the means!) is the Willows Inn. It’s a drive and a lovely little ferry ride from Seattle, and the Lummi Island setting also couldn’t be more Northwest picturesque. (Chef Blaine Wetzel’s cookbook/ode to Lummi “Sea...

If Bellingham, Washington is all you would expect of a small, blue-collar city, busy, chaotic, dense, nearby Lummi Island is everything the opposite, sleepy, calm, sparse. After a 15-minute ferry crossing, stepping off into another world rehydrated the senses. The...

Summer might be over, but that’s no reason to stop adventuring. In fact, some of the Pacific Northwest’s most special spots truly come to life in the fall – the mix of cold air, changing leaves, cozy cabins, and crashing waves are more than enough to lure adventurous...

It’s not difficult to find a wonderful restaurant in the state of Washington. In cities like Seattle and Spokane, the streets are lined with them… and even in our small towns, the locals will always tell you where to go for a great meal. But some of our most decadent...

For the last 5 years, I have been reading about Lummi Island (pronounced like yummy), a remote, 9 by 2 mile island in the Pacific Northwest’s northern San Juans. I read about The Willows Inn, a hyper-local restaurant where everything is fished, farmed or foraged from...

The Willows Inn on Lummi Island is an experience unlike any other, calm and peaceful, separated from a busy bustling life, and so special that guests have to take a ferry ride in order to take a seat at the restaurant. What makes this restaurant even more unique? The...