Whidbey Island – A Food Lover’s Paradise – South Whidbey
Combine amazing food with the laid back atmosphere on Whidbey Island’s southern end, and you have the makings of a great weekend!
Six Reasons Tourists Love Rural Farm Stays on Whidbey Island
Here are six of the best places to stay on Whidbey Island. These rural getaways pair a rural getaway with things like, horseback riding, a winery, farms, and even a vegan menu. They range from bed and breakfasts to expansive rooms in a farmhouse.
How I Fell in Love with Penn Cove Mussels
There was nothing appealing about mussels to this food and travel writer. Then something happened that changed everything.
L.A. Times Tells Readers About a Whidbey Island Weekend
The Los Angeles Times takes readers to Whidbey Island with a visit Fort Casey, dining in Coupeville and tree climbing at Deception Pass.
Three Whidbey Island Restaurants featured on L.A. Radio
Whidbey Island restaurants get featured on Southern California radio with the chefs of The Orchard Kitchen, The Oystercatcher, and The Roaming Radish.
International Food Writers Visit Whidbey and Camano Islands
The International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association held their annual conference on Whidbey and Camano Islands. In a bold experiment, these travel experts broke from the traditional big-city conference centers and chose our islands as their 2018 conference site.
Grape Harvest in the Rain
While a sommelier can tell you what tastes are in a wine, he or she cannot tell you what all really goes into a wine. That’s especially true when with the community that grows at harvest time.
Foraging for Breakfast
Eating the plants that grow in the forest. Sound wild? Come with me as we eat Whidbey Island.
KIRO Radio – The Orchard Kitchen
All About Crab “Buy live crab…that’s the only way you know that it’s fresh,” says chef Vincent Natress. It’s the first of many insights Natress offers KIRO’s Tina Noel in this interview that foodies will love. Noel was one of a handful of people taking a cooking class to learn the ins and outs of how…
KIRO Radio – About Penn Cove Mussels
KIRO Radio’s weekend cooking show with Tom Douglas takes us to Penn Cove for, what else? Penn Cove Mussels.
KIRO’s Tina Noel talks with Penn Cove Mussels co-owner Raul Jefferds and heads out on a boat to get an up-close look at the operation.
The Orchard Kitchen – A Country Kitchen with Rock Star Attitude
The Orchard Kitchen is what your great-grandmother’s kitchen might have looked like. That is, if your great-grandmother had Michelin-rated training, had stoked, stocked, and stirred top restaurants in the Napa Valley.
Chasing Penn Cove “Mussel Madness”
What makes Whidbey Island so special? Is it the feeling of being away from it all? The journey to get there (you may drive to the ferry and ride on)? The many water views and beaches? The feeling of a slower pace and small town values? Or the plethora of fresh food ? I think it is a magical combination of these attributes that makes this place so unique.
Camano Island Coffee Roasters: In the Business of Changing Lives
Tucked inside the Camano Island Marketplace is a seemingly humble business, a coffee roaster. But this business, appropriately named Camano Island Coffee Roasters, has a worldwide impact, one that is changing lives through one small coffee bean farm at a time.
A Winter Wedding on Whidbey
A winter Whidbey wedding can be just as memorable and fun as a traditional summer getaway wedding.
An Island Eduvacation – Part 2 (Serious Bread)
Washington State University’s Extension Program offers occasional classes on Whidbey Island. The latest was by their Bread Lab, which attracts chefs from all over the world.
Island Farmers Markets
It’s this time of year when you see the culture of our area begin to show, peeking out like the sun through a hole in an otherwise gray sky.