{Chef Steve Debaste – The New Leaf Cafe, Orcas Island – Washington State }
You know you are about to embark on an amazing dining experience when you catch wind from the locals that the beloved Chef of Rupert’s Restaurant , Chef Gary Kucy — has been selected as a semi-finalist as “Best Chef: Northwest” for the 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards.
{Chef Bill Messick – Coho Restaurant, Friday Harbor – San Juan Island, Washington} Continue reading »
{ Chef Gretchen Allison – Duck Soup Inn, San Juan Island – Washington State }
As you slowly travel down a forested gravel drive meandering alongside a golden sunlit pond, you soon find yourself at Duck Soup Inn.
Situated in a fairytale-like forest setting complete with giant pine trees, twinkling lights and lanterns hanging here and there, you soon realize that your dining experience at Duck Soup Inn will extend beyond your dining table. Once again, we were amazed and rightly so.
{Chef Geddes Martin and his culinary team – Inn at Ship Bay, Orcas Island – Washington } Continue reading »