一个强大的厨师,农民和企业家社区使华盛顿的小瓦森岛成为繁荣的烹饪热点。
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Puget Sound的Vashon岛上的军需港
Puget Sound的Vashon岛上的庇护四军主港对商业船只封闭 - 与Vashon Adventures划艇的理想条件。
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Llama happy hour began when farmer Kelly Hubbell, who offers weaving classes and educational tours with her herd, realized just how relaxing it is to join the camelids at dusk with a glass of wine in your hand. "Being out with thellamas她说。”她说。她说。vashonllamas.com)。瓦申岛(Vashon Island)繁殖了许多这样的独特企业,导致悠闲的烹饪目的地距离西雅图(Seattle)小小的Fauntleroy街区的码头仅20分钟的渡轮。

An heirloom tomato and stone fruit salad with basil oil
传家宝番茄和石油沙拉和罗勒油是您可以在Salt&Schmaltz订购的众多沙拉之一,以及熟食店的烟熏牛s或火鸡。
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37平方英里的Vashon岛对于那些对大陆来说太古怪的人来说是一个富有的飞地。我们姐妹出版物在全国最好的Travel + Leisure), Anu Rana's Healthy Kitchen (a尼泊尔café where西北鲑鱼遇到喜马拉雅香料),不知何故,只有两辆叙利亚食品卡车(请参阅下面的“在哪里吃”)。vwin德赢ac米兰

In search of ethical ways to eat meat,屠夫Lauren Garaventa moved to Vashon to start raising, slaughtering, and butchering her own animals. She brings that mentality to her business The Ruby Brink, a bar, whole-animal butcher shop, and restaurant that she started with business partners Jake Heil and Rustle Biehn. Garaventa buys as much as possible from Vashon农场, creating a market for the island's niche products and a hub for resident food nerds. "For such a small community, it's perfect," she says.

小岛创建s the space for would-be farmers or restaurateurs like Garaventa to follow their dreams without abandoning the ease of urban life. Beyond the four blocks in the main section of town, a tangle of roads weaves among dozens of family farms—subsistence, hobbyist, and professional— many of which sell their eggs, lamb, kale, and more at honor-system farm stands (cash or Venmo, these days) that dot the roadside the way convenience stores do in the city. Among them are ones owned by legendary former Seattle restaurateurs such as Kurt Timmermeister, previously of Café Septieme, who runs Kurtwood Farms.

瓦申(Vashon苹果酒and pears into perry (an alcoholic drink made from fermented pears). Exploring the island by hiking the Douglas fir–filled nature preserves, combing the beaches, or biking the roads, visitors stand equal chances of stumbling upon an award-winning winery (see "Where to Drink" below) as they do upon a small-batch farm whose produce will be name-checked on a dinner menu that night. In fact, the only way to not come across good food and drink is by renting a kayak from Vashon Adventures (vashonadventures.com)and paddling out into the middle of Quartermaster Harbor.

Restaurateur Lauren Garaventa, of bar and butcher shop The Ruby Brink
Bar and Butcher商店Ruby Brink的餐馆老板Lauren Garaventa专门从事支持当地农场的全动物屠宰场。
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Where to Eat

抢食物野餐vwin德赢ac米兰Salt&Schmaltz, where deli owners Pepa Brower and Dre Neeley draw on her New York roots and his Southern ones, serving fried chicken alongside noodle kugel and smoked brisket Reubens, plus chewy Joe Frogger molasses cookies. AtMay Kitchen + Bar,查找独特的泰国特色菜,例如Yum Phak Boong-Flash Flash Flash Flash siamese菜肴,配以椰子,酸橙和智利油酱 - 以及诸如Gaeng Khiao Waan等令人难以置信的经典作品,带有泰国糖果和柠檬水的Scratch-Made Green Curry。做一个比较鸡肉沙瓦玛食品卡车品尝vwin德赢ac米兰伊亚德的叙利亚烤架on the north end of town and穆斯塔法叙利亚厨房at the south edge. The latter also offers an excellent fava bean salad.

纳西果园的酥脆,闪闪发光的佩里
访问纳西果园,尝试一瓶他们的酥脆,闪闪发光的佩里(nashiorchards.com)。
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Where to Drink

安德鲁威尔酒庄vwin德赢ac米兰produces its renowned single vineyard-focused wines at its Vashon headquarters using grapes grown in Washington's premier wine regions. They specialize in uniquely Washington expressions of Bordeaux-blend grapes; the Sorella is Cabernet-heavy, and the plummy Ciel du Cheval brings in more Merlot.营地酿造营地honors one of the island's darkest moments with its Mukai Lager. The Japanese rice lager is named for the historic farm whose owner, like many pioneering Japanese strawberry farmers here, was forced to flee during World War II to avoid being detained in a Japanese internment camp. Proceeds of the beer go to the farm and historic house on the island, which you can also visit. (mukaifarmandgarden.org

Where to Stay

浅色,明亮的Scandi-Chic装饰和田园诗般的绿色,树木茂密的环境相信Vashon的住所位于岛上大街Vashon Highway的位置。绕组路径从公共区域带来 - 包括带沙发的清晰的大地测量圆顶,厨房区域和一个装满悬挂椅的室外凉亭,室外游戏和壁炉,由16个令人惊讶的宽敞宽敞的单元组成,由升级的运输容器,运输集装箱和配有迷你冰箱和座位区域。(Rooms from $235,lodgesonvashon.com

到达那里

汽车对于到达岛上和导航岛都是必不可少的。没有一个,即使到达距西雅图市中心或Seatac机场25分钟车程的Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal也很难。渡轮每天上午5点至凌晨1点从fauntleroy离开,26美元使您和您的汽车获得了往返票价。密切注意日程安排和等待时间wsdot.wa.gov/ferries

November 2021