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About 50 people carried signs and shouted ‘shame’ at diners Friday, after a New York Times article chronicled harassment and discrimination claims from former employees.

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When Sources Stand Together: Reporting on the Willows Inn A Times food journalist who revealed accusations of misconduct at the restaurant in Washington State discusses how employees came to tell their story. Many employees at the Willows Inn, a high-end restaurant north of Seattle, have complained about abusive conditions.Credit...The New York Times explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. More than three years after s...

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Relearning the Social Etiquette of Dining Out From the Editor: Everything you missed in food news last week Share this story Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images This post originally appeared on May 1, 2020 in Amanda Kludt’s newsletter “From the Editor,” a roundup of the most vital news and stories in the food world each week. . In February, I dined in the quiet backyard of a trendy Mexican restaurant in Brooklyn with a friend I hadn’t seen in awhile. We caught up on each other’s l...

The island is idyllic. As a workplace, its toxic 13 minutes to read By: Julia Moskin Globe-trotting diners flock to the Willows Inns serene Northwest setting. But former employees say faked ingredients, sexual harassment and an abusive kitchen are the real story. The chef Blaine Wetzel first came to Lummi, a tiny island near the San Juan archipelago of Washington state, in 2010. At age 24, he was fresh off a two-year stint at the vaunted Copenhagen restaurant Noma. He could ha...

Theres another high-profile fine dining abuse allegation. What do chefs do next? FacebookTwitterEmail Blaine Wetzel, chef at the Willows Inn on Washingtons Lummi Island, prepares dishes in New York in September 2011. A recent New York Times investigation detailed allegations of abuse at the restaurant under his watch.AFP PHOTO / Andrew EAVES If you haven’t read Julia Moskin’s investigation into the Willows Inn on Lummi Island, you should absolutely do so. In her New York Times story, report...

How has a hug become an act of Covid rebellion? The government should choose encouragement over yet more hesitancy, considering the countrys successful vaccination programme 1 May 2021 • 7:00am ‘Exclusive: hugging expected to get go-ahead by June 21.” Of all the headlines the last 14 months have produced, this one, in Friday’s Telegraph, was jolt-inducing in its oddness: that basic greetings now require Government instruction – and clarifying, and qualifying. On Wednesday, Professor J...

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Where to eat in Seattle instead of Willows Inn Sign In Naomi Tomky, Special to the Seattle P-I April 29, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Willows Inn on Lummi IslandDavid D. via Yelp A decade ago, the New York Times kicked off the celebration of Willows Inn by naming it one of 10 restaurants around the world worth a plane ride. Much to the delight of food lovers in Seattle, it required no flights from here – just a two hour drive and a short ferry ride to tiny Lummi Island. Serving a dozen courses ...