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The island is idyllic. As a workplace, it's toxic 13 minutes to read By: Julia Moskin Globe-trotting diners flock to the Willows Inn's 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 have found a job in any kitchen in the world. Instead, he'd answered an ad on Craigslist, posted by ...

There's another high-profile fine dining abuse allegation. What do chefs do next? FacebookTwitterEmail Blaine Wetzel, chef at the Willows Inn on Washington's 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, reported over the course of three months, Moskin uncovers allegations of rampant sexual misconduct, abus...

How has a hug become an act of Covid rebellion? The government should choose encouragement over yet more hesitancy, considering the country's 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 Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer, urged that we “hold the line a teeny b...

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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 of (supposedly) the region’s best produce, seafood and meat, distilled into a multi-hour tasting m...