Chinuk: Hidden Gem or Undiscovered Treasure?
I’ve heard the radio commercials referring to Chinuk restaurant as Bellingham’s “hidden gem”. Recently, part of the DDB team visited this classy spot for an evening out that included beverages, a breakfast selection, appetizers,...
The Chef’s Recipe: BBQ “Beer Can Chicken” from Mount Bakery’s Taylor Fiscus
Taylor Fiscus, Mount Bakery’s downtown location kitchen manager, sat down with me one recent afternoon and gave me a glimpse of life behind-the-scenes in the Mount Bakery kitchen and revealed a couple of his...
Chinuk Award-Winning Chili-Team Celebrates
Congrats from the DDB team go out to the Chinuk Restaurant's culinary team, Executive Chef Gio D'Aguino and Director of Food & Beverage Douglas Metzger for taking 1st Place at the Dirty Dan Harris Festival...
April’s Featured Farmers Market Stall: Misty Meadows Farm
The newest addition to the vendors at the Bellingham Saturday Farmer’s Market (now open for the season) is Misty Meadows, a local family farm that began production just over a decade ago. In addition...
April Brews Day 2016
The sun is starting to win out over the winter weather in Bellingham, and another sure sign of spring are the reminders of the annual April Brew’s Day celebration that have appeared in breweries...
Big-City Restaurants Struggle to Find and Keep Chefs
(This commentary is based on an article entitled "The crippling problem restaurant-goers haven’t noticed but chefs are freaking out about" by Roberto A. Ferdman, August 12, 2015, retrieved from The Washington Post. See full URL...
Why Chuckanut Has Won 114 Awards and Counting
The first thing that catches your eye walking into Chuckanut Brewery, one of Bellingham's older craft breweries, is the impressive display of medals and awards that adorn the entry walls.
The gold and silver is impossible...
Black Cat; Great Happy Hour Beverage and Burger Deal
The DDBham team was recently discussing the culinary delights of the local hamburger scene and the recent addition of the Filling Station in Fairhaven whilst sitting at one of our favorite places to plan...
Delicious Smoky Lager, Chuckanut, Redhook Collaborate
(Reprinted) Chuckanut Brewery located at 601 W. Holly, Bellingham has joined forces with Redhook Brewery to brew an ever-flavorful, smoky collaboration lager. Chuckanut and Redhook brewers have created an ionic beer that captures the...
Fueling up at the Filling Station
Walking in to Bellingham’s newest burger joint, the Filling Station, I can feel the buzz of happy energy saturating the retro, gas-station themed eatery. With the succulent scent of cooking fries and grilling beef...