Following years of controversy, the acclaimed and embattled Willows Inn in Washington State has closed. The inn and restaurant, which has spent more than a decade on various best-of lists, has been ...

Brunch on the deck of the foodie-famous Willows Inn on Lummi Island includes a stellar view in 2017. The restaurant and inn have closed and the property donated to Bellingham nonprofit Lighthouse ...

One of the Pacific Northwest’s most acclaimed fine dining destinations will no longer be able to lean on unpaid labor. The Willows Inn, located on Washington State’s Lummi Island, has been ordered to ...

Famed Washington State Restaurant Willows Inn Faces Sexism, Racism and Wage-Theft Allegations: Report Blaine Wetzel, chef at The Willows Inn on Washington's Lummi Island, prepares dishes at Exquisite ...

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 ...