You can find good bread at Pane d’Amore. Count on it.
Category: Food
Oak Table Cafe
This acorn face hangs next to the Oak Table Restaurant, one of the reliably good places to have breakfast in Sequim. In addition to standard breakfast fare they offer specialties like an apple pancake that looks more like a souffle, quiche, Swedish pancakes, and blintzes. Makes me hungry just writing about it.
Crabbing around
If you like crab this is the weekend for you. Port Angeles, Sequim’s next door neighbor, is hosting its 15th annual Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival. There was lots of crabbing activity yesterday at the John Wayne Marina and I suspect much of it was destined for the festival.
Besides many seafood vendors the weekend event has music, a craft fair, cooking demonstrations and a chowder cook-off. This is one of the last big outdoor events before it’s time to go inside and stay warm.
Would you like fries with that?
This is an eye catching burger joint in Port Ludlow about 45 minutes’ drive from Sequim. We pass it on our way to and from camping at Fort Flagler. So far we’ve resisted the temptation but Yelp reviews make it sound pretty tempting.
Nothing better
DH has begun crabbing with a neighbor this summer and they’ve been doing very well. Crab is one of my favorite foods so we’ve had some great meals.
West coast crabs are frequently the Dungeness variety. Ours come from the place they’re named for, Dungeness Bay. How local can you get?
Best produce
Sunny Farms was recently voted #1 in produce in Clallam County by Peninsula Daily News and Sequim Gazette readers. Based strictly on the corn I’ve gotten there lately, it’s a hands down winner in my book. I’ve commuted to Sunny Farms regularly for the last few weeks to get fresh corn and cantaloupe. I can’t seem to get enough. Summer deliciousness!
Honor stand
This is something you don’t see in metropolitan areas: an honor stand. It’s a simple concept. If the farmer’s not there to take your money, you leave it in the box.
A friend recommended this spot to me. In addition to greens there were potatoes, sweet onions, turnips, beets, and strawberries. I picked up some garlic to tide me over until mine is harvested and ready.
Sofie Farms is on Evans Road. It’s a popular spot. There were lots of customers while I was there.