I grew up happily in Olympia, Washington. For those of you who haven’t been, it’s a pretty sleepy place – it’s on the water, the downtown is walkable and artsy and just weird enough to qualify it as a true Pacific Northwest holdout. Aside from ‘artsy’ and ‘Evergreen State College,’ Olympia is also affiliated […]
Drinking Destinations
Best Cider in the Northwest – Wanderfood Wednesday
If you’re a regular reader, you’ve probably noticed that the cider-theme is becoming pervasive in the life of Wanderfood. There are several reasons for this, but, most importantly, I’m in Washington, and Northwest Cider is on fire right now. Washington Cider Week is coming up, as is (the first ever!) BC Cider Week. Part of […]
Cider Breakfast in the Orchard – Summer Cider Day
The outskirts of Port Townsend, Washington are not necessarily top of mind when considering traditional European cider-country breakfasts, or traditional cider at all for that matter. Top of mind or not, the folks at Alpenfire Cider, out of Port Townsend, invited cider makers, cider enthusiasts and the cider- curious to their orchard this August, in […]