Food Traveler Magazine Winter 2013 | Page 65

Northern WINTER DESTINATION Apple Tartan with caramel gelato served at Harborside Bistro Photo by Sommer Cronck Mt. Shuksan Picture Lake Working up an Appetite is Pure Pleasure Like the bulls-eye in a target, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON represents an epicenter of northwest Washington State’s blend of rural and urban – where mountains meet the sea. B alancing small town essence with funky college-infusion, artist chic and culinary wow, Bellingham has managed to honor the past while embracing the future— attracting pleasure seekers of all ages to immerse themselves in its recreational and epicurean diversity. Going strictly by the points on a map, culinary travelers may assume that Bellingham’s food scene wilts in the shadow of nearby Vancouver, British Columbia and Seattle – two international hot-spots for the growing devotion to northwest flavor. But the region’s culinary status belies its size by taking advantage of close proximity to volcanic-r X