Food Neighbourhoods #412: Port Townsend, Washington

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2024-11-27

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We’re heading to the salty shores of the Pacific Northwest, where a town famous for its boat building is also gaining a reputation as a dining destination. Monocle’s Seattle correspondent, Gregory Scruggs, took the ferry over to Port Townsend to find out more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • Hello and welcome to Food Neighbourhoods on Monocle Radio, where once again we visit the places locals love for their food and drink.

  • This week we're heading to the salty shores of the Pacific Northwest, where a town famous for its boat building is also gaining a reputation as a dining destination.

  • Monaco's Seattle correspondent Gregory Scruggs took the ferry over to Port Townsend to find out more.

  • If you love traditional wooden boats, there is no better place than port Townsend.

  • This 10,000 person hamlet is perched at the end of a peninsula in Washington state and it's a sailors and boaters paradise.

  • Filled with skilled shipwrights and sailmakers, the annual Wooden Boat Festival draws a crowd from all along the west coast to admire lovingly restored vessels.

  • Just steps from the marina, Hudson Point Cafe even prepares a special menu during the festival.

  • The rest of the year, come early for a breakfast hash stack of pancakes and other hearty diner fare before embarking on a whale watching tour.

  • But for Port Townsend's most signature breakfast, I usually join the inevitable queue at the Blue Moose Cafe.

  • Located inside the Port Townsend Boatyard, the Blue Moose is a funky spot with eclectic decorations and mismatched place settings where you'll rub shoulders with the women and men who work in the thriving maritime industry.

  • Don't be alarmed if they track in a bit of sawdust while you're polishing off an omelette stuffed with locally smoked salmon and washed down with a cup of Sunrise Coffee roasted next door.

  • Now, historically, Port Townsend has been more of a pub scene, a place to curl up with a stout and a bowl of clam chowder while the wind howls and the rain lashes the windows outside on a cold, damp winter evening.

  • Comfort food suits the town well and I've had satisfying crab cakes at Sirens, a waterfront gastropub and steaming bowls of ramen at Hanazono.

  • No disrespect to comfort food, but there are some relative newcomers to Port Townsend's culinary scene that are complementing the burgers and beer with other offerings.

  • For my first stop on a recent visit, I wandered into a brick building built in 1890 where an eager crowd was kicking back with glasses of Italian Chardonnay.

  • My name is Eric Wenberg.

  • I'm one of the co owners of the Bishop Hotel and the Bishop Block Bottle Shop in Port Townsend, Washington.

  • We bought this old building because we just loved the structure so much and we wanted to get into hospitality.

  • We both loved boutique hotels.

  • We found this property and we were able to renovate the lobby, which was a Victorian themed tea room at the time we turned it into a organic wine bar and event space for the community.