Topic: Dining
Hailey’s Hot Dog Wagon
Written on June 22, 2019 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
There’s a new lunch spot for you in town. And it’s quick. That’s Hailey in the photo, all set up on her 2nd day of business Friday on the corner of Argyle and Nichols Streets (on the edge of the Ace Hardware parking lot). The official name of her business establishment is “Billy T’s Quick Continue Reading
Island Senior: Pancake Breakfast Now Benefits Meals on Wheels and More
Written on May 16, 2019 at 5:48 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Island Senior is a regular column on the San Juan Update written by Peggy Sue McRae… With the popular community lunch program at the Mullis Center expanding from two to three days per week, now Monday, Wednesday and Friday, a few other changes have been made as well. Now, the Mullis Center’s monthly Pancake Breakfast Continue Reading
Downtown Downtime
Written on April 30, 2019 at 10:27 am, by Tim Dustrude
Help support higher education – win a gift basket, valued at $500 that includes gift certificates for food, relaxation AND entertainment! Raffle tickets are $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00. We’ll be selling raffle tickets at the next Saturday Farmers Market on May 4th. They’ll also be available for purchase during business hours at Deer Continue Reading
Coming Soon to a Resort Near You
Written on April 26, 2019 at 12:37 pm, by Tim Dustrude
This is the third in a three part series mentioned on Wednesday about things happening around here. Today we hear Roche Harbor Resort General Manager Brent Snow’s report on some things happening at the north end of the island: Restaurant Remodeling Both restaurants in the main building have gone through extensive remodeling. Downstairs at the Continue Reading
Last Community Dinner of the Season
Written on April 25, 2019 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Liz Varvaro of the FHHS Food for Thought program shares this announcement… Greetings Community Dinner Guests! Next Wednesday, May 1st will be the last Community Dinner of the 2018-19 School Year! Join us from 5:30-7:30 in the Friday Harbor High School Commons for a MEXICAN FEAST! Meals are $15 for Adults and $7 for Children Continue Reading
What’s Pho Lunch?
Written on April 10, 2019 at 8:58 am, by Tim Dustrude
Coho Restaurant shares this invitation with you… We are starting a Thursday lunch service and we have some fun wine dinners coming up. We are open Tuesday – Saturday this time of year. What’s Pho Lunch at Coho Restaurant? starting April 11th We’re bringing real Pho to Friday Harbor on Thursdays! Pho Real. Stop in Continue Reading
Trappist Ale Tasting
Written on April 1, 2019 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s an invitation for you from Richard and Sherri at San Juan Bistro (formerly San Juan Island Cheese)… San Juan Bistro invites you to join us for a Trappist Ale Tasting on Wednesday, April 3rd, from 5:00-7:00. Enjoy and learn about four Trappist ales and enjoy specially paired appetizers. Why Trappist Ales? Besides the tradition Continue Reading
Island Senior: Lunch at the Mullis Center Now Served Monday Wednesday and Friday
Written on March 30, 2019 at 5:49 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Island Senior is a regular column on the San Juan Update written by Peggy Sue McRae… Beginning April first (no foolin’) the Senior Lunch program at the Mullis Center is expanding to three days a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. As our island community gets older and costs of housing and healthcare keep going up, Continue Reading
Dining for Scholars
Written on March 27, 2019 at 11:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Dining for Scholars – Thursday, March 28 No cooking needed on Thursday March 28th! Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner at one of the participating restaurants for a great cause! We are gearing up for our annual SJI Service Scholarship event ‘Dining for Scholars. Please help us support the local restaurants that support our local scholarships Continue Reading
Last Kitchen Sink Dinner Until Fall
Written on March 26, 2019 at 8:17 am, by Tim Dustrude
Cynthia’s Bistro is offering free take-away meals to anyone who needs a meal or wishes to have a home cooked meal. No questions asked, just free food. Stop by Cynthia’s this Thursday – March 28th from 4:30 to 6:00 to pick up your meal. You may pick up 2 meals per person. When we run Continue Reading
Farmers Market
Written on March 15, 2019 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Island Farmers Market is open tomorrow, March 16th and then every Saturday, April through October, from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm at Brickworks, on 150 Nichols Street. It is a community market that provides access to local & fresh food and strives to support small-scale agriculture and local businesses in San Juan Continue Reading
Kitchen Sink Dinners
Written on March 6, 2019 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Cynthia’s Kitchen Sink Dinners – Feed the Island Cynthia’s Bistro is offering free take-away meals to anyone who needs a meal or wishes to have a home cooked meal. No questions asked, just free food. Stop by Cynthia’s this Thursday – March 7th from 4:30 to 6:00 to pick up your meal. You may pick Continue Reading
Seniors Vs. Staff Basketball Game
Written on March 4, 2019 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
The FHHS Seniors vs Staff basketball game is on! Tip off for the annual GRAD NIGHT fundraiser is scheduled for Friday, March 8th at 6pm. Doors open at 5pm at Turnbull Gym for pre-game dinner and silent dessert auction. Throughout the evening, this entertaining event affords many fun opportunities for community members to support the Continue Reading
Community Dinner
Written on March 3, 2019 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s an invitation for you from Liz at the high school… We’re celebrating the onset on Spring with an awesome Community Dinner BBQ! It’s still too cold to eat outside, so join us in the FHHS Commons on March 13th from 5:30 -7:30. Meal Tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for kids under 12. Continue Reading
Kitchen Sink Dinners – Feed the Island
Written on February 19, 2019 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Cynthia’s Bistro is offering free take-away meals to anyone who needs a meal or wishes to have a home cooked meal. No questions asked, just free food. Stop by Cynthia’s this Thursday – February 21st from 4:30 to 6:00 to pick up your meal. You may pick up 2 meals per person. When we run Continue Reading
Mary Martha Circle Host Baked Potato Bar Fundraiser
Written on February 15, 2019 at 5:20 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Baked Potato Bar dinner, Friday, March 1, 2019 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church. Potatoes and fixins (chili, cheese, onions, etc.) with pies and brownies for dessert. Cost is donation only. We are raising funds for our kitchen remodel. We already have $4,000+ in our fund and are hoping to raise Continue Reading
Community Pet Food Drive and 12th Annual ‘Spay-Ghetti’ Dinner
Written on February 7, 2019 at 5:26 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
February welcomes both Spay/Neuter Awareness Month and World Spay Day. To celebrate The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor will host two annual events to educate on the importance of altering and to encourage pet parents to have their pets sterilized. The first, Pet Pantry Community Pet Food Drive February 1 through 26. Then on Tuesday, Continue Reading
San Juan Bistro Features Valentine’s Day Weekend Supper Club
Written on February 6, 2019 at 5:20 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Here’s a Valentine’s Day Weekend invitation from San Juan Bistow… “Love the One You’re With” on Saturday, February 16th at 6:00 pm. Celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend at our next San Juan Supper Club! Share our 5 course menu with perfectly paired wines with that perfect person! ($60, optional wine courses additional). at our next San Juan Supper Club! To reserve your table, Continue Reading
Dinner and Movie at Cynthia’s Bistro Celebrates Mushrooms
Written on February 5, 2019 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Joining together once again Cynthia’s Bistro at 65 Nichols Street and Friday Harbor Film Festival… Please join us on Thursday, February 7 at 5:00 pm for an evening of an informative movie from the archives of Friday Harbor Film Festival and a creative dinner by Cynthia’s complimenting the film. As you learn about the magic Continue Reading
San Juan Bistro
Written on January 29, 2019 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce Featured Member of the Month Richard and Sherri Daly have some exciting news! New name, new logo. Same smiling faces! In 2013, we opened a retail cheese shop with a light menu. We have since evolved into a favorite restaurant. To better serve our guests and to more accurately Continue Reading
Kitchen Sink Dinners
Written on January 28, 2019 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Announcing – Kitchen Sink Dinners – Feed the Island Cynthia’s Bistro is offering free take-away meals to anyone who needs a meal or wishes to have a home cooked meal. No questions asked, just free food. Stop by Cynthia’s this Thursday – January 31 – from 4:30 to 6:00 to pick up your meal. You Continue Reading
7th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit
Written on January 24, 2019 at 9:17 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit returns to San Juan Island February 2nd and 3rd for the 7th year of education and celebration of the islands’ food and farming communities. Offering a selection of twenty different workshops and sessions, this year’s Summit is sure to have something for everyone engaged with our local food system. Continue Reading
Hailey’s Hot Dog Wagon
Written on June 22, 2019 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
There’s a new lunch spot for you in town. And it’s quick. That’s Hailey in the photo, all set up on her 2nd day of business Friday on the corner of Argyle and Nichols Streets (on the edge of the Ace Hardware parking lot). The official name of her business establishment is “Billy T’s Quick Continue Reading
Island Senior: Pancake Breakfast Now Benefits Meals on Wheels and More
Written on May 16, 2019 at 5:48 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Island Senior is a regular column on the San Juan Update written by Peggy Sue McRae… With the popular community lunch program at the Mullis Center expanding from two to three days per week, now Monday, Wednesday and Friday, a few other changes have been made as well. Now, the Mullis Center’s monthly Pancake Breakfast Continue Reading
Downtown Downtime
Written on April 30, 2019 at 10:27 am, by Tim Dustrude
Help support higher education – win a gift basket, valued at $500 that includes gift certificates for food, relaxation AND entertainment! Raffle tickets are $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00. We’ll be selling raffle tickets at the next Saturday Farmers Market on May 4th. They’ll also be available for purchase during business hours at Deer Continue Reading
Coming Soon to a Resort Near You
Written on April 26, 2019 at 12:37 pm, by Tim Dustrude
This is the third in a three part series mentioned on Wednesday about things happening around here. Today we hear Roche Harbor Resort General Manager Brent Snow’s report on some things happening at the north end of the island: Restaurant Remodeling Both restaurants in the main building have gone through extensive remodeling. Downstairs at the Continue Reading
Last Community Dinner of the Season
Written on April 25, 2019 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Liz Varvaro of the FHHS Food for Thought program shares this announcement… Greetings Community Dinner Guests! Next Wednesday, May 1st will be the last Community Dinner of the 2018-19 School Year! Join us from 5:30-7:30 in the Friday Harbor High School Commons for a MEXICAN FEAST! Meals are $15 for Adults and $7 for Children Continue Reading
What’s Pho Lunch?
Written on April 10, 2019 at 8:58 am, by Tim Dustrude
Coho Restaurant shares this invitation with you… We are starting a Thursday lunch service and we have some fun wine dinners coming up. We are open Tuesday – Saturday this time of year. What’s Pho Lunch at Coho Restaurant? starting April 11th We’re bringing real Pho to Friday Harbor on Thursdays! Pho Real. Stop in Continue Reading
Trappist Ale Tasting
Written on April 1, 2019 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s an invitation for you from Richard and Sherri at San Juan Bistro (formerly San Juan Island Cheese)… San Juan Bistro invites you to join us for a Trappist Ale Tasting on Wednesday, April 3rd, from 5:00-7:00. Enjoy and learn about four Trappist ales and enjoy specially paired appetizers. Why Trappist Ales? Besides the tradition Continue Reading
Island Senior: Lunch at the Mullis Center Now Served Monday Wednesday and Friday
Written on March 30, 2019 at 5:49 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Island Senior is a regular column on the San Juan Update written by Peggy Sue McRae… Beginning April first (no foolin’) the Senior Lunch program at the Mullis Center is expanding to three days a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. As our island community gets older and costs of housing and healthcare keep going up, Continue Reading
Dining for Scholars
Written on March 27, 2019 at 11:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Dining for Scholars – Thursday, March 28 No cooking needed on Thursday March 28th! Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner at one of the participating restaurants for a great cause! We are gearing up for our annual SJI Service Scholarship event ‘Dining for Scholars. Please help us support the local restaurants that support our local scholarships Continue Reading
Last Kitchen Sink Dinner Until Fall
Written on March 26, 2019 at 8:17 am, by Tim Dustrude
Cynthia’s Bistro is offering free take-away meals to anyone who needs a meal or wishes to have a home cooked meal. No questions asked, just free food. Stop by Cynthia’s this Thursday – March 28th from 4:30 to 6:00 to pick up your meal. You may pick up 2 meals per person. When we run Continue Reading
Farmers Market
Written on March 15, 2019 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Island Farmers Market is open tomorrow, March 16th and then every Saturday, April through October, from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm at Brickworks, on 150 Nichols Street. It is a community market that provides access to local & fresh food and strives to support small-scale agriculture and local businesses in San Juan Continue Reading
Kitchen Sink Dinners
Written on March 6, 2019 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Cynthia’s Kitchen Sink Dinners – Feed the Island Cynthia’s Bistro is offering free take-away meals to anyone who needs a meal or wishes to have a home cooked meal. No questions asked, just free food. Stop by Cynthia’s this Thursday – March 7th from 4:30 to 6:00 to pick up your meal. You may pick Continue Reading
Seniors Vs. Staff Basketball Game
Written on March 4, 2019 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
The FHHS Seniors vs Staff basketball game is on! Tip off for the annual GRAD NIGHT fundraiser is scheduled for Friday, March 8th at 6pm. Doors open at 5pm at Turnbull Gym for pre-game dinner and silent dessert auction. Throughout the evening, this entertaining event affords many fun opportunities for community members to support the Continue Reading
Community Dinner
Written on March 3, 2019 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s an invitation for you from Liz at the high school… We’re celebrating the onset on Spring with an awesome Community Dinner BBQ! It’s still too cold to eat outside, so join us in the FHHS Commons on March 13th from 5:30 -7:30. Meal Tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for kids under 12. Continue Reading
Kitchen Sink Dinners – Feed the Island
Written on February 19, 2019 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Cynthia’s Bistro is offering free take-away meals to anyone who needs a meal or wishes to have a home cooked meal. No questions asked, just free food. Stop by Cynthia’s this Thursday – February 21st from 4:30 to 6:00 to pick up your meal. You may pick up 2 meals per person. When we run Continue Reading
Mary Martha Circle Host Baked Potato Bar Fundraiser
Written on February 15, 2019 at 5:20 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Baked Potato Bar dinner, Friday, March 1, 2019 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church. Potatoes and fixins (chili, cheese, onions, etc.) with pies and brownies for dessert. Cost is donation only. We are raising funds for our kitchen remodel. We already have $4,000+ in our fund and are hoping to raise Continue Reading
Community Pet Food Drive and 12th Annual ‘Spay-Ghetti’ Dinner
Written on February 7, 2019 at 5:26 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
February welcomes both Spay/Neuter Awareness Month and World Spay Day. To celebrate The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor will host two annual events to educate on the importance of altering and to encourage pet parents to have their pets sterilized. The first, Pet Pantry Community Pet Food Drive February 1 through 26. Then on Tuesday, Continue Reading
San Juan Bistro Features Valentine’s Day Weekend Supper Club
Written on February 6, 2019 at 5:20 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Here’s a Valentine’s Day Weekend invitation from San Juan Bistow… “Love the One You’re With” on Saturday, February 16th at 6:00 pm. Celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend at our next San Juan Supper Club! Share our 5 course menu with perfectly paired wines with that perfect person! ($60, optional wine courses additional). at our next San Juan Supper Club! To reserve your table, Continue Reading
Dinner and Movie at Cynthia’s Bistro Celebrates Mushrooms
Written on February 5, 2019 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Joining together once again Cynthia’s Bistro at 65 Nichols Street and Friday Harbor Film Festival… Please join us on Thursday, February 7 at 5:00 pm for an evening of an informative movie from the archives of Friday Harbor Film Festival and a creative dinner by Cynthia’s complimenting the film. As you learn about the magic Continue Reading
San Juan Bistro
Written on January 29, 2019 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce Featured Member of the Month Richard and Sherri Daly have some exciting news! New name, new logo. Same smiling faces! In 2013, we opened a retail cheese shop with a light menu. We have since evolved into a favorite restaurant. To better serve our guests and to more accurately Continue Reading
Kitchen Sink Dinners
Written on January 28, 2019 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Announcing – Kitchen Sink Dinners – Feed the Island Cynthia’s Bistro is offering free take-away meals to anyone who needs a meal or wishes to have a home cooked meal. No questions asked, just free food. Stop by Cynthia’s this Thursday – January 31 – from 4:30 to 6:00 to pick up your meal. You Continue Reading
7th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit
Written on January 24, 2019 at 9:17 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit returns to San Juan Island February 2nd and 3rd for the 7th year of education and celebration of the islands’ food and farming communities. Offering a selection of twenty different workshops and sessions, this year’s Summit is sure to have something for everyone engaged with our local food system. Continue Reading