National WCR Convention Chefs Visit Wood Stone

On Saturday November 5th, Wood Stone hosted a group of women chefs for a day. The chefs were entertained at the Taylor Shell Fish Farm and Wood Stone factory as one of the optional culinary tours offered by the National Women Chefs & Restaurateurs (WCR) Convention held this year in Seattle.

The day was full of food, socializing and fun. The chefs began the day at the Taylor Shellfish farm later making their way to the Wood Stone factory in Bellingham, WA.

Wood Stone's test kitchen was transformed into a culinary theater where guests could experience the beauty of stone hearth cooking. Wood Stone chefs prepared a five course meal for the guests. Some of the menu items included; braised pork shoulder, paella and a variety of salmon entrees. Donated wine from the Andrew Will Winery was the perfect compliment to the wonderful meal.

Lummi Island Wild owner, Riley Starks, was present to talk about the importance of about wild salmon fishing, the Puget Sound and Fraser River ecosystem. The salmon prepared for the event was provided by Lummi Island Wild Salmon.

The women were also able to get their hands dirty (well, it was actually chocolate) by roasting marshmallows for S'mores out of a Wood Stone Tandoor oven.

The chefs were also given a full tour of the factory to see the manufacturing process. The tour covered all bases of the Wood Stone production process and allowed chefs to learn and ask questions about Wood Stone's products.