Local Connections – Ciao Thyme

Ciao Thyme - 207 Unity Street, Bellingham WA

We had the pleasure of interviewing Jessica and Mataio Gillis last week for the latest video in our Local Connections series.  They are the owners of a wonderful local company that operates under quite a few names: Ciao Thyme, In The Kitchen and Incognito.  This single business functions as a cooking school (In The Kitchen), catering company (Ciao Thyme) and private dining space (Incognito) and is based right downtown on Unity Street. Best of all, they also feature Boundary Bay Brewery beer!

dining space for Incognito dinners

Jessica works with all the clients and writes menus designed to highlight local, seasonal flavors while Mataio works with local farmers and producers to source the incredible ingredients he’ll be cooking with.  They work together to provide catering with menus designed specifically for each event and to each client’s taste, but also to bring the community together through unique family style dining experiences in their space on Unity Street and cooking classes that range from making your own cheese, teaching kids to make Sushi and traveling to Umbria, Italy.

They are members of Sustainable Connections, believe strongly in the international Slow Food movement and in supporting local, sustainable agriculture.  They also donate 10 – 15% of their annual revenue each year to local non-profits in an effort to help our community continue to grow and thrive.  We are thrilled to have this Local Connections with Jessica and Mataio and are proud that they choose our craft beer to serve as part of their culinary adventures.  Check them out!

 

Shopping for Locals at Boundary Bay Brewery

Join us for the opening reception of Harvest on Saturday, November 21st from 10am-11am at Boundary Bay Brewery.  Find a great gift for the locavore or art lover in your life-perfect for the holidays. This is an art show you can feel good about…a local artist, celebrating the local agriculture of our region, showcased in your local brewery: Boundary Bay!  Complimentary coffee and baked goods, too!

Erica Epperson‘s show, Harvest, celebrates the relationship between locavores and the land that feeds them.  She works in both acyrlics and oils to capture the beauty of everyday life as well as to honor the connection between people and the sustenance that the earth provides for them.  Epperson relies heavily on photographs she takes of food she has grown and eaten herself.  From running a sign-making business to mural painting to opening a tattoo studio, Erica Epperson is a self-taught artist who has had art as a consistent theme in her life. Her painting style shows definite influences from both art deco painters and WPA murals.  She now finds rich inspiration from Bellingham, which she currently calls home.
Harvest (works by local artist Erica Epperson)
Opening Reception
Saturday, November 21st  10am-11am
Boundary Bay Brewery
1107 Railroad Avenue
Bellingham, WA 98225

View oil and acrylic works by local artist Erica Epperson at Boundary Bay Brewery from November 15th through January 1st.

Eat Local Week…don’t miss the movie on Tuesday!

Join us in the Beer Garden for a great BBQ filled with local, fresh ingredients and then stay for a screening of a movie about sustainable farming featuring lots of locals…like Ben Scholtz from Mallard Ice Cream!

September 7th-14th

* Tuesday September 9, 2008, 6-10:30pm

$6-10 donation (not including food & drink)

Buy Local…Eat Local!

GOOD FOOD: Sustainable Food and Farming in the Pacific Northwest — a Seattle International Film Festival selection, featuring many familiar Whatcom County faces, tells the story of a local food and agriculture renaissance in our beautiful corner of the world. The award-winning filmmakers, Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin, will join locals featured in the film for a panel discussion following the film.