"What's normally a peaceful three-hour drive from Seattle to Vancouver, British Columbia, gets even more rewarding when you bail on the interstate and cut through the Skagit Valley. Then you can have yourself a real road trip, with farm stands and craggy beachside bluffs--and, if you're up for a detour and a short ferry ride, a meal from one of the most sought-after young chefs in the U.S."
Sound like something you want to keep reading? We sure do. Click on for a report from James Beard award-winning food writer Sara Dickerman, who ate her way up the coast from Seattle to Vancouver. In the end, she devised an itinerary (map and driving directions included!) for a long weekend devoted to the great food and breathtaking beauty of the Pacific Northwest.