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International Guests Enjoy Friday Harbor InnSeptember 2nd, 2010Dear Stephanie, Just a short note to say thank you. We got the package of documents yesterday (my mother sent them Fed-ex) and you have no idea how relieved Cippo and Cinzia were to get their passports back. Bureaucracy in Italy for lost documents is a nightmare. Thanks to all of you for making our stay in Friday Harbor a fantastic experience, we loved the inn and also the great food!!! We will be back. Sincerely yours, Michigan Students Tape Friday Harbor ScenesAugust 25th, 2010 Student Production Group Meets on the Tucker House Deck “Hello Anna Maria, John, Erin and Wonderful Staff, We wanted to let you know that we arrived home safely. None of us were happy to be home, but we made it none-the- less. So many kids have already said they plan to return to SJI. Of course, you know Joe, Michael and I will be there again if not next year then for sure in 2012. Thank you so much for your warm hospitality, for making us feel so welcome, and for the absolutely scrumptious breakfasts! I pulled my La Cucina Anna Maria off the shelf today to see what recipes I am going to make this week besides the much missed granola. You asked for some feedback on our stay. Here is what I can tell you. Sue absolutely loved her stay in Patience Corner. The bed was amazingly comfortable and she thought the hot tub was divine. She also loved Goose in the Pond. Once we added the mattress to the Log Cabin (futon), the girls were fine. Victoria’s Flower Garden (the boys room) was a fabulous place and space. The Shaw Suite worked out great for the Jeff and the two kids. Jenny’s Cabin worked out well for Joe and myself as it was centrally located to the kids and had the great patio out front for our production meetings, plus the long hall worked out well as a storage area for our video production equipment. The bed was really comfortable!!!…….. Thanks all, for a wonderful stay. We will send you videos and some photos soon. All Our Best and Happy 4th of July! Kara, Joe, and Michael Clayton, and the 2010 THTV Crew” South Redford, MI Read more about the student product group and their interesting tv broadcast project on Experience San Juan Island.com. You can also find out more about our wonderful feather mattress toppers on this blog.  Student Photo from their Whale Watch Excursion To follow news on our restaurant, sister inn and around the island, check out cohorestaurant.com and Facebook, www.harrisonhousesuites.com and Facebook, and www.experiencesanjuanisland.com. Or connect with us on the Tucker House Facebook page. Sleep Well at Tucker House Inn, Friday HarborAugust 25th, 2010Hi there, All the best, New York, NY Delicious Breakfasts in Friday Harbor InnAugust 25th, 2010We loved our stay at the Tucker House and plan to return within the next couple of years. The breakfast was delicious and all the staff very helpful. Melba R. Glenville NC Dogs Welcome at Friday Harbor InnAugust 25th, 2010The breakfasts were FANTASTIC! And what stands out for me is the time and attention to little things such as the soaps, kitchens being stocked with all the necessities and the milk, orange juice and cookies each day. You can tell a very thoughtful person took time to accomodate (sic) the guests needs. Extra pillows, soft towels, nice bedding. Also, the staff and housekeeping seemed well organized and very nice. I really appreciated being able to bring my aging doggy along too Alicia VanD. family Accordion Player and New Record Label in Friday Harbor, WAAugust 5th, 2010If you’ve been to the inn, you know the Tucker House is a fairly prominent sight: two beautiful old homes nestled amidst lovingly tended gardens and magnificent old trees in a residential area of town. Perhaps because it looks so inviting, or maybe because of our reputation for friendly staff, all kinds of people stop by to visit.  Josh Spiegel Has a Unique Blended Style of Music Recently we were serenaded by a strolling accordion player – no, I am NOT making this up! His name is Josh Spiegel, and his music was absolutely mesmerizing – a unique blended style unlike anything I’ve ever heard. We’re not talking polkas here, folks; I don’t know exactly how to describe it but it seemed like a fusion of Balkan-Latin-Gypsy-Folk Rock. I know, it sounds atrocious, but I assure it, it was refreshingly unique. If he had a CD I would have bought it on the spot. Josh has been playing piano, organ and accordion since he was a kid growing up in eastern Washington, his favorite being Latin piano. “I couldn’t fit a piano in the Subaru so I brought my accordion” he quips. Josh and his long-time island friend Kels Boreen, both multi-instrumentalists and multi-stylist musicians, have spent the last two years developing a “collective music label.” According to Josh, “Good music wilts with money.” The premise of their label is that every artist owns their own material and pays it forward. They are “an alternative and collective record label created with the intention to help grow, nourish and sustain great independent music.” They are just launching their website, www.onetreerecords.org. In the meantime, Josh plays private and public musical gigs where he can find them, and works as a handyman and networking engineer to make ends meet. Connect with him through the Kels Boreen Project on Facebook. To follow news on our restaurant, sister inn and around the island, check out cohorestaurant.com, www.harrisonhousesuites.com, and www.experiencesanjuanisland.com. Or connect with us on Facebook. Breakfast at Friday Harbor Inn are DazzlingJuly 22nd, 2010Hello Tucker House Staff, Responding to your Guest Follow-Up email, I have to tell you that our stay was no less than perfect. Breakfasts were scrumptious. That is saying a lot as both my husband and I are major foodies, and he owns a food marketing company. He was dazzled with the meals we enjoyed from your kitchen. Yum!!! We loved the deck and had a fun party and BBQ on it with our dive group. Flowers and shrubs were beautiful and we were blessed with a gorgeous day on Saturday, the 6th of June….not so pretty on Sunday, however. But that’s just the Pacific NW for you. There is no doubt we won’t choose to stay anywhere else on future trips to the San Juans. We’ve enthusiastically told many friends about your property and accommodations. Perfectly located, as well. Bottom line. . . . . we can’t think of anything you need to improve upon. Even our cottage had every single thing we needed or wanted. We say…….Keep Up The Great Job!!! Kind regards, Linda and Jay C Vancouver WA Praise for Friday Harbor InnJuly 22nd, 2010I just wanted to let you know that my husband and I LOVED staying at the Tucker House Inn. It was my first time ever staying in a B&B and cannot wait to come back and visit again. We were guests in February 2009 and had the pleasure of staying in the “Dove in the Window” room. It was absolutely perfect and cozy. The staff was so friendly and such a pleasure to meet – we felt so very welcome. Thank you for our wonderful experience. Christina C. Everett WA Triple Chocolate Chip CookiesJune 23rd, 2010
Harrison House Suites & Tucker House Inn Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies 3 ¾ cups Semisweet chocolate chips or chunked chocolate (divided)
A Day at the Inn – The Chocolate PusherJune 23rd, 2010I admit it – I am an addict – a chocolate addict. I have to have it each day – just an ounce or two of deep, rich, dark chocolate. Certainly you chocolate lovers and maybe menopausal women can identify with my plight. Inn keeper John is my “candy man;” he brings little chunks of chocolate to the business office, just quietly sets them on my desk in a cute little plate, and heads out the door. John orders big, 5-kilogram or 11-pound blocks of Callebaut chocolate for use in making the pot de crème, and other desserts at Coho Restaurant and those oh-so-luscious Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies that guests salivate over. We recently hosted a tour of the inns for industry professionals, and those cookies were almost as big a hit as the inns! Almost.  Unique Method to Break Up a Chocolate Block Well, John must have finally gotten tired of making daily trips across the parking lot from the Harrison House to the Tucker House because he ordered an extra block of Callebaut just for me. Lucky me. But here’s the thing: how do you break up an 11-pound block of chocolate? Being tall, John simply places the tip of a chef’s knife vertically into a section and bears down on the knife. Tiny inn-owner Anna Maria wraps the chocolate in a towel and drops it from a second-story window. Our friend Eleanor Hartman’s granddaughter, who begged us to get her a block of Guittard Chocolate to take back home to South Africa, has her own “unique” way of dealing with the block, which is: “Why bother breaking it up?” She’s shown here with her first bite! You can now follow Tucker House on Facebook, and read our other blogs at Harrison House Suites, Coho Restaurant, and Experience San Juan Island. |
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He would have been miserable in a kennel. Love the view, the gardens, and proximity to down town. We enjoyed it very much and will come back again. Thanks for a lovely time.