Pilgrimme

This Idyllic Canadian Island Is the Pacific Northwest’s Best-Kept Secret | Vogue

"Tucked in a dense, children’s‑storybook forest near Montague Harbour, this cozy, unpretentious 16‑seat fine‑dining cabin is decked with hanging lanterns, antler accents, shearling throws, and a reproduction of Vladimir Tretchikoff’s Chinese Girl, while seasonal plates arrive on sculptural ceramics by local makers like Ilana Fonariov. The 12‑course tasting menu is a love letter to Galiano’s bounty—think foraged kelp, sea buckthorn, aronia berries, and Sichuan pepper leaves—with wild‑ferment vinegars of salal berries and grand fir needles standing in when yuzu, kaffir lime, or other Japanese citrus is not readily available from a grower on neighboring Salt Spring Island. Opened in 2014 by Winnipeg‑born chef Jesse McCleery, who cooked at Copenhagen’s Noma, and his partner, chef Melanie Witt, it is considered Galiano’s most sought‑after table, rooted in ingredients that often come not from professional farms but from neighbors and residents." - Siobhan Reid