If you are in Ellensburg, Washington, on a Saturday morning between May and October, prepare to feast your eyes and please your palate at the Farmers Market. Downtown on East 4th Avenue, it is a sprawling venue where culinary delicacies include beautiful berries and vegetables from Kittitas County farms, Oregon wines, local honey, street food of every sort, even a stand selling lumpias. Year around, Ellensburg’s prize destination is the Yellow Church Cafe — a charming 1920s church that’s now a restaurant with a wide-ranging contemporary menuthat ranges from prawns in fire-roasted tomato sauce to braised pork shank.. House-baked breads are dreamy, and high-styled layer cakes are not to be missed — especially the deep, dark chocolate-frosted chocolate cake.
Road Trip Overview A road trip over the Cascades through Snoqualmie Pass leads not only to a bucolic, big-sky Washington State and some of the most wonderful fruit stands (apples...
