What is the most common question a visitor asks a local?
"Where is a good place to eat?"
Aside from offering your personal opinion, what's the best reply?
"Check out the Leader's 'Best …
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Elevated Ice Cream Co. & Candy Shop owner Julie McCulloch holds up a sugar cone filled with the company's most popular ice cream flavor, Swiss Orange Chocolate Chip. In the 2015 Best Foods contest, all sweet treats are judged in the same category: pie, ice cream, chocolate, candy, etc.
Fresh ingredients almost leap off the plate and into your mouth in dishes like this at 123 Thai Food, a Port Townsend eatery that has been a consistent fan favorite as reflected by votes in the Leader's annual Best Foods contest.
What is the most common question a visitor asks a local?
"Where is a good place to eat?"
Aside from offering your personal opinion, what's the best reply?
"Check out the Leader's 'Best Foods' contest story in the annual Getaway guide."
Here is your chance to contribute to our 20th annual Best Foods list, recognizing restaurants and other food-related businesses in Port Townsend and Jefferson County.
It's an unscientific poll: You vote for 'em, we count 'em.
There are 18 categories. Many establishments are eligible in more than one category.
Leader staff especially encourages readers to help recognize businesses that have opened within the past year.
If you've "discovered" a great new place to eat, let's hear about it.
Winning businesses receive and display awards to acknowledge local, loyal patrons and new customers visiting from outside the community. The winners are listed in the Leader's 2016 Getaway visitors guide.
VOTING RULES
There are two ways to vote:
• Use the original ballot, which is published in the Leader's Oct. 7 and Oct. 14 editions. No photocopies allowed. One ballot per person, please. At least 12 of the 18 categories need to be filled out for the ballot to count.
• Voteonline.Usethelink on our website home page: ptleader.com. The Survey Monkey system is intended to allow one vote per computer IP address.
The print-edition ballots are the only paper ballots eligible; photocopies are not counted. Drop them off or mail them to Best Foods, The Leader, 226 Adams St., Port Townsend, WA 98368.
Voting ends at 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23. Winners are named in our Nov. 11 edition.
While this survey may be a fair and fun way to judge popularity, we recognize the hard work and dedication of everyone in the food and beverage services, ballot favorite or not. From Brinnon to Discovery Bay, Port Townsend to Port Ludlow, Chimacum and Port Hadlock to Quilcene, we are fortunate to have such a varied selection of eateries from which to choose.
Now, please eat local, and vote!
Categories for 20th Leader 'Best Foods'contest
Contest voting begins Oct. 7 and closes Oct. 23 in the following categories:
• Best in Port Townsend
• Best in Port Hadlock/Chimacum/Discovery Bay
• Best in Quilcene/Brinnon/Port Ludlow
• Best Asian
• Best Breakfast
• Best Burger
• Best Coffee
• Best Dessert/Sweet Treat
• Best Mexican
• Best Pizza
• Best Sandwich
• Best Seafood
• Best Service
• Best Soup/Chowder
• Best Steak
• Best Vegetarian
• Most Romantic
• Most Food for the Buck
