Super, Neighbours in British Columbia: Storm Watching and Fishing in Tofino 3 of 4 - Dinner at The Pointe Restaurant

In this current series we're taking a trip to Tofino to stay at the Wickaninnish Inn and go fishing! The first post was about GETTING THERE via BC Ferries and a wonderful drive, the second concerned STAYING AT THE WICK and storm watching, and this third is all about dinner at The Pointe Restaurant at the Wikcaninnish Inn.

I'm going to tie this post into my 50 Coffees series where I sit down with interesting people and write about them because while of course I want to tell you about how great the food is what I really want to do is introduce you to my friend, Charles McDiarmid.

COFFEE #30

Name: Charles McDiarmid

Occupation: Managing Director

Beverage: House made ginger beer

		Welcome to the latest series of Super, Neighbours blog posts where we highlight incredible travel destinations in British Columbia!

On his business card it says that my 50 Coffees subject #30, Charles, is the Managing Director of the Wickaninnish Inn. That tells you that he's in charge but what it doesn't tell you is that he founded this place with his father, Howie, and while he may not be solely responsible for all of its successes he makes the Wick what it is. I'm not sure if he does this with all travel media who pass through but every time I visit he takes the time to share a meal with me at The Pointe and to let me know about all of the stuff happening at Chesterman Beach and beyond. If you checked out my PREVIOUS post about the renovations what I didn't write is that on top of all of Charles' responsibilities he essentially worked as the general contractor of their renovation project and made sure that the finest of details were handled. It's that type of rolling up of sleeves that I feel puts Charles, and The Wick, one step beyond awesome.

But of course you want to know about the menu at The Pointe, right? It's Pacific Northwest themed, masterminded by Chef Nicholas Nutting. And while the restaurant has a 240 degree view of the ocean (perfect for storm watching!) you're actually going to want to keep your eyes on the table. Pictured top left in this photo below you'll see one of my favourite fine details in the custom, locally sourced, sparkling water coaster. Little things like this add to the atmosphere while the food made with farm-fresh, organic Vancouver Island ingredients make it worth the price tag.

And it would seem that the more places this Super, Neighbours series takes me, the higher the quality of the desserts become. From the Sonora Bar at Sonora Resort to the sorbet at The Copper Room at Harrison Resort, I have delighted in some serious desserts worth returning for. The one pictured in the bottom left frame above will have me thinking back on it for months - it's a cedar flavoured ice cream concoction put together by Pastry Chef Matt Wilson and inspired by the carving shed which I SHARED with you a couple years back. It actually tastes like cedar somehow and at first I imagined I wouldn't be thrilled with it, but oh my goodness... it's time for me to stop saying I've found the ultimate dessert (again) and simply launch an award system, starting with a GOLD MEDAL for this one!

Stay tuned for the final instalment of this series concerning the fishing adventure of a lifetime with Cleanline Sportfishing Tofino.