Adrift owner Kaia Matheny prepares polenta Friday, April 18. Matheny and Downtown Anacortes Alliance Chair of Economic Vitality Committee Glenn Szerlong came up with the food incubator idea.

Matheny is the co-owner of Adrift Restaurant, a nautical themed farm-to-table eatery in downtown Anacortes. The town, a gateway to the San Juan islands, is a two-hour drive south of Vancouver. She ...

“What we’re trying to do is get more food downtown,” said Adrift Restaurant owner Kaia Matheny. “I’m always gonna vote for food. It cures things. It makes people happy.