About Us
Meet The Chef and Owners
With over 25 years of combined experience traveling the world and working in the best restaurants from Manhattan to Manila, we are excited to present ourselves to you and all our guests.
Owner/Chef Nikki Skipper
Graduated from De La Salle University Manila, Philippines with a Bachelors Degree in Culinary Arts, Nikki has honed her skills in some of the finest and most demanding kitchens across the United States from Bar Harbor, Maine to Vail, Colorado. Nikki pools ideas from her work experiences as well as her travels to places like Peru, Japan, England, Spain, France, Italy, Australia and more to bring you a new level of knowledge and flavours to the table. Nikki is very excited to bring her global culinary expertise to historic downtown Port Townsend.
Owner/Operator Thomas Skipper
Being an avid traveler and foodie, Thomas has eaten his way across 33 countries on 6 different continents, managed multiple restaurants in Manhattan, and hosted his own TV segment on Vail TV from 2012-2013. On his way to sell pasties in Port Townsend, Thomas spent 5 years as a hard rock miner deep in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Mining by night and skiing by day brought him a new and fresh perspective on what great food shared with friends should be. Thomas is excited to welcome everyone to come try a pasty and share a drink with your friends old, new, and soon to be. As he often likes to say with a smile on his face "Cheers, to you friends"
Focus on Local
We are focused on environmental sustainability, making our food from scratch and sourcing locally and organically to do our part to protect this planet for future generations.
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Tommyknocker’s Cornish Pasty 711 Water St. Port Townsend, WA
What is a Tommyknocker?
According to Cornish folklore, the Tommyknockers were the helpful spirits of people who had died in previous accidents in the many tin mines in the county, warning the miners of impending danger. To give thanks for the warnings, and to avoid future peril, the miners cast the last bite of their tasty pasties into the mines for the Tommyknockers.