The November 2011 issue of Food Network Magazine wraps up with a tribute to Twilight and Forks, WA. The piece titled “The Twilight Zone”, which is featured in their “On the Road” page explores some of the favorite restaurants Twilight fans visit when they flock to Forks, WA to explore the city where Twilight takes Place.
Bella Italia
Twilight author Stephanie Meyer had never been to Bella Italia when she picked it as the spot for Edward and Bella’s first date. But she did call owner Neil Conklin to ask about the menu before deciding on mushroom ravioli as Bella’s order. Now the dish is the restaurant’s most requested item — it’s so popular that Bella Italia started selling a frozen version of the entrée online.
Sully’s Drive In
Twi-hards visit this burger joint from around the world. One group of women even came to the restaurant with a life-size cardboard cutout of Edward Cullen. the saga’s leading vampire, and put him in a corner so he could watch them eat.
Reminds me of the Where Is Edward Cullen trip to Griffith Park
Miller Tree In Bed and Breakfast
In 2008, the chamber of commerce designated this “The Cullen House” because it matched the description in the books. While vampires might prefer to eat bears, overnight guests here wake up to house specialities like apple pancakes.
JT’s Sweet Stuffs
So many people come to this specialty candy and ice cream shop wanting to talk Twilight that owner Janet Hughes started requiring her staff to read the series. ”I have a copy that I give them,” she says. ”They’re usually done reading the books within a day or two.”
Three Rivers Resort
In the series, there’s a “treaty line” that seperates vampire and werewolf territory. All this resort had to do to earn itself a spot on the locally run Twilight tour was put up a sign that reads “Treaty Line.” Now up to four buses a day stop at its restaurant-shop!
Pacific Pizza
When fans first started flocking to Forks, the chamber of commerce asked local restaurants to put Twilight-themed items on the menu. Now six dishes here are named after characters. Visitors are eating up the Swan Salad and Ed Bread—sales have jumped 25 percent.
In addition to the single page look at Forks food in Food Network Magazine. Fellow Scripps Network station the Travel Channel also featured hot spots in Forks as part of its recent article titled Vampire Vacations.
The article discusses the same facts about Miller Tree Inn Bed and Breakfast and Bella Italia mentioned in the Food Network Magazine article, but also offers up this advice for traveling to Forks, WA:
Before the “Twilight” phenomenon, Forks, WA, was a quiet town that blended in with its Pacific Northwest neighbors. But the “Twilight” frenzy continues to keep pace, and the town has responded with plenty of tours of the spots described in the books and movies. There are a number of guided tours, but you can save some money and travel at your own pace on a self-guided tour. Visit the Forks Tourism Office for details on iconic “Twilight” spots around town and then check out to the Forks Community hospital at 530 Bogachiel Way (just don’t take Dr. Cullen’s reserved parking spot) and First Beach in La Push, home of the Quileute Nation and the “Twilight” werewolf community. There’s no shortage of “Twilight” paraphernalia around town as well as signs noting literary landmarks for those who haven’t memorized a map of Bella’s stomping grounds.
