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100 Mile Yum Araxi has won Best in Whistler for 11 straight years by pairing spot-on service with dishes like Haida Gwaii halibut crusted with almonds. But Walt’s real passion is getting nearly everything from within the benchmark 100-mile radius—often nearer. “ e decisions a chef makes impacts the outside food chain,” he says. “We’re serving 400 times as much as you serve your family.”