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Gathering AK is a commercial kitchen tucked into Anchorage re:MADE. Five local chefs get a dedicated day of the week to run their business out of the cafe.

Nasir “Nas” Jones plays Moose's Tooth Saturday. If you need a refresher course on the rapper - widely regarded as one of the greats - here are 12 songs to get you started.

Diplo is coming to town and all your friends are going. You know he’s a big deal, but you’re not sure if you could name a song he did if someone asked. Here are some songs from Diplo’s career that you likely know, even if you didn’t know he was involved with them. (Warning, audio and … Continue reading 8 Diplo songs you should know

When Marty's New York Bagel Deli closed last year, it left some complaining about a hole created in the center of the city's dining scene. Here's a pair of Anchorage's most established bagel restaurants..

When an established restaurant opens an additional space, it can test both the eatery and its customers. After Marty's New York Bagel Deli closed, Yak and Yeti opened a second restaurant in that location. Will the addition start a successful chain or strain the operation?

The allure of a specialty food shop like Fromagio's is its depth of product. That's also what makes gazing into a packed display case a bit daunting.

With the NFL season now under way and the NBA tipping off soon after, it won't be long before fans are huddled up in restaurants where televisions tile the walls, the burgers are big and the beers are cold. In Eagle River, one of the prospects looking to make it big is the year-old Eagle River Alehouse.

From coupons to unlimited fries and breadstick deals, there are plenty of restaurant gimmicks aimed at luring customers. But what good is a deal if the dining experience is dismal? When Chong Wick took over Tokyo Garden on Tudor Road in December, passers-by might not have noticed the subtle addition of her name to the signage, but patrons likely noticed changes inside the restaurant.

After the Jo-Jo De Go-Go shop on Minnesota Drive helped Jason Dinneen turn his passion for coffee into a business, he expanded to downtown with 302G, a coffee shop and creperie on the corner of G Street and Third Avenue. The café opened last September and Dinneen recently closed the Minnesota location to focus his efforts downtown.

With a menu that stretches from Japan to China, Korea, Thailand and America, Silk Restaurant and Sushi Bar might be called Asian fusion. That label applies to eateries that combine different cuisines to tweak dishes and form new creations, but it doesn't fit Silk's tried-and-true take on its food.

If you've ever heard a mashup -- a remixing technique that takes elements from several songs and layers them over each other -- you can thank DJ Z-Trip. A pioneer of the style, Z-Trip (born Zach Sciacca) played a key role in driving the sound's popularity.

Like many locals, I watched the transition of the Hogg Brothers' Cafe into the Spenard Roadhouse with hungry anticipation. The restaurant seemed poised to tap into the neighborhood's hip revival and the crowds of diners who funnel into the Bear Tooth for food and films.

Three years ago I reviewed Kimchi, a Korean restaurant opened by Peter Park, the man behind Peter's Sushi Spot. I figured if Park could build an empire on raw fish, he could help get Alaskans hooked on Korea's unique flavors.