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From sweets to the sea, Valentine's Day in Alaska runs the gamut. Dannon Southall at 10th & M Seafoods says they are running a few holiday specials, including pre-orders for live lobsters.
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Celebrate the Super Bowl with seafood
Rumor has it there's a big football game coming up Sunday. For many, it will mean nachos and chili and hot wings. But we do things differently in Alaska.
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Rempel's vegetables return to Center Market
Every Wednesday, Mark Rempel drives from the Valley to Anchorage for the Center Market. That 90-mile round-trip will feel like a breeze today.
Olive Garden restaurant opens Monday in Anchorage
Alaskans have been clamoring for it for years, and the day has almost arrived. Olive Garden will open its first Alaska restaurant in Anchorage on Monday, Jan. 23.
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Taste of Kodiak celebration on Monday
Let the chefs at ORSO restaurant give you a taste of fresh Alaska seafood without a messy kitchen.
For TV chef, diabetes leads to 'I told you so'
For 10 years, wielding slabs of cream cheese and mounds of mayonnaise, Paula Deen has become television's self-crowned queen of Southern cuisine. On Tuesday, she suddenly revealed -- as has long been rumored -- that she has Type 2 diabetes.
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New year means new season of fresh cod
Wintry weather may have some down in the dumps, but a fresh dose of seafood may help some.
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Get a taste of summer in early January
Winter eating is getting tasty in Alaska. Available now or in the near future are goat, tanner crab and even a true taste of summer — fresh basil.
Alaska chefs invited to compete in contest
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is calling for professional chefs from around the state to enter a seafood preparation contest.
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Ring in the new year with fresh seafood
It’s nearly the new year, and for those looking to celebrate, fresh seafood is always a good option.
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Fire Island Bakeshop making holiday favorites
Many holiday traditions date back hundreds -- if not thousands -- of years. And many of those traditions date to the "old country," depending on where family lineage goes.
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Plenty of gift options for sending a taste of Alaska
For most, it's the gift- giving season. And whether the recipients are in Alaska or far away, the gift of Alaska food is sure to be a winner.
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Despite bad fishing weather, fresh fillets and crab available
The recent weather caused plenty of trouble for Southcentral residents -- toppled trees, power outages and lost shingles. The weather hasn't been good for commercial fishing fleets either. Fortunately for those looking to purchase fish, the seafood coolers and tanks aren't empty.
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Eggnog returns to local farmers markets
The Rempel Family Farm will have its storage produce at today’s Center Market.
Homer entrepreneur opens first pizza factory in Alaska
The only pizza factory in Alaska opened quietly on East End Road in Homer recently when Starvin Marvin's Pizza owner became the first in state history to win U.S.D.A. approval.
Smoking fish takes on its own flavor in Alaska communities
In some Alaska places, smoking fish has been raised to an art form. Residents who smoke their own salmon or other species can make a product that commercial smokers wouldn't generally attempt -- guarding the recipes they've perfected through years of trial and error.
Hidden salt invades many Thanksgiving dinners
No need for a salt shaker on the Thanksgiving table: Unless you really cooked from scratch, lots of sodium is already hidden in the menu.
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Local options for Thanksgiving trimmings
For most people, Thursday is all about turkey. And the bird is probably already purchased, thawed and perhaps seasoned. So we won't talk turkey, we'll talk trimmings. And there are plenty of those.
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In time for holidays, a dairy case bonanza
The holidays will be merrier for Matanuska Creamery fans in Anchorage. Jean Havemeister and Veronica Brost -- they call themselves the "cheese ladies" -- will have Matanuska Creamery products available at the Dimond Center starting Saturday through Dec. 19.
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Oysters, king crab can soothe winter blahs
For those who love winter, it’s time to celebrate. For those who hate winter, it’s time to commiserate. One way to do either is with a good meal.
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Davis is a model of consistency
When Alex Davis pulls into the Mall at Sears for today’s Center Market indoor farmers’ market, he will be setting a record. Really, every week is a record for Davis.
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COMIC STRIP
Flip through daily issues of "Tundra," Alaska's famous locally-drawn strip from Chad Carpenter.
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Submit your photos from community projects and social occasions around town in Febuary, 2012.
READER PICS
From more than 4,000 reader photos posted to adn.com in 2011, we picked 100 of our favorites.
PHOTOS
Alaska Railroad steam locomotive, Engine #557,arrived in Anchorage on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. The locomotive first came to Alaska in Dec. 1944 and was sold to a private museum in Moses Lake, Wash. in 1964. The Alaska Railroad hopes to restore it for excursions.
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The Reindeer Farm hosted a holiday celebration on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2011, in Butte.
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The Alaska Jewish Historical Museum & Cultural Center's annual Hanukkah celebration at the Egan Center on Tuesday, December 20, 2011. The event featured the "African Acrobats" in their performance of "The Macrobats" a play on words referencing the Maccabees, the historic heroes of Hanukkah.
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Local dancers rehearse the Nutcracker Ballet Tuesday November 22, 2011 at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts.
Local farmers selling inside Sears Mall today
Valley keeps producing despite chill
DEC announces recall of Velveeta products
Juneau brewery wins 2 medals at festival
Markets slowly coming to an end
Get local vegetables while they're available
Time to stock up on vegetables before winter
Smoked Atlantic salmon recalled from stores, including Safeway
Market offering prizes for the best purple
Focus on vegetables, not on mountain snow
Free lettuce offered at market Saturday
Recent weather perfect for growing vegetables
Homer winery opens its own bottling plant
You don't know what you'll find at the market
'Pacific' salmon may be farmed Atlantic fish
Another market opens for the summer
Subscription produce business is booming
Try fresh fish for holiday weekend
Load up with new products at local markets
Spring sun has vegetables 'busting out'
Glorious weekend for gardeners
Copper River salmon should arrive soon
Plenty of plant starts available
Farmers markets open this weekend
Options are plentiful for local market goers
Local bakery rolling out Easter, Passover treats
Season's first outdoor market opens today
Pioneering Anchorage coffee roaster sold to Kaladi Brothers
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