It’s midsummer, and the local farmers markets are hopping
Market Fresh: Farmers markets are bursting with greens, new potatoes, some early-season carrots, meats and other locally grown and produced items.
Food and Drink
How Alaska Eats: This Halibut Olympia is better than you remember (and other food news)
Shhh, don't tell my mom.
If you have eggs and tortillas, you’ve got the start of a supremely satisfying meal
Alaska from Scratch: Grab that lonely tub of sour cream or that half of an avocado you need to use. Sprinkle on some grated cheese. You can hardly go wrong.
Alaskana recipe: Halibut Olympia a little better than you remember
Your Alaska childhood called. It's having halibut Olympia for dinner.
Last week’s warm weather means more local veggies at farmers markets this week
Market Fresh: “Farm products in abundance this week continue to be the green leafy types including lettuce, kales, chards and various herbs,” Barbara Landi said.
Costco is taking Polish hot dogs off its food court menu. Fans are grieving – and angry.
In its place: healthier items such as acai bowls.
How Alaska Eats: MacGyver a crisp out of anything, anywhere (plus other food (and rhubarb!) news)
Here's wishing you don't get too much sand in your crisp at fish camp.
A revamped menu of comfort food at Rustic Goat restaurant
Dining review: Rustic Goat recently updated their menu of comfort food classics. Here's how it stacks up.
Alaskana recipe: Choose-your-own-adventure rhubarb crisp
Feel free to read this recipe and then, in keeping with the Alaska cooking spirit, not really follow it at all.
Rhubarb meets gin in a rose-colored, refreshing summer cocktail
Alaska from Scratch: Rhubarb-infused gin makes a refreshing rhubarb basil smash or adds a pink hue and welcome sweet and sour notes to your gin and tonic.
How Alaska Eats: How to find fresh salmon and rule the sourdough pancake universe
You don't need Grandma's starter to win at sourdough pancakes.
This homemade coconut iced tea is positively dreamy
Alaska from Scratch: This is strong, black iced tea, with whole spices and a hint of vanilla, swirling with a sweet coconut milk concoction.
Alaskana recipe: Sourdough pancakes
You don't need Grandma's starter to make the pancakes you remember.
Salmon fishing season got you down? Here are locals who can help fill your freezer
MarketFresh: There are local fishing operations selling directly to those unsuccessful catching a fish. Also, the Mountain View farmers market is back.
Arctic Roadrunner restaurant founder Richard Sanchis dies at 79
He died of cancer, one of the company's employees said. Sanchis started selling cheeseburgers in Alaska in 1964.
Bristol Bay fishermen sell halibut directly to restaurant-distributors
“We’re the fishermen harvesting the fish, selling the fish at an integrated level."
How Alaska Eats: Make the historic Alaska cocktail (and other local food notes)
Seems like everybody is making it and adding their own twists. Including me. And maybe you?
Alaskana recipe: The historic Alaska cocktail
The historic Alaska cocktail is a marvelous take on a martini: stiff, complex, cold and golden as a prospector’s dreams.
This rhubarb almond coffee cake is a treat fit for any Alaska summer soiree
Alaska from Scratch: I’ve found that bags of rhubarb inevitably show up when it's summer in Alaska.