In Alaska, fishing for salmon is both sport and necessity. When word gets out that salmon are running, people hightail it to the nearest fish hotspot as fast as their Subarus and pickup trucks can carry them. Traffic backs up for miles and the small towns near the Kenai River ...
Kitchens of Alaska
Owners: Chuck and Ayse (pronounced EYE-sheh) Gilbert
Architect: mmenseArchitects
Kitchen and Lighting Design: Ayse Gilbert
Project: In 2004, Chuck and Ayse completed a 1200 square feet addition to their tiny house (700 square feet on main floor and 400 square feet in the basement). The new space includes a kitchen, 2 ...
If you want more friends, start cooking. I’ve met most of my favorite people though a shared love of good food, good wine, and good parties.
Homemade food soothes the soul and makes people happy. Cooks need never be lonely. They rely on friends to eat the delicious food pouring from ...
Blog of the Week: Arctic Garden Studio: A Fairbanks Food, Art, and Garden Journey
Writer: Nicole Pearce
Where: Fairbanks, Alaska in a “quintessential Alaska Cabin, with one exception…running water and indoor plumbing.”
What: Arctic Garden Studio is Nicole’s canvas for portraying the beauty and challenges of living in Interior Alaska. Her recipes reflect ...
“Shockingly good,” Alex pronounced.
I walked through SteamDot Coffee with a jar of Devil’s Club Pickles in hand. I intended to show them to my table-mate, but detoured to offer Alex a bite. His opinion perked me right up.
It isn’t devil’s club season anymore. Even so, I’m over-excited about my new ...
Do you ever feel like the universe talks to you?
For a week I’ve been trying to develop a cake flavored with spruce tips and orange. I started with 2 Tbsp. spruce tips, orange peel, and orange juice. It was a delicious orange cake, with no flavor of spruce tips.
I upped ...
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