On Tuesday, November 20, Anchorage’s Fourth Avenue stars in Chuck’s Eat the Street on The Cooking Channel. Here’s a behind the scenes look at why the show came to Alaska and what Chuck Hughes, the show’s host, thinks about Anchorage.
Chuck Hughes
Canadian Chef Chuck Hughes has two highly regarded restaurants in ...
Yesterday, Kim Sunée, Anna Thomas, and I cooked dinner for the firemen at Station 4 in Anchorage. Start to finish, we had a great time; from menu planning to watching firemen enjoy their food.
Our firehouse cooking adventure started with a gym conversation between Neil Gunn, Sunée’s boyfriend, and Neil’s friend, ...
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 ...
One o’clock, two o’clock, three o’clock, four o’clock chimes Dandelions don’t care about the time Dandelion don’t tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise
–Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Dandelions are one of the world’s best wild edibles. Whether or not they make you wise, eating dandelions will make you happy because they taste so ...
Foraging season in Anchorage, Alaska is underway. Dandelions and fireweed are ready to harvest and eat. Nettles are starting to emerge. Devil’s club buds are still too small for harvesting, but will likely be ready during the next week or so. In a normal year, spruce tips, sea lovage, and ...
Kitchens of Alaska
Owners: Ray Brudie and Kathleen “Teeny” Metcalfe, South Anchorage
Designer/Builder: Ray Brudie, licensed general contractor (works mostly on residential remodels; specializes in bathrooms and kitchens).
Project: 230 square foot kitchen addition. The original Brudie-Metcalfe 1200 square foot ranch house had a tiny kitchen the size of a short hallway. The ...
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