Food and Drink

Thanks to the new Alaska Grown app, neither visitors nor locals have to second-guess where to get locally sourced meals and produce. The innovative app includes restaurants that source certified “Alaska Grown” ingredients and other details like menus, hours of operation and photos.

It’s no secret Alaskans love beer. Throughout the state, brewers are experimenting with local ingredients, and the results are as spectacularly unique as the 49th state itself. Here are our favorites:

Two Alaskan chefs are duking it out for the title Best Chef of the Northwest.

Baker, author and magazine editor Brian Hart Hoffman is releasing the third volume of “Bake from Scratch: Artisan Recipes for the Home Baker” on March 15. The book features over 600 recipes and is currently available for preorder through online retailers, such as the “Bake from Scratch” website.

Polar Dip is celebrating International Polar Bear Day by adding a new menu item and starting a fundraiser for the Alaska Zoo.

The Thompson & Co. Public Relations team is thrilled that Sonic is making its Alaska debut in Wasilla later this year. The drive-thru restaurant, which boasts over 3,500 locations around the world, plans to break ground at Mountain Shopping Center in May and open its doors in September 2019.

Ascend to the top of Anchorage and relax with a glass of your favorite red, white or rosé on Monday, Feb. 18, in honor of National Drink Wine Day. Alaskans can celebrate this holiday and un(wine)d at the Crow’s Nest in The Hotel Captain Cook.

Feb. 1 is National Baked Alaska Day, and it’s only fitting that we would honor the Last Frontier’s namesake dessert. Made from soft cake, topped with ice cream then covered with meringue, baked Alaska was invented to commemorate purchasing Alaska from Russia.

Fish lovers rejoice! Seafood dishes that feature halibut, salmon, rockfish and Pacific cod will be served up at the eighth annual KTOO and Taku Smokeries/Fisheries Seafood Festival, a fundraiser for public radio stations. The event will be at Centennial Hall in Juneau on Saturday, Feb. 2.

I’m convinced my home nation of Brazil has some of the world’s best pizza. My college home of Boston had great pies, too. When I heard people talk about Alaska as a pizza paradise, Moose’s Tooth always came up. I was eager to try it.

Families heading to one of downtown Anchorage’s notable breweries and restaurants like 49th State Brewing Company now have access to fresh baby food thanks to a partnership with Bambino’s Baby Food. Bambino’s Baby Food, based in Anchorage, offers all-natural, preservative-free frozen meals optimized for infant nutrition.

For centuries, tea has been a staple in cultures around the world. From Earl Grey for waking up in the morning to calming chamomile for winding down, tea plays a part in the everyday lives of many.

Celebrate National Soup Month this January by giving back. Over the past 30 years, more than 25,000 youths have come to Covenant House Alaska for help. Serving about 20 gallons of soup daily, Covenant House Alaska needs a lot of it to feed these hungry kids!

Many artists take inspiration from the world around them, and the ice cream experts at Wild Scoops are no different. After the recent earthquake in Southcentral Alaska, the ice cream parlor developed a new flavor, the Quake-Up Call.

If you’re pressed for time but love decadent holiday treats, try my easy, no-cook eggnog.

Everyone loves Clement Moore’s “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” but we doubt it is sugarplums dancing through children’s heads while they are nestled snug in their beds. As Saint Nick plans to stuff stockings near and far, we hope he’ll take advice from Food PR.

It’s that time of year where smells of freshly baked snickerdoodles and homemade gingerbread cookies fill the air. Christmas is fast approaching, but there’s another holiday just around the corner. National Cookie Day is Tuesday, Dec. 4. Find the perfect recipes in Bake from Scratch magazine’s “Holiday Cookies” special issue.

Many Alaskans will spend the coming days getting ready for a Thanksgiving feast, but some need a little extra help putting food on the table this holiday season. Here are a few ways to help:

Thanksgiving is almost here, and families are gearing up for hours in the kitchen preparing the perfect feast. Why not skip the hassle and let one of Anchorage’s gourmet chefs take the reins?

A good #AlaskaProblem to have at summer’s end is wondering what to do with a freezer full of salmon. This National Seafood Month, try a recipe from chef Travis Haugen of Southside Bistro:

Life’s sweet when there’s a whole month dedicated to celebrating dessert. That’s right, October is National Dessert Month.

There’s nothing worse than realizing you’re hungry after reaching cruising altitude. This has happened to all frequent travelers, though.

Crunchy, creamy, chocolaty, nougaty or even sour – what’s your favorite Halloween candy? We want to know.

If the crisp fall air and cozy sweater-weather attire (cue the flannels) aren’t enough to brighten your mornings, then fall breakfast foods will certainly do the trick. Call it basic, but with treats like pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin muffins and decadent bourbon pumpkin cinnamon rolls to start the day, it’s no wonder fall is my favorite season.

Celebrate National Coffee Day on Sept. 29. For all Alaska coffee lovers, here are our top five coffee shop picks in the state to grab a cup of Joe.

Did you know September is National Chicken Month? We’ll take any excuse to celebrate local food with these can’t-miss chicken dishes from the Last Frontier:

Two new Alaska restaurants are serving up fresh, organic eats and with an unconventional twist. In Fairbanks, LUNCH Cafe & Eatery offers healthy and hearty dishes prepared with fresh Alaska ingredients. The kitchen serves chicken dishes, specialty salads and filling breakfasts, and the dairy-free bakery brews organic Diving Duck coffee that’s roasted on site.

On Aug. 22, Alaska’s newest Subway celebrated its one-year anniversary in Utqiagvik. Formerly known as Barrow, Utqiagvik is the northernmost city in the United States, the 11th northernmost public community in the world and, last but not least, the northernmost city in the world where residents can indulge in famous, made-to-order footlong or 6-inch submarine sandwiches.

These red, white and blue recipes will bring out the patriot in everyone on Labor Day.

While the cartoon character or superhero on a lunchbox is obviously important, so are its contents. This short list of Alaska made lunch items are perfect for stocking the pantry. Support local business while snacking on food that won’t get boring for you or the kids.