Winter foodie spots: nourishment for the body and soul

Alaska food connoisseurs have a lot to be excited about these days. New restaurants featuring a wide variety of cuisines are quickly becoming new favorite eateries for Alaskans. Anyone who loves good food in Anchorage should try these new and old favorites to support local this fall and winter:

• Vegan food truck: Preference.

• Russian dumplings: Pel’ Meni.

• Pressed juice: Pure and Pressed Juice.

• American comfort food: Last Call Grill & Delivery.

• Wood-fired fare: Familia.

• Sweet breakfast treats: Grizzly Donuts.

• Indoor play place for kids and a coffee shop: Fresh Cup Playhouse.

• Steakhouse: Altura Bistro.

• Soul food: Devons Place house of Soul.

– Mariel Almeida, The Alaska 100