Dedicated chefs will do anything for their craft—fishing, hunting, foraging or growing their own produce. But few chefs start their days in the kitchen by melting their own water. From glacier snow, ...

We knew that Alaska chef (and Alaska Dispatch contributor) Kirsten Dixon was resourceful -- she's always talking about things like tending her own bees, growing her own rhubarb, and keeping her own ...

Learn how historical re-enactors, Robin Cacy and Veronica Tatum bring medieval cuisine to life. Ever wondered how people cooked in the Middle Ages? At Alaska's Three Barons' Renaissance Fair, ...

“Well, this one kind of looks like scat,” one judge says. “It’s like a deer ate a bunch of mustard.” Lockwood, a retired commercial fisherman and former restaurateur, left the continental U.S. for ...

On this episode host Kim Sherry speaks with cookbook editor and food journalist, Francis Lam. Lam is also host of " The Splendid Table" and judge on " The Great American Recipe." That's where Sherry ...

There's something really showy about any dessert that arrives at the table crowned with a thick layer of meringue punctuated with decorative browned swirls. And the level of drama is in inverse ...

Davidson prepares dinner for 50 in her kitchen in Bethel, Alaska. In less than 24 hours, Valerie Davidson has 50 people coming to her house for dinner. She had planned to catch and cook enough salmon ...

Your next cross-country flight, powered by the residue from your frying pan? Seattle-based Alaska Airlines will test biofuels on commercial flights starting this week, hoping to usher in a new, ...

Many can lay claim to providing moms with the help they need to ensure their families’ nutrition, but very few ever really deliver. Among them is homegrown milk company, Alaska Milk Corporation. A ...

Alaska joins other airlines in the move toward using biofuel blends for commercial flights to save energy and reduce emissions. In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts ...

Alaska State Troopers in Palmer shut down a methamphetamine lab and arrested two local residents on Sunday, charging them with manufacturing the illicit drug. The couple reportedly was supposed to be ...

When Valerie Davidson agreed to accept the job of Alaska's health commissioner, it was with one important condition. She made sure Gov. Walker was okay with her working out of Bethel each summer.