Food

Sunday was a big day for some young Alaskan chefs, who competed in a state culinary and kitchen management kitchen that served as the qualifying round for the national ProStart Invitational in Washington, D.C.

February SNAP benefits will arrive Jan. 20th due to USDA efforts to continue payouts during the government shutdown. SNAP recipients are urged to budget accordingly as no additional funds will be provided in February.

Gold Star Peak, named in honor of the U.S. military's Gold Star families, has a new spin-off in the form of a limited edition beer benefiting a local non-profit.

Channel 2 Multimedia Journalist, Sean Maguire explains why for many the Annual festival's food takes center stage.

Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., doing business as Stefano Foods, is recalling approximately 24,048 pounds of pepperoni five cheese calzones that may be contaminated.

Love may be known as the international language but many will tell you few things bring people together like food.

Yeti Dogs, a local hot dog truck that parks at Kincaid Park for much of the summer, was just voted the top hot dog truck in mobile-cuisine.com's 2018 contest. Channel 2 photojournalist Mike Nederbrock visited the truck Thursday.

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, the main hunger alleviation program for the peninsula, collected more than 750,000 pounds of food in 2017.

The Anchorage Economic Development Corporation reports that the slow economy is impacting restaurants in town.

Alaska's marijuana control agency has expanded allegations against a Fairbanks marijuana edibles manufacturer, accusing it of selling moldy products among other violations.

The Anchorage Assembly will soon vote on a proposal to update the municipality’s food code and bring it up to the Federal Drug Administration’s standards.

The Alaska alcohol board was unable to decide whether Alaska's nine operating distilleries can continue to serve cocktails in their sampling rooms, which leaves existing procedures in place.

A chicken chile verde meal made by Luvo is being recalled. There have been no illnesses or adverse reactions from the product.

Grocery store experiences can be especially underwhelming when the produce has been carted all the way from the Lower 48 - which often requires nutrient-depleting, flavor-killing freezing of what's meant to be fresh food. Cue Arctic Harvest, an Alaska-based delivery service moving local produce from the farm to your home.

Expect your local grocery store to look a bit greener in the coming days.

Local barbecue master, Roscoe Wyche III started Roscoe's Catfish & Barbeque with his father in 1988 and now runs the business with his son.

Copper River Kings net high prices in Seattle.

House Bill 186 would allow restaurants, grocery stores and hotels to donate out dated food items to food banks and charities, without liability.

Fair trade certification for seafood products is on the rise in the U.S., where interest is growing in the story behind the fish and shellfish people eat.

Feast your eyes on a massive cinnamon roll from House of Bread, which is celebrating six years in business Saturday.

King crab is the king of gifts from Alaska, but coffee doesn't do so bad either.

Federal regulators earlier this week issued a recall of nearly 2 million pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products from an Oklahoma establishment because of possible undercooking.

More often than not, food from our Thanksgiving dinner doesn't get completely consumed. While some of that food makes for good leftovers, some inevitably gets thrown away.

On Monday, Nov. 21, the Food Bank of Alaska leads the community driven Anchorage Thanksgiving Blessing event, but it can only reach 3 in 5 local Alaskans in need.

Every year, billions of pounds of perfectly good food ends up in local landfills. Local organizations are combating that statistic, helping solve the national food waste crisis while feeding families at the same time.

Recalls have run rampant across the United States, Alaska included. But not to worry! You can check here to see if you have any recalled foods lurking in your pantry or kitchen.