Kitchen Science Alaska

Duration

2.5 Hours

About

Meet local Alaskans and understand why everything about food is different in the 49th state. This unique and personal experience will also give you the skills to bring your Alaskan food favorites home while creating memories of life in the Last Frontier.

The Chef and Owner of the Historic Skagway Inn and Alaska House Restaurant, located on the notorious Gold Rush era ""Paradise Alley"", share how successful food preservation techniques from the time of the Gold Rush are still useful today and show you modern cooking skills - an artful blend of the old and new.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at organic gardening in the Inn's kitchen garden. Understand the science that transforms garden and seafood items into delicious meals. Uncover the local secrets of Alaskan organic gardening and how to prepare, cook and preserve local food favorites. 

Our chef shows you the tips and tricks of professional knife skills, and teaches you to be an expert in selecting and using the best knives. His insights for cooking and preparing food are easy to apply in your own kitchen.

You will learn how to smoke Alaskan halibut or salmon, learn how the sun and temperature affect greens grown in our Northern Garden and peek into making sourdough bread as part of the Alaska food story.

After all this learning you will enjoy an individually served tasting of smoked Alaska fish, pickled vegetables from the garden, sourdough bread and finish up by making (and eating) home-made ice cream.

More info

The tour begins at the Historic Skagway Inn Lobby, located at 7th & Broadway, just past the US Post Office.  Please arrive at least 10 minutes early to check in for the tour. We will be outside for about 15 minutes in the garden.

While there is very little walking, and the surface is flat, the garden paths are gravel or wood chipped, making wheeled vehicle travel next to impossible.  This said...we are able to accommodate wheelchairs and walkers in the garden, by providing the guest with a radio receiver, so they can watch from a distance and listen to the commentary.  There is one step between the garden and cooking demonstration. The kitchen demonstration is inside.

What to bring

During May, June and September dress warmly, bring a waterproof windbreaker or raincoat.  In case of rain, we provide umbrellas.