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Recipe: Black Bean Chili with Alaskan Smoked Porter

Recipe: Black Bean Chili with Alaskan Smoked Porter

| January 4, 2015 | 2 Comments

Well, yesterday I worked myself into a serious jones for chili while writing about Alaskan Brewing Company.  Enjoy this standard recipe from our house for a smoky-spicy vegetarian-or-not chili. (Can be doubled, and you’ll thank yourself if you freeze a batch for later) 2 T olive oil 1 large yellow onion, peeled and chopped 1 […]

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Does Your Favorite Brewery Turn Out More Than Just Liquid Deliciousness?

Does Your Favorite Brewery Turn Out More Than Just Liquid Deliciousness?

| February 3, 2014 | 0 Comments

On Wednesday of this week, we will have a HIGH temperature of five degrees Fahrenheit here at Chez GH.  An Arctic blast that everyone I know – husband, dogs, friends, family – will hate.  Juneau, Alaska will have a high of 23, downright balmy by comparison. To celebrate being trapped in the house, cleaning up […]

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Restaurant Review: How do we get more restaurants like Lucky Pie?

Restaurant Review: How do we get more restaurants like Lucky Pie?

| May 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

I didn’t think I could top breakfast at Snooze (at least not in the same weekend) but as it happens, I stumbled over Lucky Pie Pizza and Tap House in Denver yesterday, and now I’m ready to move in right above them. Okay, I’d settle for walking distance. We’d been craving pizza and good beer, […]

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You too might be a green hedonist if…

You too might be a green hedonist if…

| February 2, 2012 | 0 Comments

…you’ve considered composting your wine corks …you ask your server whether the escargot are free-range …your push mower has an insulated cup holder …your camping kit includes a champagne service …you ask the Jaguar dealer if “this thing can run on biofuel?” …you bemoan the fact that there are no in-car compost bins …you have […]

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