My friend Julia O’Malley introduced me to one of the coolest chefs in town–Dave Thorne. He’s a traveling chef who’s toured the country with artists like Jack Johnson and Neil Young. At the end of August he’ll cook for Stevie Wonder. Dave is a local guy who graduated from East High School and King Career Center in Anchorage. He’s super into locally grown and supplies many of the restaurants in town with produce from the Valley, which he delivers almost all summer. I meet him at Bear Tooth Grill this week when he was dropping off tomatoes and cucumbers to talk about his two businesses: Delicous Dave and AK Root Sellers. Dave has seen a lot of this country. He focuses his meals on what’s available locally. Sometimes that means oysters or lamb from the west coast, or peppers and fruits from the south. In Anchorage, Dave is a mission to get more restaurants to add Valley produce into their menus, which he says can really improve the quality of the food.
“I see them eating, they’re taking a bite, seeing their face light-up. They’re like, ‘wow lettuce has flavor, cucumbers have flavors.’” Dave said while talking about trying local foods.
Courtesy:Dave Thorne
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This is great! Do you have a link to the KTUU coverage?