An Alaska Life

Adventures in food and life in Alaska with Julia O'Malley.

By Julia O’Malley

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Tourist-free patios and other hot tips for dining al fresco in Anchorage

Notes on: wines for sitting on the lawn, gritty-gorgeous Anchorage patios, salmon wraps, cherries + burrata, papaya salad, rhubarb tiramisu, the…

Jun 17 • Julia O’Malley

In June, in Alaska, anything can happen

Notes on: how everything might go better than you expect, lilacs, dip nets, neighbors, grass, rhubarb pie, perfectly grilled Copper River reds

Jun 8 • Julia O’Malley

This newsletter smokes, eats pasta and drinks Miller Lite 🚬🍝🍺

Notes on: my favorite restaurants in New York, guilty pleasures, butt-lifting leggings, trying not to die, green lasagna, toasted milk powder

Jun 1 • Julia O’Malley

9 tasty, fibermaxxing recipes for thrifty leguminati 🫘

Notes on: cigarette vending machines, Rancho Gordo, creamy hummus, cajun white beans, supporting the East High band, farmers' markets, becoming a…

May 20 • Julia O’Malley

Why doesn't anyone want their mother's set of china?

Notes on: the NEW Villa Nova, sourdough brownies, spicy cold noodles with pork, salmon in parchment, Crow's Nest table-side bananas foster, shorts

May 15 • Julia O’Malley

Five quick Costco dinners + wines to get you through "Maycember"

Notes on: eating and drinking with a single trip to Costco, farewells to Crossroads Lounge, how produce is good again, and a solid South happy hour

May 6 • Julia O’Malley

Write with me on Yukon Island

Want to super-charge your creative mind and detox from tech with a no-pressure writing retreat on a beautiful island?

Apr 23 • Julia O’Malley

Restaurants and weed shops are reimagining Anchorage. I'm here for it.

Notes on: urban renewal, green goddess chicken, mandarin fennel salad, fridge cigarettes, a Ding Dong cake, the kimchirito, lost Irish rolls, cinema…

Apr 22 • Julia O’Malley

Why fried chicken is the best thing to bring to a potluck 🍗

Notes on: a Matt Komatsu guest essay, buttered toast cookies, dirty martini salad, how bagel shops are 🔥, the Big Jack, Mike Gordon, Snoop's Costco…

Apr 15 • Julia O’Malley and Matthew Komatsu

When April snowflakes drag you down, trust fall into the city

Notes on: slow change, green lasagna, crocuses, nuoc cham noodle salad, Alaskanicoise, tire change-over, radicchio, Rebel Fest, ranch pickles

Apr 9 • Julia O’Malley

An open letter to the neighbor who keeps putting my trash can behind my car

Notes on: what matters, funeral potatoes, bunny baked goods, Turkish breakfast, El Green-Go's, buffalo cauliflower, matzah, mix tapes, lamb cakes

Apr 2 • Julia O’Malley

How do we stop quietly wasting frozen salmon?

Notes on: frozen salmon in spring, Salmon Sister's curry soup, bike blessings at Guido's, the Sake Expo, a Wasilla boba spot, "High Fidelity," olive oil…

Mar 25 • Julia O’Malley

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An Alaska Life

Adventures in food and life in Alaska with Julia O'Malley.