Yukon Food & Drink
Yukon Food & Drink Feature Stories
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Issue: 2018-04-18, PHOTO: Kylie Campbell
In search of the perfect poutine
September 26, 2016 – the day I arrived in Canada with wide eyes, little money, my entire life fitting into a single rucksack, but happy to be back to an English-speaking country for the first time in two years... more
Apr. 18, 2018
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Issue: 2018-03-28, PHOTO: Pixabay
Almost everybody likes jerky
People who don’t like jerky are really in the minority. In some cases it is the result of trying someone’s product that is totally unchewable or so spicy that the only flavour is the spice, not the meat. more
Mar. 28, 2018
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Issue: 2018-03-28, PHOTO: Kylie Campbell
Craft cocktails
Skagway Spirits Distillery officially opened last June 22 in Skagway, Alaska offering its customers a family-run experience tasting vodka and gin. However, proposed changes to liquor regulations led to some required adaptations to how the... more
Mar. 28, 2018
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Issue: 2018-03-07, PHOTO: Pixabay
What can we do with all this burger?
Ground meat is certainly one of the results of just about any successful hunt and this includes birds. With a little thought, there are a number of ways to use burger besides simple, but great tasting, hamburgers. Grinding your own meat saves a... more
Mar. 07, 2018
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Issue: 2018-01-24, PHOTO: Sydney Oland
A wild and wonderful night
This weekend the Yukon Fish and Game Association (YFGA) is hosting their annual Wild Game Banquet at the High Country Inn. The event will include the usual camaraderie as well as the awards from the Big Bull Night, which took place in November, a... more
Jan. 24, 2018
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Issue: 2017-12-20, PHOTO: Danny Macdonald
Hot Dickens Cider
The holiday season ushers in all kinds of warming specialty drinks to cozy up with around the house. This Hot Dickens Cider is named after A Christmas Carol author Charles Dickens. I have no idea why, as it’s a variant of the original recipe... more
Dec. 20, 2017
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Issue: 2017-12-20, PHOTO: thepinkpeppercorn on Foter.com
Yukon Share: Harvested gamemeat sharing program
After a few years of effort trying to put this plan together, the Yukon is now up and running with a “Hunters For The Hungry” type of meat sharing program. “Hunters For The Hungry” is in place in all 50 states in the United States and a similar... more
Dec. 20, 2017
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Issue: 2017-12-13, PHOTO: Sydney Oland
A new craft beer in town
There’s a new brewery opening in the Mount Sima area. Deep Dark Wood Brewing is hoping to be open and available to the public around Christmas. Owner and operator Matt Waugh will be producing sour beers using open casks and wild yeasts... more
Dec. 13, 2017
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Issue: 2017-10-11, PHOTO: TKS Photography & Design
Wines With a Cause
Wine-lovers will descend on the High Country Convention Centre on Thursday, October 19, for the 26th edition of the Rendezvous Rotary Wine Festival. These grape connoisseurs will have over 200 wines available for sampling and tasting. Those lucky... more
Oct. 11, 2017
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Issue: 2017-10-11, PHOTO: Yukon Beer Festival/Mark Kelly
Yukon’s version of Oktoberfest
The Yukon Beer Festival is returning for its fifth year on October 13 and 14, with proceeds benefitting the Boys and Girls Club of Whitehorse. Local beer aficionados will be able to taste beer from more than a dozen brewers and distributors... more
Oct. 11, 2017
