Yukon Food & Drink
Yukon Food & Drink Feature Stories
-
Sydney Keddy
Weeknight crepes
Crepes make a great light dinner. They are somewhere between a ‘breakfast for dinner’ type meal and making dessert the star of the show. Jam is generally my go-to with these simple crepes, but you could fill them will all sorts of savoury bits. Read more
Oct. 09, 2019
-
Issue: 2019-05-08, PHOTO: WUY File Photo / Adam Malis
Food security in the North
What was the last conversation you had with your best friend? If there is one topic that people like to talk about it, it is food. We talk about what we had for lunch or dinner. We talk about recipes and how to cook certain foods. We talk about... Read more
May 08, 2019
-
Issue: 2019-03-27, PHOTO: courtesy of Atlin Mountain Roasters
Atlin coffee is burning up the market
Having a wood-fired coffee roaster is more than just a gimmick—it’s good business sense for Philippe and Leandra Brient, co-owners of Atlin Mountain Coffee Roasters. Sure, it fits with the idea people have of Northerners, all woodstoves and plaid... Read more
Mar. 27, 2019
-
Issue: 2019-03-20, PHOTO: courtesy of Two Brewers
Raise your glass
Since launching Yukon Brewing, Alan Hansen and Bob Baxter have proven that they know their beer. With the success of Two Brewers whisky over the past few years, they’ve demonstrated to the Canadian marketplace that they know their liquor as well... Read more
Mar. 20, 2019
-
Issue: 2018-12-19, PHOTO: Pixabay
The cooking fire ...
A lot of folks who are new to camping would rather use one of the new(er) camp stoves that will simmer or rage and that also have an electronic igniter, so you don’t even need a match to get it going. They run on cans of butane or propane, or... Read more
Dec. 19, 2018
-
Issue: 2018-10-17, PHOTO: Kim Melton
Batten down the hatches
I feel tumbled up against the advance of winter. All summer, the sun pulled me on with the force of a tearaway sled dog and, when the days shortened into fall, it was as if she slowed suddenly to sniff out a piece of news and I hurtled into her... Read more
Oct. 17, 2018
-
Issue: 2018-09-05, PHOTO: Kim Melton
Let the harvest begin
A couple of weeks ago, I was stayed in my tracks as I was strolling by one of our apple shelters. They’re coming, my nose told me as the fragrance of ripe fruit wafted out of the open door. I poked my head in. As luck would have it, beneath the... Read more
Sep. 05, 2018
-
Issue: 2018-05-30, PHOTO: Kim Melton
The Yukon landscape
I used to focus solely on edible plants, wild or cultivated. The only flowers, trees and shrubs that interested me were those that could contribute to a meal. If they looked nice—bonus. When my partner, John, began introducing me to the... Read more
May 30, 2018
-
Issue: 2018-05-23, PHOTO: courtesy of the Fireweed Community Market Society
Locally grown, raised, harvested, crafted …
The Fireweed Community Market launched the 2018 season on Thursday May 17 at Shipyards Park. The long-running community farmers market has grown over the years into a destination event each week, as a multitude of local farmers, vendors and... Read more
May 23, 2018
-
Issue: 2018-05-02, PHOTO: Kim Melton
Those Bloomin’ Apples
The tarps and burlap have come off of our tender apple trees, the snow is gone and the ground is drying up. Now we just have to wait for the magic to happen and the fruit to grow, right? Well maybe... Read more
May 02, 2018
