The Whale and the Cupcake loukoumades Petersen makes the case for

Petersen makes the case for cooking with rhubarb all year round

and the small-town grad who worked his way up in the Saskatoon restaurant world

which was published internationally including in the Saturday Evening Post

small plots

this collection is a commemoration of the intricate community

The Whale and the Cupcake loukoumades Petersen makes the case forA unique and fascinating cookbook that examines the relationships between food, culture, and place in Alaska. From fish and fiddleheads to salmonberries and Spam, Alaskan cuisine spans the two extremes of locally abundant wild foods and shelf stable ingredients produced thousands of miles away. As immigration shapes Anchorage into one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the country, Alaskas changing food culture continues to reflect the tension