JIM WELLER (1:123/140) wrote to STEVEN HORN at 00:53 on 18 Aug 2004:

 JW> A trifle more than a comparable place in Montreal or Ottawa.
 JW> Appetizer courses in the $15-20 range, the most expensive being a
 JW> superb duck foie gras with an onion marmalade for $25. Main courses
 JW> in the $32 to $40 range with selections like elk roulades stuffed
 JW> with cranberries and pecans. They do a lot of northern country
 JW> meats like char, pickerel, bison, muskox and caribou using classic
 JW> French methods, with liberal use of fresh herbs (the chef has an
 JW> amazing garden of his own and a good air connection to some
 JW> wonderful southern suppliers.) The wine cellar is outstanding and
 JW> runs the gamut from some obscure and cheap but tasty Chilean and
 JW> Spanish reds to some of the great Bordeaux.

Do you guys have a good abbatoir readily at hand?  Country meats are not
easy to get here at all.

As for prices, you guys seem to be ready to pay more than we do or you're
forced to.  When I stopped in at the liquor store, I was appalled at some
of the markups -- $33 for a bottle of rum we consider expensive at $23.

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven.horn{at}gmail.com)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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