Alaskan. Writer. Editor. Mama. Cook. James Beard🏅🏅winner. Alaska food 📖: “The Whale and the Cupcake.” Find me at juliaomalley.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jomalley17.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jomalley17.bsky.social/post/3lwewfmiz6c2jThis week’s newsletter with all eyes on Anchorage: https://open.substack.com/pub/juliaomalley/p/anchorage-is-a-circus-this-lunch?r=nvmf7&utm_medium=ios14 Aug 2025 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:i2m2fxcv3efc6et7ntig667a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwewfmiz6c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jomalley17.bsky.social/post/3lw2uiykdbs2fGot to help out with this story — so curious how they’ll work out the logistics for this visit in the middle of tourist season. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/politics/trump-putin-alaska-reaction.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare10 Aug 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:i2m2fxcv3efc6et7ntig667a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw2uiykdbs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jomalley17.bsky.social/post/3lunszksos227Curious about my Alaska food newsletter? Here’s what subscribers are saying:23 Jul 2025 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:i2m2fxcv3efc6et7ntig667a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lunszksos227https://bsky.app/profile/jomalley17.bsky.social/post/3lunsy5dwzs27This week in the newsletter: Notes on SALMON, the women’s page in Alaska’s old newspapers, dry-brining for dinner, a new way to fillet, Thai Village, delicious tonics, gluten-free peach muffins, quick pickles, working women, local news and sourdough. https://juliaomalley.substack.com/p/i-found-anchorages-first-newspaper23 Jul 2025 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:i2m2fxcv3efc6et7ntig667a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lunsy5dwzs27https://bsky.app/profile/jomalley17.bsky.social/post/3ltsbpcy4ik2eIf you are grilling salmon tonight, make a little extra for breakfast. 🍳❤️ https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/food-drink/2025/07/10/turn-last-nights-salmon-leftovers-into-savory-hash-and-eggs-with-fresh-herbs-and-tabasco-cream/12 Jul 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:i2m2fxcv3efc6et7ntig667a/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltsbpcy4ik2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jomalley17.bsky.social/post/3lolzx3gvxk2zIn this week’s Alaska food newsletter: how to love Anchorage, Walmart's immaculate vibes, perfect avocados, the People's Carrs, the smoothest hummus, Tang ice cream, chicken cutlet, ordering Top Bop, "Feeding Ghosts,” peeping other people’s shopping carts. https://juliaomalley.substack.com/p/join-the-fall-in-love-with-anchorage07 May 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:i2m2fxcv3efc6et7ntig667a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolzx3gvxk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jomalley17.bsky.social/post/3lo3obwfyl22pThis fellow is such a treasure — a smart, helpful, highly valuable resource. https://www.ktoo.org/2025/04/29/alaska-could-lose-a-beloved-climate-communicator-if-noaa-cuts-happen/01 May 2025 06:22 +0000at://did:plc:i2m2fxcv3efc6et7ntig667a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo3obwfyl22phttps://bsky.app/profile/jomalley17.bsky.social/post/3lo3ayq6kds2cThis week, a word on meal trains — In Alaska, when our friends and neighbors grieve, we bring over loaves of bread and jars of soup and fillets of fish and backyard honey and, sometimes, we just set them on the porch. This is a custom here, in this dangerous place where everybody knows everybody. https://open.substack.com/pub/juliaomalley/p/in-alaska-when-my-neighbors-grieve?r=nvmf7&utm_medium=ios01 May 2025 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:i2m2fxcv3efc6et7ntig667a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo3ayq6kds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jomalley17.bsky.social/post/3lnvtswyrv225I had a lot of fun eating a messy halibut sandwich and talking about Alaska’s food culture with Pati Jinich last summer for her show “Pati Jinich Explores PanAmericana.” It airs tomorrow night on @alaskapublic at 8 p Alaska time or it can be streamed on the @pbs app. Here’s a clip! https://www.pbs.org/video/what-makes-alaska-alaska-with-author-julia-omalley-tnjke9/28 Apr 2025 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:i2m2fxcv3efc6et7ntig667a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnvtswyrv225https://bsky.app/profile/jomalley17.bsky.social/post/3lnqpmz7m7s2qSupport Alaska’s public radio and television stations! https://alaskapressclub.com/from-the-board-public-media-needs-public-investment/26 Apr 2025 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:i2m2fxcv3efc6et7ntig667a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnqpmz7m7s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jomalley17.bsky.social/post/3lnj24as56k2zIn this week’s newsletter: Taking a clear-eyed view of the possibility of tariffs and a potential Canadian toll on top of inflation in a place with some of the most expensive groceries in the country, I made a shopping list for your Alaska pantry. https://open.substack.com/pub/juliaomalley/p/heres-a-tariff-times-shopping-list?r=nvmf7&utm_medium=ios23 Apr 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:i2m2fxcv3efc6et7ntig667a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnj24as56k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jomalley17.bsky.social/post/3lmxfxbpscc2kIn this week’s newsletter: Anchorage’s crispiest hash browns, not waiting for breakfast, Wild Scoops’ latest pie and other local food notes. (Plus: I’m trying to get to 1000 subscribers!) https://juliaomalley.substack.com/p/anchorages-best-diner-hash-browns16 Apr 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:i2m2fxcv3efc6et7ntig667a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxfxbpscc2k