From Friday’s Gourmet Brewers’ Dinner to Saturday’s Slammin’ Salmon run, last weekend’s Southeast Alaska State Fair 22nd Annual Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival had residents and visitors raving about the success of the two-day event.

Fair director Jessica Edwards reported “excellent feedback” about Friday’s dinner, especially chef Travis Kukull’s Waygu zabuton steak. The steak was so tender – zabuton means “cushion” in Japanese – Edwards told a guest requesting a steak knife…