$5,000 –the rough amount that Chef Travis Kukull spent on the Gourmet Brewers’ Dinner. He spent around $540 on jams, $1,100 on beef cheeks and $1,100 on cheese. Kukull bought a lot of little blocks of gjetost cheese, worth over $500, from Whitehorse, which he drove to pick up. The dinner featured appetizers as well as five courses. Kukull said he worked 100 hours last week, with his staff all working full time. This…

Lizzy Hahn is a reporter and photographer from Nome. She has worked in newsrooms across Alaska including the Anchorage Daily News, Nome Nugget and UAF Sun Star.