Tickets are available at the KPTMC office
Tickets $50 each; Tables $400
Friday, February 10, 2012
6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

Today’s featured vendor for The Taste of The Kenai:

Homer Brewing Company

Homer Brewing Company began by the inspiration of the renaissance of beer throughout the U.S. and the will to carve out a livelihood in Homer. Brought together through the original homebrew cooperative, the Q & Q Guild, Steve McCasland, Lasse Holmes & Karen Berger combined their talents and love of beer to create the Kenai Peninsula’s first brewery. Homer Brewing Company,  open since September 21, 1996 brewing Fresh Traditional Country Ales.

“Open every day with the exception of a few high holidays, you can find us here beginning at noon. Hours vary slightly by season, but you can bet on noon-5, seven days a week. We don’t give tours like you would find in a large brewery, but when you walk in the door, you will find yourself ‘on tour’”. Our beers are sold in growlers from the brewery and available on tap locally in Homer’s fine eating and drinking establishments.

The brewhouse is open to see the workings of the brewers as you select your beer or shop around the retail area. They are always happy to answer any questions you have about the process or general local information.

Tickets are available at the KPTMC office
Tickets $50 each; Tables $400
Friday, February 10, 2012
6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

Today’s featured vendor for The Taste of The Kenai:

Jersey Subs

Tickets are available at the KPTMC office
Tickets $50 each; Tables $400
Friday, February 10, 2012
6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

Today’s featured vendor for The Taste of The Kenai:

Kenai River Brewing Company

Kenai River Brewing Company, a microbrewery, has been operating in the heart of Soldotna, Alaska for 5 years.  We feature 10 different styles of beer on tap all year.  We are excited to offer our beer in cans, look for Skilak Scottish and Sunken Island IPA throughout Alaska.  Why can craft beer?  Cans are actually the best package to keep beer fresh, protecting it from light and oxygen.  Aluminum is the most recycled container in the world.  Recycling aluminum cans saves 95 percent of the energy used to make aluminum cans.  Cans are cool, lightweight, easy to carry, and unbreakable.  With the active lifestyle of Alaskans, canned craft beer just makes sense.  In addition to cans we offer pints on premise, growlers, party pigs (2.25 gallons) and 5-gallon kegs to go.  Stop by and get some fresh brewed beer to complete the adventures in your life.

Tickets are available at the KPTMC office
Tickets $50 each; Tables $400
Friday, February 10, 2012
6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

Today’s featured vendor for The Taste of The Kenai:

Chautauqua’s Alaska Supper Club

WELCOME To Alaska’s Finest…
aksupperclub in The Great House Lodge on Chautauqua’s grounds
Located on the Kenai Peninsula, are 12 wild beautiful acres known as Chautauqua, near the small quaint town of Ninilchik. Nestled in among the wild flowers and alders is the Great House Lodge, showcasing, aksupperclub. Where you will find magnificent views of the Cook Inlet and the comfort of Alaskan hospitality at its best.

We invite you to an evening of unique dining in a friendly and comfortable surroundings in our aksupperclub. Come, relax in our very comfortable family style, 12 seat dining area. Enjoy the breath taking views while taking pleasure in our 4 course gourmet meals. Each course is paired with wine which is optional. The menus are seasonal, and meals are finalized hours before dining time to bring you the freshest ingredients.

Make an evening of it and spend the night in one of our beautiful guest rooms. With each visit to Chautauqua, you will delight in the great amenities showcasing the exceptional service we are proud to have here for each and every one of our guests.  The Great House Lodge is also available for weddings, banquets, board meetings, retreats and any other occasion you may have. For reservations and assistance please call 907-299-0984 and Bon Appetit!

Tickets are available at the KPTMC office
Tickets $50 each; Tables $400
Friday, February 10, 2012
6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

Today’s featured vendor for The Taste of The Kenai:

Array of Sweet and Savory

Array of Sweet and Savory is a mobile kitchen coming to The Kenai, based in Sterling. Family ran with all of your family meals and events in mind. Bringing families back together at the table.

The sweet side of the business is an array of candies with exciting new fudges, elegant candies, beautiful cakes and fun cupcakes. They are also bringing back some old favorites including candies you haven’t seen since childhood.

On the savory side, you will find good healthy home cooked meals full of flavor and variety.

Learn more by contacting Barb Rea at 907.260.3930 or email SweetSavoryAK@gmail.com

Tickets are available at the KPTMC office
Tickets $50 each; Tables $400
Friday, February 10, 2012
6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

Today’s featured vendor for The Taste of The Kenai:

Peninsula Processing and Smokehouse

Your friends at the Kenai Peninsula Processing & Smokehouse know the sense of pride you feel, after working hard day and night during Dip-net Season, when you finally land your catch!

Now your next move is to find the right processor to entrust your prize to.

Kenai Peninsula Processing takes pride in being a USDA and HAACP Inspected and Certified facility.  We employ top professionals who customize your very own catch by cutting and/or smoking your prize to your personal specifications. We then vacuum pack and freeze, carefully preserving it with 100% NATURAL ingredients.

You can drop off your prize fish with peace of mind knowing that Kenai Peninsula Processing & Smokehouse works diligently preserving, filleting, smoking, packing and shipping YOUR CATCH, not someone else’s, making that trophy Halibut or giant King Salmon into great gifts or delicious dinners at home.

Once packed and ready we ship FedEx anywhere in the United States and are currently the only processor shipping perishables successfully into Canada.  You can be assured that all items will arrive in pristine condition and ready to be enjoyed at dinners or on special occasions where you can enthusiastically share your proud fish story.

Peninsula Processing and Great Alaska Seafood is proud to have a local expert, Ashleigh Vail, as their General Manager.  Ashleigh has been in the seafood industry for over 10 years and provides her expert and exceptional knowledge, background, and skill. Ashleigh’s expertise and resourcefulness helps clients, locally and nationwide, to choose seafood that is the freshest and available NOW!

If you are not a fisherman but looking for superior quality seafood with exceptional taste and flavor you can visit our website at www.GreatAlaskaSeafood.com. For a mouth-watering dinner at your next special event, select any our items. They are all 100% guaranteed to impress and satisfy even the most finicky gourmet connoisseur.  All of our premier Customer Service staff can answer any of your questions and offer suggestions.

Make Kenai Peninsula Processing & Smokehouse your one-stop shop for all of your custom processing wishes and seafood desires.

Tickets are available at the KPTMC office
Tickets $50 each; Tables $400
Friday, February 10, 2012
6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

Today’s featured vendor for The Taste of The Kenai:

C Cups Specialty Coffees

Established June 17, 2011, C~Cups Specialty Coffees brings an intrinsic and artistic flair to the Kenai Peninsula. Emanating artists from all over Alaska, the coffee shop quaintly represents the community. Using the Made In Alaska Product, Raven’s Brew Coffee, C~Cups Specialty Coffees thoughtfully aspired their drinks after Alaska’s beauty and pride.

A few of C~Cups Specialty Coffees innovative drinks include:

• The Kenai King – Just like our fish, strong and tasty! Made with Toddy coffee and 2 or 4 shots of fine Blend Espresso.
• The Brown Bear Freeze (named after our local Brown Bears Hockey Team) – Fine Blend Espresso and chocolate blended, topped with whipped cream, Delicious!
• The Studded Tire – C~Cups Specialty! Toddy Coffee served over Ice!
• The Girdwood – Release your inner tree hugger with our traditional Soy Latte flavored your way!
• The Polar Plunge – Fine blend Espresso and white chocolate blended over ice, topped with whipped Cream!

Amy Jackman, owner of C~Cups Specialty Coffees, spent an extensive 40 hours learning from the 2008 Italian Cup Tasting Champion on how to construct a True Italian Coffee. Amy then spends one-on-one time with each barista teaching them the art and techniques that make C~Cups Specialty Coffees a unique and favorable coffee shop.

“The base for all coffee drinks is having Perfect Espresso.”

Catering to those who perceive themselves as coffee connoisseur’s or “Coffee Snobs”, C~Cups is growing more and more popular to people who genuinely enjoy good coffee. C~Cups Specialty Coffees believes “A person should be able to Enjoy ALL the ingredients of an Espresso drink without tasting an overwhelming sense of Bitterness or Burn, relying solely on the additives to make an enjoyable drink”.

“Real Espresso should be tasted and savored, not masked by heavy syrup and flavoring.”

C~Cups Specialty Coffee’s particular niche in the coffee market is exemplified by the exclusive use of Raven’s Brew coffee. The Made In Alaska, organic whole bean coffee complements the craft of C~Cups Espresso with the Raven’s Brew Resurrection blend; The Toddy Coffee with Raven’s Brew Deadman’s Reach and the drip coffee with Raven’s Brew Three Peckered Billy Goat.

C ~ Cups Specialty Coffees is so much more than great coffee. Every barista is passionate about espresso and coffee and relishes in the opportunity to educate our customers so that they may have the most enjoyable coffee experience short of traveling to Italy.
Stop by C ~ Cups Specialty Coffees and see for yourself what we are about………
Art, Humor, Life, Passion and Friendship.

Viva Coffee ~

Tickets are available at the KPTMC office
Tickets $50 each; Tables $400
Friday, February 10, 2012
6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

Today’s featured vendor for The Taste of The Kenai:

Bear Creek Winery

Bear Creek Winery offers a unique experience, with a special blend of elegance and hometown hospitality. We invite guests to visit the wine tasting room, tour the facility, walk the gardens and take in the breathtaking views of Kachemak Bay.

Our award-winning country wines are made from local fruits and berries such as raspberries, rhubarb, and blueberries. Every bottle is hand crafted and our twenty unique varietals ensure there is a wine for every occasion.

The winery also offers high-end lodging for those visitors looking for a relaxing and romantic getaway.  Bear Creek Winery Suites are luxurious, elegant rooms. Come unwind in the extravagant cedar hot tub or steam bath. Play a round of horseshoes and sit by the fire while enjoying the waterfall sounds with a glass of wine.

Tickets are available at the KPTMC office
Tickets $50 each; Tables $400
Friday, February 10, 2012
6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

This weeks featured vendor for The Taste of The Kenai:

St. Elias Brewing Company

Established in 2007, St. Elias Brewing Company specializes in handcrafting innovative, high quality, world class beers.  Our beers match the personality of our business, fun and lively, yet historic and eclectic. Brewing on a 7 barrel brewhouse, we promise our product will arrive fresh in your glass, as beer was intended. Why should your beer travel across the country to your glass, when you can get one fresh from across the room? At St. Elias we offer a full menu of rustic, traditional Neapolitan style pizzas and sandwiches, an assortment of unique gourmet salads and desserts. We know that once you’ve discovered St. Elias, you’ve discovered Alaska.

Tickets are available at the KPTMC office
Tickets $50 each; Tables $400
Friday, February 10, 2012
6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

This weeks featured vendor for The Taste of The Kenai:

Mugz Cafe

Mugz Café first opened its doors in Soldotna’s Blazy Mall in 2007 as Mugz Coffee Lounge. Since the new owner, Greg Swank, took over in April of 2011, more than the name has changed; the menu has been completely revamped as well! While they still serve your favorite coffee and espresso drinks, Mugz now offers a variety of unique deli-style creations.

Everything at Mugz Café is prepared by the world-famous “Byron-Mc-B” and Greg himself, who has more than 35 years of experience as a chef. Together the duo delivers a wide assortment of mouth-watering creations made from the finest ingredients available.

From their Homemade Sauerkraut to their Honey Must, Dill, Pumpkin and Guinness Stout Rye breads, the attention to quality and detail is apparent in all items on the Mugz Café menu.

So if you’re looking for a break from the usual burger and bun, treat yourself to lunch in Mugz Café’s cozy dining area. We suggest the Wasabi Beef wrap, Turkey Cranberry sandwich or the Thai Chicken salad!

For more information, or to place your to-go order, call 260-9113