Today, as I was working, I turned the station, and saw that the "Top Chef" would be venturing on a cruise. So of course, I immediately wanted to stay with watching this.
Next, I soon discover, they are in Alaska ! Yippy ! Double want to see the show ! Right off, I recognized a Holland America ship and a local outside restaurant near by, in Juneau !
The chef's had to prepare a dish for a Salmon Bake. Wouldn't I have loved to have been one of the participants, with an opportunity, to have been in Alaska, at that salmon bake, to have tried those dishes ! Would love to see, Salmon Bakes in Alaska, put a little more flare in their dishes !
Salmon bake is not at all, a choice of mine, when I go to Alaska. The reasons being:
1. Salmon is served on the ship; I have even had it from an ouside grill on deck - Yum. To me, that's the best way.
2. Cause the whole tour is only about 2 hours long; by the time you ride out there and back; then eat; the show, if any, usually has to be done while you eat. I would love them better, if they were about 5 hours long. First, enjoy time around a fire, that maybe include some singing or a show; then later, watch the salmon being prepared, along with tips on cooking salmon; then the meal; and then another show or time on your own after. That would be my ideal Salmon Bake; otherwise, I do not choose this option when in Alaska.
3. There is so much to do in Alaska (Ex. Juneau - Mendenhall Glacier and Whale watching and go to the Red Dog Saloon), that if you take the time, to do a salmon bake, you are going to miss out on so many other choices. Usually, the Salmon Bake is in the day; so it's not like it's an evening of entertainment and dining. There is so much to do in Alaska. Maybe if you have been as many times as I have (12), maybe it's time to take in a Salmon Bake, if there's nothing else left to try out !
But don't listen to me. If you have always wanted to do a salmon bake, while in Alaska, you should not miss out on the opportunity, or you may come home disappointed, that you did not try ! And remember, a salmon bake is great for an activity that is less straining and stressful, so it may be, just the right tour for you !
