News – Barnacle Foods

Blog ·Dec 04, 2018

Eat, Drink & Be Merry

United Airlines in-flight coast-to-coast guide to the delicious regional American foods and drinks that should be on every holiday wishlist! Read more.

Oct 30, 2017

You Probably Weren't Expecting Kelp to Taste Like This

Would you swap out your favorite salsa for one made with kelp? An Alaska couple thinks you really should consider it. Matt Kern and Lia Heifetz are the masterminds behind Barnacle Foods, a new company based out of the state capital, Juneau. Both dedicated foragers and...

Oct 03, 2017

Juneau Offers a Foodie’s Paradise Amid Alaska’s Cloistered Capital City

The city of Juneau, Alaska’s capital, may be the most cloistered town in America. Conceived as a port for gold mining in the 1880s, the small enclave of Russian and American newcomers, plus the natives of the region, was built upon...

Aug 16, 2017

Will Americans Ever Become Ethical Buyers? This State is Betting on it.

Nestled among the remote, mountainous islands surrounding Juneau, Lia Heifetz and Matt Kern have created a “coast-to-kitchen” company called Barnacle that creates pickles and salsa blends out of Alaskan kelp. And from the waters of Silver Bay in remote Sitka,...

Jul 31, 2017

Harvesting Alaska: Southeast couple turns kelp into cash

The shores of southeast Alaska are full of food. Fishing is a major industry in the state capital, but when Matt Kern and Lia Heifetz, of Barnacle foods, go out on the water, it’s for a different kind of catch. The company...