The Root Cellar B-L is what you might call a crossover town cafe. Paper napkins, bare tables and a menu that promises "food you grew up with" all let you know that it aims to be a downhome kind of ...

One occasionally sees, cut into the side of a hill or lying flat next to a home's foundation, a door in that ground that leads to a drab, potato-colored wonderland of vegetable storage: a root cellar.

The signs of winter are upon us. The World Series is happening. The Nelchina caribou season is open. And yes, there is snow on the ground. Some areas even have enough for snowmachines. But are you ...