With the opening of the Copper River wild salmon fishery less than a week away, restaurants in Seattle and Anchorage plan entrée specials and fish mongers' phones are ringing steadily with buyers wanting a taste of those succulent fish.
Alaska Airlines plans to roll out the red carpet on the morning of May 17 in Seattle as a pilot carries a large king salmon from Ocean Beauty Seafoods to chefs who will compete on the tarmac in the Copper Chef Cookoff, with the grand prize being a two-day trip to Cordova, complete with lots of sightseeing.
In Anchorage, Copper River Seafoods plans to welcome first of the season king and sockeye salmon on the day of the first opener, May 16, with a first fish event at the Bridge Seafood Restaurant.
"Copper River salmon is quite a phenomenon down in Seattle," says Jon Rowley, a restaurant and seafood consultant who ought to know. "It's more than a food. It's become a thing in the culture."
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