Alyeska, Bear Tooth Theatrepub
I got in a couple of quintessential anchorage experiences today-- alpine skiing at Alyeska and dinner and a movie at the Bear Tooth Theatrepub. (I'm not sure why they call it a theatre instead of a theater-- maybe someone reading knows?) Alpine skiing with Becca & Galen was fantastic; it's nice to reassure myself once in awhile that I still know how to carve. Furthermore, in the morning there was a nice sun halo through the clouds. This is not a picture of the sun halo. This is someone else's picture of a different sun halo:
Halo and all, the day at Alyeska was somewhat overshadowed by my first trip to the Bear Tooth. The Bear Tooth is a unique experience. There's a theater (not being British I feel obliged to use the conventional spelling) but it's also part restaurant so you can order your food and then they serve it to you during the movie. The seats in the theater have small tables in front of them. The food is simple but good, burritos and pizza, so it's easy to eat in the dark. And it's cheap-- $3 for the movie ticket and $8-10 for dinner. And the laid back atmosphere seems to invite more audience interaction with the film. It's really ingenious and I'm surprised I haven't run into the idea before.
Halo and all, the day at Alyeska was somewhat overshadowed by my first trip to the Bear Tooth. The Bear Tooth is a unique experience. There's a theater (not being British I feel obliged to use the conventional spelling) but it's also part restaurant so you can order your food and then they serve it to you during the movie. The seats in the theater have small tables in front of them. The food is simple but good, burritos and pizza, so it's easy to eat in the dark. And it's cheap-- $3 for the movie ticket and $8-10 for dinner. And the laid back atmosphere seems to invite more audience interaction with the film. It's really ingenious and I'm surprised I haven't run into the idea before.
posted by LAV at 20:15
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If you had taken French instead of Spanish (although I realize that Spanish is the in language of the moment in the U.S.) you would know that théatre was the word before it moved over to the U.S. and became theater.
The guys that started the Moose's Tooth and Bear Tooth got their brewpub-food serving theatre/theater idea from your neck of the woods (sort of) ... Seattle, WA. They figured Anchorage could use one of these places. And they were right. The Bear Tooth has great food and the price is right. Glad to see you are finally getting out and seeing Anchorage!!! I bet 'Koots is your next stop!! :-)
Have you been to New Zealand to go skiing? In Wanaka there is a theater like the one you describe; I don't remember the name. They also had board games (scrabble and monopoly!) if you didn't want to pay to watch a movie. Another Colby skier and I went there pretty much every night to eat a giant piece of mud pie (or some kiwi variation on that theme) and play scrabble.
anon- thanks for the background. Don't worry koots is on the list... but that outing probably won't make it onto the blog.
Alex- Ah ha! so that's why you're so ridiculously good at scrabble.
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