Dining: Jack Sprat: Girdwood eatery.

AuthorAnderson, Tasha
PositionALASKA THIS MONTH

For those feeling the stifling effects of winter, a flesh and imaginative meal in just a short drive away in Girdwood. Jack Sprat, an eatery locally owned by Frans and Jennifer Weits, makes a point of sourcing local, sustainable produce and meats. "We change our menu seasonally--so there are always new things," Frans Weits says.

The Weits' founded the restaurant in 2001, in the first year after moving north from Michigan. "I came up to Alaska thinking there wasn't one of everything yet, so there's good opportunities to try and start a business," Frans says.

The name and concept were Jennifer's, he added, saying she "always thought Jack Sprat was a good name for a restaurant because you could say fat and lean, just like the rhyme. And we both always thought that was lacking in the restaurant world, you either had to go to a place that was all...

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