Field-and-forest-to-table ingredients are the bread and butter of Chef Mike Rakun's scratch kitchen. 1:05 pm, Apr. 21, 2021 × Mike Rakun, Longtrees Woodfire Grill's owner and chef, talks with representatives from KIKV-FM, Terri Shatek (left) and Kim Juergens, last Friday, April 16, during a media night preview at the new Alexandria restaurant. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press) At just 14 years of age, Mike Rakun found he loved to spend time in the kitchen. He often spent time cooking with his grandmother and was influenced by the likes of Julia Childs and Jacques Pépin. And now at ...