Slow Food CNY Speaker & Film Series: Last Chance!
Just a quick post for my friends at Small Potatoes. On Wednesday, January 25th starting at 7:00 p.m. the third and final event in the CNYFood Speaker & Film Series, brought to you by Slow Food CNY, Small Potatoes Sales & Marketing and Red House. This event is free and open to the public. Anyone interested in local food, the producers or just the food system in general shouldn’t miss this final event. Each one features an expert speaker from the Syracuse food scene followed by a food-related film screening.
Read MoreCNYFood Speaker and Film Series.
Since launching Syracuse Guru I’ve learned much about the local food system and met many people that are so important to the scene. From small restaurateurs dedicated to sourcing local, to the educators and writers who fight for the many unique businesses that make ‘Cuse such a great place to live, it proves to be an interesting experience on the daily. With so much to offer so close to home, it’s great that we’ve got people with the local passion.
Read More6-Course Sierra Nevada Dinner at Kitty Hoyne’s
By now you all know that I love Kitty Hoyne’s so I just couldn’t help writing this quick feature. Known for excellent and authentic Irish fare and frequent specialty beer features, the downtown pub is hosting a 6-course dinner in celebration of this season’s arrival of Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Ale. It’s on Wednesday, December 7th starting at 6:30 p.m.
Read MoreTry Bisco’s Italian Salsa: An Excellent Local Product.
If you’re anything like me, you know that the condiments are often more important that the actual food. Being a lover of Mexican food and Asian cuisine of all origins, you begin to grow an affinity for the extra elements that make the meal something memorable. For me, whatever I’m eating is always a potential “condiment delivery system” and I’ll tell you what–the obsession for salsas, hot sauce and other various ways to liven up a snack grows stronger by the day.
Read MoreGet Ready for SyracuseFirst’s Buy Local Bash!
Coming up very soon on Monday, November 21st is SyracuseFirst’s Buy Local Bash. It’s been widely publicized but I thought I’d chime in on what it’s actually about. I’ve written about SyracuseFirst’s mission to encourage reinvestment in the Syracuse community by promoting local businesses but the Buy Local Bash is a very tangible, real world example of what the organization can do. It’s great to have a guiding ideology but action is key–SyracuseFirst has both covered.
Read MoreJoe’s Jerky: Best Beef Jerky Around.
As you know if you saw my article, I attended the Pride of New York Harvest Fest this past weekend. I found a number of awesome local Central New York products and food while I was there. Most of what I left with were hot sauces and condiments but the one odd item out was beef jerky. And not just any jerky–Joe’s Jerky. Many people assume a few things about beef jerky–extremely salty, leathery, thick and inedible–but they’re just missing the fact that it’s the only socially acceptable way to eat steak wherever you are.
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