Recess Coffee 5-Year Party: 7 Bands for 7 Bucks!
Recess Coffee House & Roastery, a very cool spot in ‘Cuse just off Westcott Street is on the brink of celebrating their 5th year in business and is throwing a huge, Alto Cinco-catered party featuring seven bands to mark the occasion. The event kicks off at 6:00 p.m. this Friday, December 23rd and won’t stop rocking until 1:00 a.m. Spark Contemporary Art Space and Badlands (1005-1007 Fayette Street) is hosting the party and based on the information I’ve already provided, sounds like one hell of a night.
Read MoreGuru Top 5 Holiday Guide Part III: Consumables.
Welcome to the third edition of the Guru Holiday Guide. This list features my top 5 picks for edible gifts. A unique cocktail mix, locally made snacks, excellent coffee and more. Give any of the gifts in this list and even the hardest person to buy for will be impressed. Some of these items have been mentioned before on the Guru but they still made the cut. I’ve painstaking picked out each item on this list and I guarantee anything here will be a big hit. Enjoy, I hope this list inspires you to step up your gift-giving.
Read MoreLocal Thirst: A Syracuse First Production
I’m sure many of you are familiar with ‘Cuse non-profit SyracuseFirst, which promotes all-things-local by putting on events of all kinds. They also open dialogues with the community in an effort to shift locals to make purchasing decisions based on maximum dollars remaining in Syracuse. Taken from their website, “SyracuseFirst encourages citizens, businesses, government and nonprofit organizations to ‘think local first.’”
Read MoreLee’s Bees: A Guru Life-Changer.
Putting one of the coolest experiences of my summer into less than 500 words was not easy, but here’s my best shot. I recently had the opportunity to meet with Maines corporate chef and beekeeper Eamon Lee in a behind the scenes look at the fascinating world of beekeeping and local honey.
Read MoreWest Roast Private Tasting
Today (8/11) I was fortunate enough to be invited into the world of local coffee roaster Cosmo Fanizzi of West Roast. Cosmo hand-roasts coffee beans over open flame, a unique technique only practiced by a handful of roasters nationwide. A fellow blogger and I were taken through a caffeine binge like no other as we sampled fresh maple wood roasted Jamaican, Guatemalan, and Brazilian coffees as well as a potent blend known only as Hatsmasher.
Read MoreNew Century Delivers Fiery Vietnamese Food in Cuse!
One awesome thing about Syracuse is that the community is made up of many diverse cultures, which all contribute to the availability of great cuisine. One such discovery in Syracuse that I think many people miss is called New Century Vietnamese Restaurant, 518 Kirkpatrick Street 410-9999, and it is a Syracuse Guru favorite and maybe even the best in town.
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