We’re going to check out the Pride of New York Harvest Fest this year and we’re thinking maybe some of you will want to, also. We’re whipping up a sort of a contest for two free tickets to the Harvest Fest… give us a couple days to put the refinements on it. In the meantime, read up on the Harvest Fest itself: (more…)
We do our best to find new places to eat, but Syracuse isn’t the biggest town, and our dining budget is not astronomical, so we often return to several old favorites. Of course, I suppose that’s obvious to any regular reader of this blog. But we do have a new favorite place we keep returning to again and again – Sakana Ya. (more…)
Anyone who reads this blog regularly will know that we love Gianni’s Pizza in our neighborhood. Time and time again, we enjoy their fare, and last night it was the Moshulu Park pizza – broccoli, ricotta, just so good.
My designer colleague Gertrud in Mannheim, Germany, also enjoys Gianni’s Pizza every week! (more…)
Foodies, I hear that Man vs. Food is featuring Syracuse this Wednesday, September 1! That should be pretty fun, as Adam takes on the Dinosaur BBQ, Heid’s, and Mother’s Cupboard right here in Eastwood!
It’s on the Travel Channel at 9PM Wednesday! Here are some details. Enjoy!
We just found one of the very best food values anywhere: the New Taj India Cuisine Restaurant in the historic Corn Hill neighborhood of Rochester, NY. There are actually several new restaurants here, and we will get to all of them eventually. But we knew about this area from our several visits to Tony D’s. Just a week before we arrived in Rochester for a few get-away days, this Indian restaurant opened. It’s a 3-minute drive from the heart of downtown Rochester yet has free parking and is right on the Genesee River. (more…)
Dr. Mercola has the most popular natural health website. His articles sometimes seem alarmist, but too often they’re just telling the pretty awful truth. Just ran into this interesting article about Dr. Shiv Chopra, a whistle blower fired from inside Health Canada (the Canadian counterpart to the FDA):
Farmer Dave is at it again with food activities he’s never done before. This time, it’s peach preserves. We saw a giant box of peaches going for six dollars at Rochester’s Public Market so we had to nab them, along with a box of mangos for something like seven. Such a deal! But then what to do with all those peaches? (more…)
NY Gianni’s Bronx Style Pizza is already getting lots of rave reviews, both here and in numerous other websites like that of “the pizza geek.” So why write about it again? Because I took a little trip to heaven on the gossamer wings of something I had never eaten before: tomato pie. (more…)
When I first knew Dave about a dozen years ago, he didn’t know the difference between a tulip and a daffodil. Now he spends so much time in the garden, weeding and differentiating between leaves that used to look all the same to him, I call him Farmer Dave. Last winter he chose the Poona Kheera, a cucumber from India, as “his” plant for the garden and today he harvested the first two of what looks to be a bountiful crop. (more…)
It doesn’t take much to figure out what that might be, right, Syracusans?
It’s the Dinosaur BBQ! Manhattan’s award-winning Dinosaur is the best, but I’m willing to bet ours is better, if only because ambiance like that takes years to develop.
The best – and worst – smells in NYC
New York Daily News , July 11, 2010
The best – and worst – smells in NYC
Just found this good news:
US Supreme Court Rules Farmers May Sue Over Harms Caused by GMOs
It’s an easy-to-read blog post. Just read it. Then celebrate. There is hope.
Our English friend, Graham, visited recently and brought with him some Has Bean coffee beans, very freshly roasted. I had picked up a bag of Santa Maria Cup of Excellence from Coffee Mania in Cortland. We did a taste test. (more…)
One of the first vegetables any child plants, and one of the first to mature in the garden, is the lovely radish. So round, so brightly colored red on the outside and so intensely white on the inside. What’s not to like? The taste! I hate radishes. Always have. (more…)
And basil! These are in abundance right now. Salad.
Greens (from the market)
Lots of basil leaves
Sliced fresh strawberries
Sliced jicama (or other crunchy veggie)
Crumbled gorgonzola
Chopped honey glazed cashews (or other nut)
Extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar
Sea salt, fresh ground black pepper
Yum!
My garden progress:
