Raw Kibbeh studded with onions, a Saturday special at Zeina’s in Utica
Did you make it to Utica last year for the World Refugee Day celebration and follow our itinerary? Neither did we, but we’re planning on it this coming Saturday. This post has the (approximate) hour by hour details.
As before, we’ll plan to hit a variety of ethnic markets and eateries in the morning including Lucky Mey’s Market, Lejla and Ajla Coffee Shop and Zwe Ka Bin Burmese Tea and Snack Shop. We’ll then go to Kennedy Plaza (the lawn outside city hall) for the actual celebration starting at noon. Be sure to get there on time, because the citizenship ceremony (glad to see we are still accepting at least some new citizens) is at 12:15 sharp.
There will be food trucks and other activities TBD; right now this link is all I’ve been able to find. We’ll stay for a while but wander over to Zeina’s Cafe for raw kibbeh and then pick up a tomato pie at Roma Sausage and Deli and an Italian mix at Mello’s Subs and pop them in the cooler for the ride home. (Don’t forget your cooler!)
If you’re counting that’s Cambodian, Bosnian, Burmese, Lebanese and Italian so far…. not bad for a central New York town of 61,000 people. See you on Saturday… I’ll be the big guy dragging the red and white cooler.
