Category Archives: Eating

Here we celebrate the best kind of food enjoyment: eating somebody else’s cooking, whether it be in a fine dining establishment or a hole in the wall.

Keeping it cool at Eat Drink Saratoga 1.0

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

The weather did not do this past weekend’s Eat Drink Saratoga festival any favors. There was an excessive heat advisory for June 30, meaning don’t go outside if you don’t have to. But those who ignored this advice and slathered on … Continue reading →

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The Halal Guys white sauce mystery… SOLVED!

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

SPOILER ALERT: this post is going to reveal exactly what is in the Halal Guys White Sauce. If you aren’t ready to know that, continue reading all the fanciful hoo-hah on the internet. You have been warned. We assembled quite … Continue reading →

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Your weekend guide to Utica ethnic eats

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

A family schedule conflict threatens to keep us from attending the World Refugee Day Celebration in Utica this Saturday, June 16. But I assume you’re going, so I will share my strategy for scoring maximum ethnic cuisine throughout the day. … Continue reading →

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Eating tavern-style wings without the tavern

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

Our friend Daniel over at FussyLITTLEblog maintains that tavern-style chicken wings are a different experience than wings consumed in a generic setting or ordered to-go, and has organized several local tasting tours to prove this theory. Troy, Schenectady and downtown … Continue reading →

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Shenanigans on the Halal Guys White Sauce circuit

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

I’m calling shenanigans on the conspirators putting up silly versions of the white sauce served at Halal Guys and similar food carts, including the beloved Kenji Lopez-Alt. As discussed back in January, 2018 will be the year we achieve a … Continue reading →

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Eating our way through the Wilton, NY bicentennial

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

Public records describe Wilton as an “active county subdivision that is not coextensive with an incorporated place” abutting Saratoga Springs, where I reside. When locals think of Wilton they think of shopping malls, fast food outlets, big suburban homes and … Continue reading →

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The ethnic eats of Utica, NY

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

Utica is the hardscrabble central New York city known for tomato pie, Utica Greens and Chicken Riggies, attributed to the Italian immigrants who came here to work in the factories and mills in the early 20th century. But there’s another, … Continue reading →

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Foraging Q&A with Chef Rob Handel

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

Rob Handel grew up helping his grandmother in the kitchen at The Blackthorne, a resort the family owned in the Catskills. She was a back-to-the-earth child of the ’60s who taught him the joys of fresh ingredients, including foraging, at … Continue reading →

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My Royal Feast

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

On a recent visit to the Bay Area I enjoyed as good a meal of its type as I’m ever likely to experience. My Chowhound friend Melanie Wong has been tracking Chef Zhongyi Liu, a Beijing-trained chef who once represented … Continue reading →

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The CVS diet

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

My family’s prescriptions are at our local CVS store so we are in and out of there on a regular basis. It has always fascinated me that this drugstore chain maintains a well-stocked packaged food department. I never thought of … Continue reading →

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