Category Archives: Events

Eating is always an event, of course. But this category is about planned events with food and drink involved, often with special offers for our readers. Unless they are of general interest, event posts are deleted after the event has passed.

Saratoga Wine & Food Festival reinvents itself

We’ve reported from time to time on the Saratoga Wine & Food Festival, an event on the grounds of SPAC that used to happen the weekend after Labor Day. Watching Zak Pelaccio break down a pig, a burger bash in … Continue reading

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100 years of little weiners at New Way Lunch

Last weekend was the 100th  birthday of New Way Lunch in Glens Falls, NY, and they rented the Farmers’ Market for a great big party. Highlight of the day was a hot dog eating contest, and 5 cent hot dogs … Continue reading

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The meal bars of summer at 2019 FFS

There were a LOT of bars on offer at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York… and most of them were sufficiently dense and nutrient-rich that they could be considered meal replacement bars, vs simply snack bars. Most are … Continue reading

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Hot and not at Summer 2019 Fancy Food Show

We recently returned from the Summer 2019 Fancy Food Show in NYC. Attendance was light on Sunday when we arrived, but really picked up on Monday indicating continuing strength in the two major marketplaces covered, gourmet tchotchkes and foodservice. Here … Continue reading

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“Renouncing foreign princes” in Utica, NY

Last Saturday, June 22, was a glorious day to visit Utica NY with a blue sky, ideal temperatures and light puffy clouds. We were there for the World Refugee Day Celebration and planned to celebrate by eating as wide a variety of … Continue reading

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World Refugee Day is this Saturday, June 22

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, … Continue reading

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Serving up sustainable fisheries

Half the seafood eaten in north America is consumed outside the home, according to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). But the chef serving fish faces a learning curve with his or her clientele. Everybody knows beef, pork and chicken—where it … Continue reading

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Fishing for insight at the 2019 North American Seafood Expo

I was so impressed with Shucker Paddy’s skill and expertise that I followed him to his next venue, the annual Seafood Expo in Boston. This is a vertical show where you can see not only the finest in fish and … Continue reading

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Guess what: soft serve ice cream is not all the same!

I did not have the purest of motives when I signed up for FussyLITTLEBlog’s Tour de Soft Serve (Schenectady Edition). I intended to expose the futility of the exercise since all soft serve is the same, from the same mix … Continue reading

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Cauliflower rice…. try this at home!

After seeing the innovations with cauliflower at the Fancy Food Show, we naturally had to try our hand at home. First up was cauliflower fried rice. You can buy “cauliflower rice” in your produce department but since it’s nothing more … Continue reading

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