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.

Why whiskey? Why, indeed…

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

Tom Fischer has one of those jobs that sounds fabulous but is no doubt exhausting in real life. As proprietor of Bourbon Blog, he travels the world making contacts with the distillers and distributors of rare spirits in order to … Continue reading →

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Maple madness at International Restaurant Show

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

This week I was in New York City for the International Restaurant & Foodservice Show. It’s an opportunity for restaurant owners to check out new kitchen equipment, barware, dining room furnishings and such with demos from well-informed manufacturers’ reps. If … Continue reading →

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Foraging for my supper at Fin Your Fishmonger

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

I admire foragers and one day hope to be one. But for now I was lucky enough to participate in the first Sunday Seafood Supper at Fin Your Fishmonger in Guilderland, held on February 18. These events will happen on … Continue reading →

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Hot and not at the Winter 2018 Fancy Food Show

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

There were several clear trends at the just-concluded Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. Coconut water and other coconut vehicles continued their march to world domination. Artisanal salt was big. There were 20 booths offering small-batch ice cream flavors, a … Continue reading →

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Stress-free Thanksgiving at Grandma’s house

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

We love Thanksgiving at Burnt My Fingers. What could be better than a holiday that’s all about food, and celebrating the “blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies” (in the words of President Lincoln, who initiated the holiday in 1863) … Continue reading →

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Have some Election Cake, and please be civil

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

While most of America takes a year off from politics (just kidding), my quaint hamlet of Saratoga Springs, NY is winding up a particularly divisive election season. Till next Tuesday I’ll be out canvassing for the side I support, but … Continue reading →

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Touring the better burger chains

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

The Albany suburb of Latham, NY is blessed with an abundance of upscale burger stores. Four can be found along a two-mile stretch on Louden Road and a fifth is a short hop away. Thus, a group of intrepid Yelpers … Continue reading →

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Battle of the tiny tube steaks: mini-hot dog taste test

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

In honor of National Hot Dog Day we attended a mini-hot dog taste test, comparing five prominent vendors in upstate New York. Interns from Gramercy Communications sped to the five locations and brought back their payload at roughly the same … Continue reading →

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More nuggets and nibbles from the Summer 2017 Fancy Food Show

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

Korean! That’s the food trend that is about to come into its own, if the many Korean-focused exhibitors at the Summer 2017 Fancy Food Show are any guide. We will finally replace sriracha with gochugang, stock our fridges with two … Continue reading →

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Healthy trends at the Summer 2017 Fancy Food Show

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

It was easy to spot the predominant trend at last week’s Fancy Food Show in New York: aggressively healthy products as in paleo (minimally processed, in the tradition of our hunter/gatherer forebears), probiotic (promoting a healthy gut, usually through fermented … Continue reading →

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