Edible Finger Lakes

Eat Here Now: The Piggery

Eat Here Now: The Piggery By Michael Welch Is it possible to write TOO much about sandwiches? Maybe some sandwiches get overexposed–PB&J perhaps? But you could write forever about the sandwiches being served at The Piggery Butcher & Deli in Ithaca and never run out of mouthwatering adjectives. Take the Deli Sandwich (pictured above). You Read More…
Pizza on the Patio at Billsboro

Good weather in the Finger Lakes means outdoor dining and drinking. One of our favorite spots that offers both is Billsboro Winery on the west side of Seneca, just south of Geneva. Their outdoor brick oven is put to good use when the temperatures climb and the sun sticks around longer in the evening. You’ll Read More…
National Grilled Cheese Day in the Finger Lakes

We love national food holidays around here, especially when they are celebrating a sandwich. Today is national grilled cheese day and we can’t imagine a better food to celebrate. Cheese, bread, a little butter and a hot pan equals culinary heaven in our house. But much depends on the dairy. Fortunately we have amazing cheesemakers Read More…
Red Dove Tavern’s Pork and Clams

This dish blends some of our favorite flavors–grilled pork, salty, briny clams and savory smoked paprika–and it comes together in a snap. A loaf of crusty, fresh bread that you tear apart with your hands is a requisite for sopping up all that delicious, garlicky broth. Red Dove Tavern‘s Pork and Clams By Rune Hilt Read More…
The Ithaca Farmers Market: Return of a Good Thing

Opening Day at the Ithaca Farmers Market by Raquel Dalarossa The Ithaca Farmers Market, a locavore haven since 1973, opened for the season last Saturday, welcoming shoppers to buy the goods from 150 local farmers, craftspeople, and other vendors who all come from within 30 miles of Ithaca. Fresh fruit and produce was sold next Read More…

The Piggery Deli Sandwich-Piggery Ham, FLX Farmstead Cheese, WestHaven Farm Micro Greens, Local Bread

Eat Here Now: The Piggery

Eat Here Now: The Piggery By Michael Welch Is it possible to write TOO much about sandwiches? Maybe some sandwiches get overexposed–PB&J perhaps? But you could write forever about the sandwiches being served at The Piggery Butcher & Deli in Ithaca and never run out of mouthwatering adjectives. Take the Deli Sandwich (pictured above). You Read More…

Pizza on the Patio at Billsboro

Good weather in the Finger Lakes means outdoor dining and drinking. One of our favorite spots that offers both is Billsboro Winery on the west side of Seneca, just south of Geneva. Their outdoor brick oven is put to good use when the temperatures climb and the sun sticks around longer in the evening. You’ll Read More…

National Grilled Cheese Day in the Finger Lakes

We love national food holidays around here, especially when they are celebrating a sandwich. Today is national grilled cheese day and we can’t imagine a better food to celebrate. Cheese, bread, a little butter and a hot pan equals culinary heaven in our house. But much depends on the dairy. Fortunately we have amazing cheesemakers Read More…

The Ithaca Farmers Market: Return of a Good Thing

Opening Day at the Ithaca Farmers Market by Raquel Dalarossa The Ithaca Farmers Market, a locavore haven since 1973, opened for the season last Saturday, welcoming shoppers to buy the goods from 150 local farmers, craftspeople, and other vendors who all come from within 30 miles of Ithaca. Fresh fruit and produce was sold next Read More…

Ramps are Back in Season

Ramps are back! How do we know? Because they’re on the awesome new chef’s menu at Red Newt Bistro, that’s how! But we didn’t know Muranda was making an Asiago cheese. In the Finger Lakes food scene you learn something every day. Good local Asiago is hard to come by so if it’s anything as Read More…

Stretch Bread from Pastabilities PHOTO/Jennifer Baskerville Burrows

Stretch Bread: Central New York’s Signature Loaf

Stretch Bread: Central New York’s Signature Loaf By Nancy Radke San Francisco is known for its sourdough. Paris is home to the baguette. You want a good bagel—you head to New York City. And while Central New York is not yet a center of international culinary prowess, in terms of artisan bread it is definitely Read More…