Crème Brûlée French Toast
It’s only Monday. Need something to look forward to this weekend? How about this fantastic recipe from our friends at Red Dove. It’s worth waiting for and then some. Crème Brûlée French Toast By Rune Hilt & Giulietta Racciatti, Red Dove Tavern Serves 4 to 6 4 cups heavy cream 1 vanilla bean, split Read More…
The Hardworking Harvest
The Hardworking Harvest All Romance Aside By Shannon Brock “Sometimes the best part about being a winemaker is telling people you’re a winemaker,” says Aaron Roisen, who holds that post at Hosmer Winery on Route 89 near Cayuga Lake. The not-so-best parts might include the work involved this time of year when over 40,000 Read More…
Daddy’s little helper
A McKenzie Bourbon Cocktail for the Poppas I’ve been pretty mum about it, mostly out of exhaustion, but I recently became a dad to a gorgeous little girl, and her mother and I are enjoying every minute of parenthood with this little one. One of the unexpected challenges in our new role has been Read More…
On Seneca, who gets the best sun? And what the heck is a Banana Belt?
Finger Lakes winemakers are a friendly group. Especially with each other. They’ve even created a mashup of two words to describe how they work together: Cooperatition. They know they’re competing for customers but they also know the industry does best when they cooperate as a unified winemaking region. So they share resources, create events Read More…
Almond Plum Tart
If you follow farm news in the Finger Lakes you know that fruit farmers got hit hard this year with early blooms and then a nasty frost followed by hailstorms. Which meant that they’d have very little fruit available this year. And what they did have would have to be sold at a higher Read More…
The Wegmans Organic Farm, now open to the public for tours
In our current issue we profiled the good work going on at the Wegmans Organic Farm in Canandaigua. Recently the folks at Wegmans invited the media to come check out the latest achievements at the farm. One of the exciting items they revealed that day was that they’ll open up the farm to the Read More…
Results from the Governor’s Cup
The results of the annual New York Wine and Grape Foundation’s New York Wine and Food Classic are in! Congratulations to all of our winery partners (listed in bold) in the Finger Lakes who came home winners. And special congratulations to Dr. Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars for their major accomplishment! 50 years and going strong. Read More…
Summer Succotash
There’s been a lot of talk about corn lately. Most of the concern is how the drought is going to affect the massive amounts of industrial corn being grown for everything but eating. Our local farms are just about to pop with fresh ears that only need a little steam and a slick of Read More…
Local Fruit Summer ‘Sicles
Many of you know Amy Maltzan for her Seasonal Cooking column in the magazine where she helps you figure out what to eat now, but did you also know she’s an active blogger? Yup, she’s got a good one called Eggs on Sunday and it’s so fantastic it even made the Saveur list of Read More…
Sheldrake Point Vineyards celebrates 15 years
This Sunday, August 12th, Sheldrake Point Vineyards on the NW side of Cayuga Lake will celebrate 15 years since they first planted vines on the 70 acre patch of land that once was a dairy farm. For $12 in advance or $15 at the door, you can eat a freshly grilled Spiedie, have a little Read More…
