Finger Lakes Times: RESTAURANT EXPERIENCES: Much more than hot dogs at FLX Wienery
It was a beautiful Saturday in late August. My son the Food Dude and I — and some of our friends — were traipsing down the west side of Seneca Lake, hitting a brewery here, a winery there, catching as many rays as we could along the way. Soon enough, the rumblings started from down […]
Life in the Finger Lakes: The Wienery: Seneca Lake’s Spot for Dogs, Burgers and Wines
Chef and Master Sommelier Christopher Bates agreed to meet with me early on a Friday morning at his new Seneca Lake restaurant, The Wienery, but only if we could interrupt our meeting to attend the start Finger Lakes Produce Auction in Dundee. Our conversation started over a glass of homemade kombucha on ice, a fermented […]
Rochester City News: Ithaca is gorging
According to the all-too-true joke, ’round these parts there are only two seasons: winter and roadwork. But there’s actually a third: leaf-peeping season. Watching the trees abandon their lush jewel tones in favor of a fleeting, fiery splendor is one of New York State’s genuine pleasures, and the Finger Lakes set the perfect stage. The […]