Iroquois White Corn Project
When I lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, I attended Navajo ceremonies, festivals and art shows and fell in love with the Native American Indian culture and food. While growing up in Rochester, NY, the local tribes had little public representation and information was scarce....
Old Fashion Chili Sauce and more…
My grandmother made her homemade Chili Sauce and it’s a taste memory that I love. Not only because this sauce is deliciously unique and very much a part of Western NY, but she loved canning. We’d help her sterilize the jars and she’d leave one...
Perfect Proper Pork Pie
And Prizewinner! Kate Schlenker, owner of Newbury Park Pastries, took home one of the Best Food Vendor prizes at this year’s Savor! event. The competition was judged by Dominique Crenn, the San Francisco Michelin 2-Star chef and restaurant owner of Atelier Crenn, Petite Crenn and...
Is it a Flying Saucer?
Nope, it’s a pie crust top from Monica’s Pies in Naples, New York, The Grape Pie Capitol of the World. Monica Schenk has been baking pies since 1983 with her family involved in every step. Monica’s mother, Katherine Clark, was a Home Economics teacher and...
The Quintessential Frozen Custard
Chocolate Almond Frozen Custard is a Rochester flavor favorite that has been around since the 1940’s at the old Don and Bob’s restaurants on Monroe Avenue and Sea Breeze. Don Barbato was the original owner and after selling the business, is now the namesake for...
Cutting the Mustard
Rochester and Western New York are melting pots of cultures who brought their traditional recipes from Eastern and Western Europe in the 1800’s. French’s, the iconic Yellow Mustard producer was invented here in Rochester. Brothers Robert and George French bought a flour mill in 1883...