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Day: March 22, 2015

Can this be the most amazing-looking thing to do with pure maple syrup? Find the recipe for maple walnut bars at the Maple Weekend website!

Maple Weekend, Across New York State, March 21st and 22nd, 28th and 29th 2015

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This weekend and next, maple producers all over New York State are presenting the best of their efforts to the public in the annual giant open house called Maple Weekend. Almost 160 producers are participating, each in their own way. The pancake breakfasts many of them host are so popular that the Maple Weekend website has a search function devoted just for that. While the offerings at each producer vary you can be sure you’ll get to pour house-made maple syrup at every one of the breakfasts! Continue reading

Look for this sign heading north out of Winter Harbor.

Grindstone Neck of Maine, Winter Harbor ME

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REVIEW

Maine means lobster for many of us, but Maine is also a great place to try all manner of seafood, including the fine smoked versions turned out by Grindstone Neck. Located on the picturesque Schoodic Peninsula, Grindstone is not a restaurant, but a seafood smokehouse, owned by a local restaurateur/innkeeper. There’s a retail store on the premises, but you’ll have to take your purchases elsewhere to enjoy them. Continue reading

Dark chocolate-enrobed sponge candy

LAF in the A.M. March 22nd, 2015

March 22, 2015 / / 0 Comments

A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day

 HAPPY WORLD WATER DAY!

A Conversation with Philip Buffamonte, Owner of Buffalo’s Parkside Candy

The Quest for Pensacola’s Best Burger

Maine Governor LePage Strong-Arming Rights Commission on Behalf of Moody’s Diner

Betty Lessard, Founder of Betty’s Pies of MN, Has Died

Jerry's Drive-In, slinging burgers since 1939.

The Quest for Pensacola’s Best Burger

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Two writers for Pensacola Today tried eight burgers around town, looking for the city’s best. They agreed that The Blue Dot, a barbeque joint, is the source of Pensacola’s finest burger (they loved the buttered bun). The Tin Cow, a burger specialist, finished second (the garlic aioli won them over). They also sampled burgers from Jerry’s Drive-In, open since 1939, and Tops, where the Tater Tots “are a must.” See the story and photos here.

Moody's Diner is a classic old Maine diner from 1927.

Maine Governor LePage Strong-Arming Rights Commission on Behalf of Moody’s Diner

March 22, 2015 / / 3 Comments

The Maine Human Rights Commission ruled last year that Moody’s Diner, of Waldoboro, Maine had discriminated against an employee on religious grounds, retaliated against that employee for pursuing the matter legally, and altered the conditions of her employment as a result. As the parties were in the process of trying to settle the matter out of court, Maine Governor LePage stepped in. He wants the Commission to reconsider the case, and is withholding revenues due the commission in order to coerce the commission into acceding to his wishes. The Commission will discuss the possibility of reopening the case on Monday.

Dark chocolate-enrobed sponge candy

A Conversation with Philip Buffamonte, Owner of Buffalo’s Parkside Candy

March 22, 2015 / / 1 Comment

Parkside Candy was founded in Buffalo by George Kaiser in 1927. In the 1980s current owner Philip Buffamonte purchased the historic candy store and ice cream parlor from Mr. Kaiser’s estate. He is now sole owner, and a hands-on owner at that – you might see him molding Easter bunnies or making lollipops. The Buffalo News spoke with Mr. Buffamonte about Parkside, and what it’s like to run one of Western New York’s classic candy stores. Read the interview here.

Betty Lessard, Founder of Betty’s Pies of MN, Has Died

March 22, 2015 / / 1 Comment

Betty Lassard agreed to run her family’s fish shack on Minnesota’s North Shore, but only for two weeks. It was 28 years before she left. Along the way, Betty began selling donuts, added a grill, and then, with a decision that would change her life, made and sold pies. By the time she sold the business in 1984 Betty’s Pies, of Two Harbors, MN, had become one of the region’s major destinations. Even after selling the business, Betty could often be found in the kitchen, giving the current owners pointers and recipes. Betty Lassard, whose license plate was once PIELADY, passed away Thursday night at the age of 90. We send our condolences to the family and friends of Ms. Lassard.

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