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If good food, and its expression of place, interests you (as surely it does if you’re visiting LeftAtTheFork.net), the Ithaca Farmers Market should be on any itinerary that finds you near the town by the shores of Cayuga Lake. Continue reading
Carnegie Deli of New York City has been closed since late April, which is when Con Edison (the New York utility) shut off gas to the building when it discovered that the Carnegie had been stealing about half of its gas, for over five years, by diverting the supply before it reached the meter. The Carnegie has been in the process of paying for the stolen gas and paying various fines, and then they will have to have work done on the building before Con Edison will turn the gas on. The deli’s lawyer said the Carnegie will remain closed for at least two more weeks.
Have a rooster that won’t shut up? Bring him to the town of Rogue River in Oregon on Saturday, June 25th and he might just make you a little spending cash. That’s the date of the 63rd annual Rooster Crow, held since 1953. Each competing rooster is watched for 30 minutes and the one who crows most often is the winner. If you don’t have a farm background you might be surprised to learn that the winning rooster typically crows over 60 times in that half hour. That’s over twice a minute. Imagine living with that outside your bedroom window! Continue reading
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