Roc City Ribfest proclaimed championship

Paterson finally does something right
One event that is going well and should actually be a draw for the Rochester area (Maggie Brooks finally jumped on the bandwagon), the Roc City Ribfest, has been proclaimed a state championship by NYS Governor David Paterson.
Roc City organizers announced that due to size, 21 teams have enrolled so far, [...]

Rib Fest Results Show

Ouch
Having never competed in one before my first BBQ competition was a humbling experience. Fortunately it was a learning experience from which I have emerged more confident.
The scores for both the Competitor and Vendor categories are up on the Roc City Rib Fest website.
What did I learn? I learned I need to invest [...]

Roc City Rib Fest

Hair of the Hog competes
Sorry the good Dr. had to step out for so long NY but I have returned to lead you on your culinary misadventures.
Today’s post serves as an invitation to join me at the Roc City Rib Fest this Saturday.  The event will be marked by two seperate rib competitions.
In the spirit [...]

Spitz Gets Organic

NYS Governor Eliot Spitzer has been on his city-by-city Upstate Economic Development Tour and Tuesday’ stop in Rochester was momentous.  The Rochester portion has been well-covered and I would just like to highlight a couple of incentives of interest to HOH readers:
Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park Project (Ontario County): The Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology [...]

Classes & Tours Mark Barilla Opening

NYS Wine & Culinary Center Joins in Celebration
Avon, New York in Livingston County is home to the newest addition to the Barilla Pasta family.  Barilla, the largest pasta retailer in the US, constructed a $96 million plant over the summer to house production and shipping for the northeast region, the plant will account for roughly [...]

Eating & Drinking in the Genesee Valley

“Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans, are a persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn. To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living. Vegetarians are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit, and an [...]