The Chef & The Cook - Dualing Menus with Choices for Every Palate

The running joke with my friends is that I rarely leave my ten mile radius on my off time. A trip to Baldwinsville seems so far away (it really isn’t), but we ventured outside our little bubble to visit our friends at The Chef & The Cook on a date night. Chris interviewed Deanna Germano on Episode 5 of WeEatCNY: The Podcast while the restaurant was still in its construction stage. Actually, we ended up sitting at the very table where the conversation took place! It’s wonderful to see how far Deanna and her partners Mark Germano and Jason Jessmore have come in just a few months.

Restaurant Visit, Date NightKatharine JohnsonSeptember 10, 2018oyster, champagne, greens, duck, wings, lobster, local, poke, rissoto, gnudi, ribeye, steak, beef

Kindred Fare: A Spirited Cookery

We had a family wedding in North Carolina this year and missed our annual trip to Nantucket. While we had a fabulous time touring Asheville and visiting with our family, it was one of those jam packed long weekends where you are too busy to actually sit back and decompress for a little bit. One of my favorite parts of our trips away is that moment when you are sitting at a new restaurant and everything is different. There aren't any familiar faces and you can look at the environment with fresh eyes and feel like you are truly getting away from it all. When we can't get away for an extended period of time, trying to venture outside of our typical ten mile radius gives me that same feeling.

Road Trip, Date NightKatharine JohnsonAugust 17, 2018geneva, locally sourced, fried chicken, scallops, cheese board, dessert, duck

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