Much grumbling in town because the President's Buffalo- to-Binghamton bus
tour the other day was planned to stop in Seneca Falls and
Syracuse but
skip Rochester .
And then big surprise, they detoured off the Thruway and Obama showed up for lunch at our
yuppie Park Ave. He
had a grilled cheese sandwich and a cream of tomato, artichoke and cheese soup.
Paid the check, including the Uof R students who sat with him, saying
"It's on me." Your tax dollars
at work.
Local opinion is that it’s a shame he didn’t try
My grandson Aaron, up from
An upscale hotel restaurant here offers it as the Plat de Refuse. There the burger is made from elk and topped by Vermont
Cheddar, the hot dog is bison, the macaroni salad includes grape tomatoes, the
beans are home baked and the hot sauce is a wild game chili.
But enough. I'm getting hungry, and I'm off for lunch at the other place Aaron's buddies said is a Rochester imperative, Wegman's.
I hear you asking -- isn't Wegman's a supermarket? -- I'll explain some other time.
I hear you asking -- isn't Wegman's a supermarket? -- I'll explain some other time.
The Garbage Plate has a certain resemblance to Cincinnati Chili, which isn't much like chili in other parts of the country and was invented by Macedonian restaurateurs (Lisa Brown, take note). "Five-way" Cincy Chili involves chili, spaghetti, cheese, onions, and beans, and CC can also be served over a hot dog. The seasoning is also different--very little heat and a lot of pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon, allspice, etc.).
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I'll have to try a variant of the Garbage Plate on one of my Rochester trips. I had no idea!