Two Utica restaurants surprised customers on Saturday with a free bill, in hopes that they always remember the events that happened on September 11th, 2001.
Its was so sad to hear that cooking icon Michael Geno, who was reported to be fighting for his life after suddenly falling ill last week, passed away earlier this week. Chef Geno was part of the generation that created dishes like Greens (Morelle) Utica, our Utica Tomato Pie and of course, Chicken Riggies.
One of the biggest cooking questions in Upstate New York is "What's the real Utica Chicken Riggies recipe?" I had the opportunity to have that question answered when I did a guest spot on the "Aqua Vino's Cooking with Geno' show which plays on YouTube.