Slow Food CNY

We received the following from our food-loving neighbors in Utica. Sounds like a great opportunity to get to know the foods of this beautiful and historic city.

Slow Food Friends:

Back by popular demand, but with changes, is our Ethnic Slow Food Tour of Utica. As you can see, the date has been changed from March 7th. Utica’s Heart Run-Walk is that morning, and we thought it would be a bad idea to be trying to drive around town that day.

So here is our itinerary for Saturday, March 28th:

11:30 Meet at Pulaski Meat Market (Polish and Central European), 1201 Lenox Ave.

Lunch at Thuy Cafe (Vietnamese Noodles), 657 Bleecker St.(Warning: I have heard that the soups here are not vegetarian friendly).

Senshine (Russian and East European Grocery) 600 Culver Ave

Phnom Penh Market (Cambodian) 1641 Oneida St, Utica (315) 797-3128

Around 3:30: Coffee/Tea/Dessert at Café Domenico, 2011 Genesee St. (Opposite The Uptown Theater. Oren Domenico points out that this isn’t exactly “ethnic,” but it is close to the last stop and is an
establishment worth supporting!

There is more driving than the last time we did this. It’s a 3 mile or so rectangle. People can carpool from Pulaski’s or arrange to meet at Cafe D. to start with and carpool from there.

Here are the directions place-to-place from Mapquest; I could not figure out how to send you the map, but you can plug in the addresses yourself if you want one.

Please RSVP to nguttman@hamilton.edu by March 26 if you plan to come!

Best wishes,

Naomi Guttman
Co-leader, Central Leatherstocking Slow Food Chapter

MapQuest directions have been sent to you by nguttman@hamilton.edu.
From: 1201 Lenox Ave, Utica, NY 13502-3909 US
To: 657 Bleecker St, Utica, NY 13501-2404 US
To: Senshine Market, 600 Culver Ave # 1, Utica, NY 13501 US
To: Phnom Penh Market, 1641 Oneida St, Utica, NY 13501 US
To: Cafe Domenico, 2011 Genesee St, Utica, NY 13501 US

DRIVING DIRECTIONS
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A) 1201 Lenox Ave, Utica, NY 13502-3909 US
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1. Start out going NORTHEAST on LENOX AVE toward KNOX ST. (go 0.1 miles)
2. Turn RIGHT onto GREEN ST. (go 0.1 miles)
3. Turn LEFT onto SCHUYLER ST. (go 0.5 miles)
4. Turn RIGHT onto ORISKANY ST W/NY-5S E. (go 1.0 miles)
5. Turn RIGHT onto JOHN ST. (go 0.1 miles)
6. Turn LEFT onto BLEECKER ST. (go 0.4 miles)
7. End at 657 Bleecker St Utica, NY 13501-2404
>> ESTIMATED TIME: 7 minutes | DISTANCE: 2.14 miles
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B) 657 Bleecker St, Utica, NY 13501-2404 US
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1. Start out going NORTHWEST on BLEECKER ST toward 3RD AVE. (go 0.2 miles)
2. Turn RIGHT onto 2ND ST. (go 0.1 miles)
3. Turn RIGHT onto NY-5S E/ORISKANY ST E. Continue to follow NY-5S E. (go 1.4 miles)
4. Take the CULVER AVE ramp. (go 0.1 miles)
5. Merge onto DWYER AVE. (go 0.1 miles)
6. Turn RIGHT onto CULVER AVE. (go 0.3 miles)
7. End at 600 Culver Ave # 1 Utica, NY 13501
>> ESTIMATED TIME: 4 minutes | DISTANCE: 2.19 miles
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C) Senshine Market, 600 Culver Ave # 1, Utica, NY 13501 US
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1. Start out going SOUTHWEST on CULVER AVE toward CULVER CT. (go 1.0 miles)
2. CULVER AVE becomes MEMORIAL PKWY. (go 2.6 miles)
3. Turn RIGHT onto ONEIDA ST. (go 0.1 miles)
4. End at 1641 Oneida St Utica, NY 13501
>> ESTIMATED TIME: 9 minutes | DISTANCE: 3.73 miles
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D) Phnom Penh Market, 1641 Oneida St, Utica, NY 13501 US
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1. Start out going SOUTHWEST on ONEIDA ST toward GRANT ST. (go 0.1 miles)
2. Turn RIGHT onto MEMORIAL PKWY/PLEASANT ST. (go 0.3 miles)
3. Turn LEFT onto GENESEE ST. (go 0.3 miles)
4. End at 2011 Genesee St Utica, NY 13501
>> ESTIMATED TIME: 2 minutes | DISTANCE: 0.81 miles
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E) Cafe Domenico, 2011 Genesee St, Utica, NY 13501 US
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TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME: 22 minutes | DISTANCE: 8.89 miles