Tag: New York
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Albany, NY: Wings in the Dark (Literally, Bad Lighting)
A dark bar, a white plate, wings with ranch, carrots and celery doing their part. The lighting situation in this photo suggests either a very moody restaurant or a photographer (me) who had already had a beer. No signage visible either way, so we’ll never know which. If you’re in the area anyway: check the…
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Lancaster, NY: Wings With a Basil Garnish, Very Fancy
A white plate, a black ramekin of white dip, and — I want to stress this — an actual basil garnish. Someone in the Lancaster, NY wing scene is trying, and I respect it, even if I can’t tell you who. This is easily top three for “restaurant clearly cared” in a photo where the…
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West Albany Patio Wings, Basket Included
A wooden bowl lined with pink parchment paper, a pink-tinted dipping sauce that means business, an outdoor patio, and an Allagash beer (a Maine brewery, several states from where I was actually sitting, but that’s craft beer distribution for you). This is one of the more visually distinctive presentations in the whole archive and I…
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Amherst, NY: A Buffalo Suburb Warm-Up Lap
Before the main event in Buffalo proper (see: the Gabriel’s Gate post, the one with the historical placard and my dignity intact), there was this: a quiet dine-in plate with a side salad in Amherst, one of Buffalo’s suburbs, apparently a training session for the real thing. No restaurant name visible, but salad-as-side suggests someone…