Utica foods

Bella Regina!
Bella Regina!
Bella Regina!
Regina sent a half-tray of the Bella Regina (formerly Cafe Bella Mia) riggies for us to try on the air lemme tell ya: the response here at the station was outstanding.
Carmella's Riggies
Carmella's Riggies
Carmella's Riggies
Mike Ezzo wears many hats, restaurant owner, decorated pilot, food connoisseur and just a plain nice guy. We were privileged to have him stop by  the station with a batch of his Carmella's Cafe riggies
Raspberries Wins!
Raspberries Wins!
Raspberries Wins!
I've never seen so many lead changes in a week-long contest before but I shouldn't be surprised as if there's one thing Uticans dig, it's food! After the dust settled this morning, Raspberries emerged victorious with just over 40% of the 11,300+ votes cast!
Papa Joes Greens!
Papa Joes Greens!
Papa Joes Greens!
I was expecting Papa Joe to walk in, but turns out there is no Papa Joe, or rather he is in fact several people, two of which I met today: the owner, Bob Markeson and his head chef, Brian Strilka.