Posts Tagged“Bellwether”

Pork Chops and Applesauce Re-Invented by Bellwether Cider and Belly Ithaca

Pork chops and applesauce conjures up a combination of home-cooked meals around the dinner table with my family when I was young as well as flashbacks of the Brady Brunch repeating the phrase in their best Humphrey Bogart impersonations. What doesn’t jump to the forefront for me however is the idea of culinary innovation from this age-old combination. When I started hearing that Bellwether Hard Cider on the west shore of Cayuga Lake was hosting dinners with Belly Ithaca, an indoor food truck from Ithaca, my interest sparked. After hearing of the success of a previous event from the duo…

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Why Cider Week Matters

Cider Week NY kicks off today (well, to be more accurate: Cider 10 Days kicks off).  Throughout New York City and the Hudson Valley, hundreds of participating restaurants and bars will begin pouring with a vengeance.  In my eyes, this couldn’t happen at a more crucial time.  The cider revolution is in its nascency.  And already its in danger of losing its soul. Although cider is a niche market in the U.S, sales rose 23% last year.  This is huge.  And there is an interesting comparison here–what began 20 years ago in the craft beer world, is now happening in…

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