Syracuse, NY – Sarah Simiele, ACS CCP, The Curd Nerd
Role in the cheese industry: Cheesemonger & Shop Owner
Business name and city: The Curd Nerd / Syracuse, NY
Cheese Shops to visit while in Syracuse:
The Curd Nerd – My cut to order cheese shop! 2800 James Street, Syracuse, NY 13206
Callee 1945 – Abbey Woodcock’s specialty cheese shop in Oneida, NY- 30 minutes from Syracuse
Other Specialty Grocery I recommend are following, they’re not 100% cheese, but they do have cheese! :
Lombardi’s Imports – 534 Butternut St, Syracuse, NY 13208
Thanos Market – 105 Green St, Syracuse, NY 13203
Where should I eat?
Apizza Regionale – Great wood fired pizza place. The potato pizza is a favorite of mine
Eden – farm to table focused restaurant where everything is cooked over an open fire. I’d recommend every single thing on the menu
Noble Cellar – New, higher end dining. Features cheese from the Curd Nerd on their menu
Mothers Cupboard – real Syracuse staple, cash only diner. Do not get the full frittata, you’ll never finish it!!
Heids – Can’t talk about Syracuse without Heids Hotdogs
Sweet on Chocolate – get a frozen hot chocolate & some of the dark chocolate potato chips
Kitty Hoynes – a classic Irish pub, can’t go wrong. Get the Irish Coffee
Where should I drink?
Nobody’s – lovely wine bar downtown with a great rotating menu, plus they have cheeseboards from The Curd Nerd!
Tallman Cocktail Club – Rotating cocktail menu and always really well thought out mocktails
Fish Fryer – One of my favorites apps and drinks locations
Any site seeing not to miss? Cool shops?
Wildflowers – an artisan venue with a great vibe and full of local artists
Found Things – right next to the shop, the coolest plant shop ever
Green Lakes State Park – One of the only meromictic lake, it has a lake under a lake basically! The surface water and the undercurrent do not mix. It’s beautiful and amazing
Everyone should follow Syracuse History to see all the cool history and things that happen in and around SYR!!
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