Bees, Teas, and Cheese

Today I went to The Little Bleu Cheese Shop in the South Wedge in Rochester, NY. They are hosting a  special event - Bees, Teas, and Cheese!

The bees part of the event was HONEY!!! Yummm. This honey was from Seaway Trail Honey. I didn't realize there were different flavors of honey, depending on the season the honey is collected.

Teas were selected by Niraj, the owner of Happy Earth Tea. These teas are amazing. There was a cold brewed black tea (Himalyan Spring) as well as a heartier Darjeeling (Muscatal Valley) and a Spring green tea (Jade Mountain).

Kyrie brought some delightful cheeses from the Three Village Cheese Company. I LOVE CHEESE! The Nokkelost is a Norwegian type of cheese flavored with cumin, caraway, and cloves. It's traditionally served around the holidays. I say EVERY day is a holiday, so we can always eat this delicious cheese!

The Halloumi is an amazing Greek style cheese. It doesn't melt when you fry it, but transforms into amazing solid cheesy goodness.

Here is the Halloumi fried and made even better with a drizzle of Spring honey. Mmmmmmmm.

Thanks so much to the gracious hosts for the event. Here I am with the owners of The Little Bleu Cheese Shop.

Another peek before I leave of some of the amazing cheeses here.

Amelia Goes to Wedgestock

As Nathaniel Rochester reflects on the development of his city. I'll reflect upon the fun I'll have at Wedgestock!

Located in the South Wedge of Rochester Wedgestock is a neighborhood arts, music, and food festival.

Isn't this a cool car?!? Petpalooza is a local animal magazine.

Did you know Rochester has its own roller derby league? The ROC City Roller Derby: because tough girls run in tight circles! I'm practicing a to cheer them on.

Time for ice cream at Hedonist Artisan Ice Cream!

Peach Brandy Blueberry Sorbet-oh my. It's unbelievably fantastic!

I'm having fun at Now and Zen. Can you see me?

My friend, Brian of Now and Zen, and I have an important discussion.

Human kids have camp-why can't dogs?

This neat building actually sells historic house parts! I always enjoy visiting the South Wedge-you should come visit too!

Corn Hill Arts Festival

Last Saturday I went to the Corn Hill Arts Festival. We parked in downtown Rochester, and took a shuttle to the neighborhood in this comfy bus. It was dark and stormy-but I was determined to have fun.

I love this festival-there were over 400 vendors selling wonderful items in this historic neighborhood.

I stopped to listen to these musicians playing on a front porch!

Checking out the architecture is one of the best parts of attending this festival.

Time for something to eat.

MMMMMMmmmmmmmm. Pulled pork sandwich with salt potatoes from The Beale.

I saw a tent that said "Got Ghosts" so I went in. I met historian and ghost researcher David J. Pitkin. He wrote some great books about ghosts here in New York State.

A view of the crowd.

Going to the fair can be exhausting. This guy was all tuckered out.

Time to admire one more interesting house before I called it a day. If you get a chance, come explore the Corn Hill neighborhood of Rochester, NY. You won't be disappointed.