NYS Fair vendors, visitors get a taste of normalcy at offseason food fest
Will Fudge | Staff Photographer People stood on line for 20 minutes to have a taste of Big Kahuna’s gyros, corn dogs and cheese fries.
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Despite the 40-degree weather, residents stood in line for 20 minutes on Saturday to get Big Kahuna’s Fair Foods as its neighboring vendor Villa Pizze Fritte blasted classic rock music. This was the first glimpse of an in-person New York State Fair atmosphere that residents had seen since before the pandemic.
The Zazzara family, operators of the Villa Pizze Fritte stand, hosted an off-season State Fair Food Fest at the New York State Fairgrounds for the second time during the pandemic. This year’s event ran April 15-17 and will continue April 22-24. Vendors included Villa Pizze Fritte, Big Kahuna, Ashley Lynn Winery and Carnival Eats Syracuse.
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“That’s it,” Jordan said. Damien, 66, a Lewiston Public Works employee, grinned.
His first shot of the Moderna vaccine means “the beginning of the end,” Damien said. “We’re going to be able to be much closer to more people in the future. I’ve been very careful. I wear a mask. I don’t want to give it to anybody and I don’t want them giving it to me. We haven’t gone out much, haven’t been on vacation for a long time. I’m looking forward to that.”
He chuckled about being the first to get vaccinated at the clinic and the media coverage. “The guys at work will probably ride me a little,” he said. “I’m happy.”
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