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U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy threw some high-profile recognition on Friday to a South Windsor restaurant to acknowledge its good food and its help to first responders during the coronavirus pandemic.
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.
Table Talk: Everything coming up gold for Eagles Pizza in New Albany
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CORRECTION: Rachel and Adam Savage are Dennis Keesee s daughter and son-in-law. An earlier version of this story indicated otherwise.
In 1971, the village of New Albany had a robust population barely exceeding 500.
It also was the year that Tom and Marjorie Keesee bought Eagle Pizza and renamed it Eagles Villa Pizza, located smack dab in the town center.
A lot has changed in New Albany, as the affluent suburb has experienced enviable commercial and residential growth, with the population soaring to about 11,000.
Yet, Eagles Pizza, as it is known now, still is the same family-run, independent pizzeria that had only a small move – from a tiny building to its current nest at 2 N. High St. – a year later.
In 1971, the village of New Albany had a robust population barely exceeding 500.
It also was the year that Tom and Marjorie Keesee bought Eagle Pizza and renamed it Eagles Villa Pizza, located smack dab in the town center.
A lot has changed in New Albany, as the affluent suburb has experienced enviable commercial and residential growth, with the population swelling to about 11,000.
Yet Eagles Pizza still is the same family-run, independent pizzeria. It moved only once in 50 years, from a tiny building to its current nest at 2 N. High St. a year after the Keesees bought it.
Owner Dennis Keesee, son of the founders, acknowledged 50 years is a long time in the restaurant business.