Sunday, January 26, 2014

Eating on the Road

Part of my job includes driving around Central New York in a sprinter full of actors, costumes, and set pieces. Luckily the small towns in the country are home to a number of cafés, diners, and restaurants, so there isn't always a need for me to pack a lunch before I leave every morning. The company members who have been on this tour before always remember the best places to eat.


A few weeks ago I was in Byron, and after our workshop tour we stopped at Fullerino's. Pedar had been looking forward to this day of tour just for Fullerino's. The inside is filled with old bikes, scales, signs, and even an old freezer. I got this amazing chicken wrap on a tomato basil tortilla. I've never had anything like it. I drove the sprinter back to Auburn that day and ate the whole thing behind the wheel in ten minutes.


Everyone in the company loves an excuse to stop in the neighboring town Skaneatleles. After workshops earlier this week my cast and I stopped at Skaneateles Bakery. In addition to this café au lait I ordered a beet, pumpkin seed, and goat cheese salad. I'd never had beats before this day. And the pumpkin seeds were still green, which was new to me because I usually eat them baked and salted.


It was -18˚F when we went out to Boonville. Between schools we found Charlie Brown's Too. Pedar described it as, "A stones throw away from another stone...Ideally located in the middle of nowhere." This is true. We were literally in the boonies. From the back window of the restaurant you can see the Philadelphia water tower. Until this year I did not know there was a Philadelphia, New York. Our waiter recognized our group by our uniform and said some of our other company members stopped in recently. My burger was covered in mushrooms and came with a basket of giant home made potato chips. I don't think you can find chips like these anywhere else.

My next show goes on the road tomorrow. More food entries to come.