Hello Everyone,
In Syracuse New York there is a yearly event called Taste Of Syracuse, where local food vendors sell samples of their specialty items as low as one dollar, as well as full course meals costing upwards of twenty times that price.
There's local bands performing music for live entertainment, and even a race for local athletes to participate in.
The Taste Of Syracuse has a little bit of everything and makes for a nice day of enjoyment, whether you're munching down on the huge variety of available foods, or just strolling around enjoying the scenery and entertainment.
I did a little of both, during both days of the event, June 2nd, and June 3rd of 2023.
Let's have a look at some of the photos I captured.
Here's a gyro I tried from a local vendor Pita Dream.
I ate almost half of it before thinking to take a photograph.
I put the experience first and foremost, and I've just never been one to be thinking about photographs when I'm out enjoying myself, so some of these are just random click moments where food is half eaten.
This was one of the tastiest things I had over the two day event.
Both days were full sun, and water was being given out for free, which I think was a wise choice from the organizers.
There were plenty of beer stands around, and plenty of people drinking.
I was there during earlier hours, and didn't see anything happening from overindulgence, but routinely saw police helping people who became unable to walk from overindulgence.
The police presence was high for that matter, but they didn't maintain an over-imposing presence and really did not bother anyone in a harassing way.
I think that's really cool, especially since police have garnered some poor opinions from the public over the past couple of years due to the political environment of the world.
Regarding the high amounts of beer and nothing "plant based wellness", I was a little disappointed in that regard.. I hope to see a shift from beer stands to edible canna stands (or why not both?) in the future, and really that makes more sense for a food event.. A dehydration intoxication drink is not a good choice in full sun in my opinion, but some people enjoy indulging in alcohol and handle their drinks responsibly, which was the case during this event.
This photo exemplifies what I mean, the general atmosphere was undeniably positive, and images like the one seen above were commonplace, with lots of hugs and happiness going around!
The photo above I snipped down, because when I took it I didn't notice the hugs.
I thought that was pretty cool, it's always nice to see people enjoying themselves with others.
The event circled around the city block of Clinton Square and stayed packed with people every hour I was there. Three pm in the afternoon seemed to be the busiest time.
The bands that played were all really good. My only gripe is the audience wasn't as into it as a music lover would have hoped for.
Some of the bands noticed sparse clapping and reverberated their disappointments in subtle ways that only a musician would probably pick up on.
They all rocked out regardless and gave nods to guys like me that they knew appreciated their talent.
Of course futuremind likes his weed and I routinely would go into the cuts puffing down joints at random times.
It's legal in New York now, and plenty of police saw me smoking and coughing and didn't say a word about it.
It was cool there there was no over-policing and they let people do "publicly unacceptable" things in the shadows.
I was lucky to find a few nice areas to take photos like this one above.
At this point I knew I would make a post out of the experience, and I really hope you've all enjoyed a taste of the Taste Of Syracuse.
I had a great time attending both days of the Taste Of Syracuse event, and I hope you all enjoyed viewing the photographs I took over those two days.
If you're ever in New York and interested in this event, check out the main-site page:
For more information!
All photography in this post was taken with a (Moto G 5G 2022) and all photographic touchups/alterations were done by futuremind.
Thank you all for stopping by,
Have a great day! -