Lauren Harkawik's posts

You can count on some things in Vermont. The exact description of a Vermonter sandwich isn't one of them.

Traveling on the New York State Thruway? You’ll have to get off the highway to find the Golden Arches.

On Ghost Pepper Chicken Noodle soup, and other ways to keep a century-old product fresh.

Digging through delicious green mash for the answer to an age-old question.

I may not be Emily, I may not be in Paris, but I can still have un petit plaisir.

A new law intended to protect people with sesame allergies is having the opposite effect.

Drizzle it on your pizza, squeeze it into your tea—America has decided this condiment is here to stay.

The new international Original Chicken Sandwich sticks pretty close to home.

Waffles and Mochi have opened a restaurant in the new spin-off of their original show.

We all agree that food is central to Christmas. So central, in fact, that it’s often riddled with disaster.

New York’s Capital District knows the best pairing for all that gooey cheese.

This light, airy confection is a common gift and Christmas treat in Buffalo.

Riggies are just about everywhere in New York’s Mohawk Valley and just about nowhere else.

In a campaign to sell snack cakes, Hostess holds a mirror up to the struggle.

Want to share a taste of NYC with your loved ones this holiday season? Here's what to buy.

A New York City classic, the cookie goes by other names in other places, even within New York State.

A recent survey found that people who like spicy food are more courageous and confident. Could the claims be true?

Whatever you call it, you've never tasted anything so good.

I went into the sweet chocolate peppermint abyss, and I’m here to spill the tea on what to buy and what to skip.

In Upstate New York and Southern Vermont, you can pump your gas and then get the best ice cream around.