The first time I wrote about Rise ‘N Shine was on March 3rd of this year, as it was the one time I had a shot at getting into the place, as it’s quite popular. I had to try the shrimp and grits breakfast, although truthfully it seems they’ll make any meal on their menu at any time as long as they’re open. Whereas I found it pretty tasty, I should have asked for some changes to the meal, because it physically beat me up a couple of hours later.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Marshmallow Pancakes!

This time I went back for the other main choice I had in mind, and even though it kicked my behind, I never regretted buying it, consuming it, or sharing pictures of it with my Facebook friends. Chocolate Peanut Butter Marshmallow Pancakes, visual food love! For once, what the picture looked like on their menu looked exactly like it looked on the plate. If you don’t see it in person, it’s hard to believe just how big it is; try telling me this doesn’t look beautiful and epic, because I was in immediate love.
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First, a 2nd article in a week; shocking! Second, after 5 or 6 years, the Syracuse, NY area is back at the top in snowfall in the nation: We’re Number One! What’s funny is that even with the last few years of what I’ll call “deficient” snowfall, Syracuse was still ranked #3 in the nation […]

For years I’ve wanted to go to Rise ‘N Shine at 500 Westcott St, but I couldn’t get anyone to go with me… not that I needed it. About 3 years ago I went with a friend of mine named Mark around 11:30, but it was packed and the line was long… and we decided […]

The best part of having multiple blogs is that there’s always one of them that can handle pretty much anything one wants to write about. Since I seem to have turned into a 6-month blog writer for this one, I figure I can get away with writing about some of my history as it pertains […]

I moved to Liverpool, NY, in 1975, along with my parents. We moved into this area known as Grenadier Village, which had a bunch of brick apartment complexes already built, but they were working on putting together a bunch of townhouses at the time. We moved into one of those, where only 2 of the […]