Description
A Taste NY Market is located at the North Country Welcome Center featuring a broad selection of fresh-made breakfast and lunch items, including soups, salads, sandwiches and desserts using ingredients sourced from North Country growers and producers. It will also offer grab-and-go snacks, and specialty local gift items for sale, including I LOVE NY merchandise.
Multiple interactive I LOVE NY kiosks are positioned throughout the Welcome Center, allowing visitors to design a trip itinerary and test their knowledge of the region. A large LED screen promotes regional tourism attractions and destinations. A boat from the Antique Boat Museum pays tribute to the region's boating heritage, and an artifact wall includes regionally-specific items. Outside, the Welcome Center features a playground, a large I LOVE NY sculpture that provides the perfect setting for group photos and selfies, and a Walk of Fame recognizes famous New Yorkers from the region.
The Welcome Center is operated by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County.
Products Offered
Taste NY partners with over 1,800 New York State farmers and producers. Products offered in our Markets are rotated on a regular basis and subject to change. Below are examples of products that have been offered at this location, but please contact the Market operator for most current offerings.
North Country Welcome Center
Menu/Vendor List
Breakfast
The Bridge Breakfast Sandwich- Black River Valley eggs, Great Lakes Cheese Adam’s Reserve cheddar, with bacon served on your choice of Bagelover’s bagel.
Bagelover’s Bagel- Your choice of bagel served with Philadelphia cream cheese or butter.
Bagel choices: Plain, Cinnamon Raisin, Poppyseed, Onion, Everything, Blueberry, Sesame
Spinach Goat Cheese Quiche- Spinach in a creamy cheese and egg sauce with chunks of mild goat cheese.
North Country Silver Dollars- Birkett Mills buttermilk pancakes served with Swiss’er Sweet maple and butter.
Lunch
Clayton Caprese Panini- Great Lakes smoked Gouda, local spinach, Whole in the Wall sundried tomato pesto served on a Heidelberg ciabatta roll.
Islander Cuban Panini- Schaller & Weber smoked ham, roasted Adirondack pork loin seasoned with Lyndaker’s maple garlic rub, Great Lakes Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard on a Heidelberg ciabatta roll.
The Bay Steak and Cheddar- Roasted eye round seasoned with Lyndaker’s maple garlic rub, Great Lakes Adam’s Reserve cheddar served on a Heidelberg ciabatta roll.
TI Turkey Club- Schaller & Weber smoked turkey, Great Lakes Adam’s Reserve cheddar, local tomato, bacon, mayo, and local spinach served on a Heidelberg ciabatta roll.
Menu Items Source From:
Adirondack Beef, Croghan, NY
Bagelover’s Bagels, Dryden, NY
Birkett Mills, Penn Yan, NY
Black River Valley Farm, Carthage, NY
Great Lakes Cheese, Adams, NY
Heidelberg Bread, Frankfort, NY
Lyndaker’s Maple Orchard, Croghan, NY
Pika Farm Table, lake Katrine, NY
Schaller & Weber, New York, NY
Swiss’er Sweet Maple, Castorland, Ny
Whole in the Wall, Binghamton, NY
Bakery Items
Assorted bagels – Bagelover’s, Dryden, NY
Assorted mini pies- cream, apple, pumpkin- Timmy Crack Corn, Rodman, NY
Assorted cookies, brownies, and pastries -Bella’s Home Baked Goods, Brooklyn, NY and Holy Cow Cookies, Rochester, NY
Biscotti, Carousel Cookies, Rochester, NY
Shortbread Cookies, McDuffies, Buffalo, NY
Beverages
Tug Hill Artisan Roasters coffee (Castor land, NY) and Sackets Harbor Coffee Roaster coffee (Sackets Harbor, NY)
- Coffee
- Latte
- Cappuccino
- Americano
- Chai Latte
- Matcha Latte
- Espresso
SerendipiTea (Manhassett, NY)
- Black tea
- Green tea
Store Hours
Through May 28: Open Mon - Sun 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Connect With Us
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