Long Lake - A Real Adirondack Experience

Long Lake Stewarts Shops - Where the Competition Kicks OffSaturday, Feb 6, 2010 five teams gathered to compete in an unusual cooking competition. In the Adirondacks grocery stores are a rare commodity, many folks have to travel a great distance to purchase the freshest of vegetables and a fresh cut of decent meat. Special orders can be arranged, but in today’s fast paced culture (yes even in the Adirondacks) so many rely on the convenience of quick stop shop. Teams from Tupper Lake, Blue Mt. North Creek and Long Lake gathered at their prospective Stewarts to cull the shelves for just the right ingredients to concoct three menu items within a budget of $25.00, cooked only in a microwave, no stove tops. This was not a sport for the easily intimidated. Creativity, planning and the ability to operate machinery (okay a microwave) were imperative to guarantee success. All three teams from Long Lake hit our local shop around 4:30pm before the kick off time of 6pm. Donna our Helpful Clerk Checks out Team Von Bearslayer's Ingredients Team Von Bearslayer (mistakenly called Von BEERslayer…) hit the Long Lake Stewarts Shops - Where the Competition Kicks OffSaturday, Feb 6, 2010 five teams gathered to compete in an unusual cooking competition. In the Adirondacks grocery stores are a rare commodity, many folks have to travel a great distance to purchase the freshest of vegetables and a fresh cut of decent meat. Special orders can be arranged, but in today’s fast paced culture (yes even in the Adirondacks) so many rely on the convenience of quick stop shop. Teams from Tupper Lake, Blue Mt. North Creek and Long Lake gathered at their prospective Stewarts to cull the shelves for just the right ingredients to concoct three menu items within a budget of $25.00, cooked only in a microwave, no stove tops. This was not a sport for the easily intimidated. Creativity, planning and the ability to operate machinery (okay a microwave) were imperative to guarantee success. All three teams from Long Lake hit our local shop around 4:30pm before the kick off time of 6pm. Donna our Helpful Clerk Checks out Team Von Bearslayer's Ingredients Team Von Bearslayer (mistakenly called Von BEERslayer…) hit the ... Read more