Jared Paventi 🧂
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abandoner of xwitter
syracuse.com restaurant critic
substack writer of things
pr guy
st. bonaventure alum
cny’s leading fake meteorologist
past bylines: deadspin, october, other defunct sites
my back hurts
linktr.ee/jaredpaventi
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Jared Paventi 🧂
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· Feb 4
I'm Jared! This is my pinned post of stuff since I've left X + am slowly withdrawing from Metaland.
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See my @syracuse.com restaurant reviews: www.syracuse.com/staff/jpaven...
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See my @syracuse.com restaurant reviews: www.syracuse.com/staff/jpaven...
Stay for my shares and pithy observations.
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ELITE EIGHT STUCK HORN 📯
March 28, 2026 at 10:41 PM
ELITE EIGHT STUCK HORN 📯
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Good food, strong drinks, video & arcade games and nostalgia: restaurant critic @jaredpaventi.com found it all at Three Lives in Syracuse's Armory Square.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
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Finding power-ups in the chicken tenders and potent potions at Three Lives in Armory Square (Dining Out Review)
Armory Square video game bar levels up with potions, shareable plates, and old school arcade games.
www.thisiscny.com
February 25, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Good food, strong drinks, video & arcade games and nostalgia: restaurant critic @jaredpaventi.com found it all at Three Lives in Syracuse's Armory Square.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
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Critic @jaredpaventi.com found a lot to like about The Exchange, the nearly three-year-old gastropub situated in an historic bank building on North Main Street in Homer, about a half-hour south of Downtown Syracuse and a 15-minute drive from Tully.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
A Wellington misfire, but plenty else to like at The Exchange in Homer (Dining Out Review)
House-crafted ingredients highlight visit to Homer gastropub.
www.thisiscny.com
March 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Critic @jaredpaventi.com found a lot to like about The Exchange, the nearly three-year-old gastropub situated in an historic bank building on North Main Street in Homer, about a half-hour south of Downtown Syracuse and a 15-minute drive from Tully.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
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Meatballs were one of a couple surprises when reviewer @jaredpaventi.com visited the 27-year-old Thompson Road Tavern on a recent Saturday evening.
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Some of Syracuse’s best meatballs are hiding in plain sight at Thompson Road Tavern (Dining Out Review)
Exceptional value, solid food and lively crowd highlight visit.
www.thisiscny.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Meatballs were one of a couple surprises when reviewer @jaredpaventi.com visited the 27-year-old Thompson Road Tavern on a recent Saturday evening.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
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Some Central New York restaurants impressed food critics Charlie Miller, @jaredpaventi.com, @jacobpucci.bsky.social and @wandercuse.bsky.social with ambition, others with consistency.
A few managed to do both, night after night.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
A few managed to do both, night after night.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
Central NY’s best restaurants of 2025: Our Syracuse food writers pick their favorites
These are the top spots we reviewed this year.
www.thisiscny.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Some Central New York restaurants impressed food critics Charlie Miller, @jaredpaventi.com, @jacobpucci.bsky.social and @wandercuse.bsky.social with ambition, others with consistency.
A few managed to do both, night after night.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
A few managed to do both, night after night.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
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More than 20 years after opening, the Limp Lizard in Syracuse remains a reliable haunt for smoked meats, cold beer, excellent service and solid value. @jaredpaventi.com reviews:
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
Syracuse’s Limp Lizard brings all the smoke to each dish (Dining Out Review)
Smoked meats, cold beer, excellent service and solid value. What more could you ask for?
www.thisiscny.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
More than 20 years after opening, the Limp Lizard in Syracuse remains a reliable haunt for smoked meats, cold beer, excellent service and solid value. @jaredpaventi.com reviews:
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
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Reviewer @jaredpaventi.com shed tears when he visited LakeHouse Pub in Skaneateles. Was it the excellent quality of the meal or the copious amount of horseradish he added to his beef on weck sandwich?
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
Horseradish mandatory, tears optional: LakeHouse Pub delivers standout beef on weck (Dining Out Review)
Buffalo's other legendary food stars at this Skaneateles pub.
www.thisiscny.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Reviewer @jaredpaventi.com shed tears when he visited LakeHouse Pub in Skaneateles. Was it the excellent quality of the meal or the copious amount of horseradish he added to his beef on weck sandwich?
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...
Yeah he did!
Reviewer @jaredpaventi.com found that Mitsuba Ramen Noodle on Erie Boulevard in Syracuse offers an exceptional value with a filling array of food.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
Mitsuba Ramen Noodle in DeWitt offers slurpable value (Dining Out Review)
DeWitt restaurant brings noodles and poke bowls to a fast-casual setting.
www.thisiscny.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Yeah he did!
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The upscale Southern cuisine at Ruby Begonia's in Chittenango largely delivered, reviewer @jaredpaventi.com said.
I know I've got my eyes on that cornbread.
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I know I've got my eyes on that cornbread.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
Everything’s coming up roses at Ruby Begonia’s in Chittenango (Dining Out Review)
Upscale southern cuisine is a short drive from Downtown Syracuse.
www.thisiscny.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The upscale Southern cuisine at Ruby Begonia's in Chittenango largely delivered, reviewer @jaredpaventi.com said.
I know I've got my eyes on that cornbread.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
I know I've got my eyes on that cornbread.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
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While there were some inconsistencies, cheese-centric bistro The Wedge in Eastwood has many bright spots, finds reviewer @jaredpaventi.com.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
Creative starters and stellar service at The Wedge in Syracuse, but inconsistencies linger (Dining Out Review)
Eastwood bistro brings brings cheese to each course, including the cocktails.
www.thisiscny.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
While there were some inconsistencies, cheese-centric bistro The Wedge in Eastwood has many bright spots, finds reviewer @jaredpaventi.com.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
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If you're a fellow French fry fan (I am), @jaredpaventi.com has been kind enough to point us in the direction of Amber Inn in Marietta. He said the dive bar met all his criteria for excellent fries and has plenty else to enjoy.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
If you like French fries, you need to visit the Amber Inn in Marietta (Dining Out Review)
Cold beer and warm vibes on the shore of Otisco Lake.
www.thisiscny.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If you're a fellow French fry fan (I am), @jaredpaventi.com has been kind enough to point us in the direction of Amber Inn in Marietta. He said the dive bar met all his criteria for excellent fries and has plenty else to enjoy.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
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In many ways, Gangnam Style Korean Kitchen reminds reviewer @jaredpaventi.com of another popular local restaurant: A family-owned and -run restaurant with limited seating and little to look at, but a menu of traditional, homestyle and unpretentious dishes.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
Gangnam Style Korean Kitchen brings the heat in more ways than one (Dining Out Review)
No-frills Korean restaurant offers big flavors in Syracuse's Westcott neighborhood.
www.thisiscny.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In many ways, Gangnam Style Korean Kitchen reminds reviewer @jaredpaventi.com of another popular local restaurant: A family-owned and -run restaurant with limited seating and little to look at, but a menu of traditional, homestyle and unpretentious dishes.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
@edsbs.bsky.social @celebrityhottub.bsky.social Salute to you both on this day.
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October 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
@edsbs.bsky.social @celebrityhottub.bsky.social Salute to you both on this day.
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September 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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It's not quite the much-missed Clark's Ale House, which several of its menu items invoke, but Crooked Cattle is certainly worth a visit, says reviewer @jaredpaventi.com.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
Armory Square’s Crooked Cattle brings the roast beef sandwich back to Downtown Syracuse (Dining Out Review)
The owner of Ale 'n' Angus pays tribute to the legacy of Clark's Ale House.
www.thisiscny.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It's not quite the much-missed Clark's Ale House, which several of its menu items invoke, but Crooked Cattle is certainly worth a visit, says reviewer @jaredpaventi.com.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
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One would hope that a restaurant named Mr. Pho would make a decent bowl of its namesake noodle soup.
One would be wrong, says reviewer @jaredpaventi.com, because it turns out Mr. Pho makes an exceptional bowl of pho bo, the traditional Vietnamese beef broth and rice noodle soup.
One would be wrong, says reviewer @jaredpaventi.com, because it turns out Mr. Pho makes an exceptional bowl of pho bo, the traditional Vietnamese beef broth and rice noodle soup.
Mr. Pho in Armory Square: A pho so good you name the restaurant after it (Dining Out Review)
Restaurant brings popular Vietnamese dishes, extraordinary value to Armory Square.
www.thisiscny.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
One would hope that a restaurant named Mr. Pho would make a decent bowl of its namesake noodle soup.
One would be wrong, says reviewer @jaredpaventi.com, because it turns out Mr. Pho makes an exceptional bowl of pho bo, the traditional Vietnamese beef broth and rice noodle soup.
One would be wrong, says reviewer @jaredpaventi.com, because it turns out Mr. Pho makes an exceptional bowl of pho bo, the traditional Vietnamese beef broth and rice noodle soup.
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Aurora Brewing Co., a well-regarded maker of hazy IPAs, tasty sours and true-to-style lagers, has brought their beers and a full-time kitchen to Tipp Hill.
Reviewer @jaredpaventi.com visited recently to sample some starters, deep dish pies, skillets and more.
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Reviewer @jaredpaventi.com visited recently to sample some starters, deep dish pies, skillets and more.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
There’s more than beer at Aurora Brewing Co.’s Tipp Hill taproom (Dining Out Review)
Tipp Hill taproom slings burgers, pizzas and a first-rate chicken wing dip.
www.thisiscny.com
August 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Aurora Brewing Co., a well-regarded maker of hazy IPAs, tasty sours and true-to-style lagers, has brought their beers and a full-time kitchen to Tipp Hill.
Reviewer @jaredpaventi.com visited recently to sample some starters, deep dish pies, skillets and more.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
Reviewer @jaredpaventi.com visited recently to sample some starters, deep dish pies, skillets and more.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
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Buyer’s remorse at a restaurant is real and was the topic of conversation after reviewer @jaredpaventi.com's most recent visit to Daniella’s Steakhouse in Geddes.
It’s not that anything was wrong with his meal; quite the opposite, actually.
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It’s not that anything was wrong with his meal; quite the opposite, actually.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
Service and high standards remain hallmarks of Daniella’s Steakhouse (Dining Out Review)
Playing shoulda, coulda, woulda after dinner serves as a reminder to trust your instincts.
www.thisiscny.com
July 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Buyer’s remorse at a restaurant is real and was the topic of conversation after reviewer @jaredpaventi.com's most recent visit to Daniella’s Steakhouse in Geddes.
It’s not that anything was wrong with his meal; quite the opposite, actually.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
It’s not that anything was wrong with his meal; quite the opposite, actually.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
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The Syracuse.com surge is all because of @jaredpaventi.com, I assume
New by me —>
From now on, I’ll tell you every month which 25 local U.S. newspapers are having the most traffic success on the web.
Any guesses what (often forgotten) newspaper company owns a shocking 7 of the top 11, beating out far larger peers?
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/how-...
From now on, I’ll tell you every month which 25 local U.S. newspapers are having the most traffic success on the web.
Any guesses what (often forgotten) newspaper company owns a shocking 7 of the top 11, beating out far larger peers?
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/how-...
How did newspapers in places like Harrisburg, Birmingham, and Syracuse become some of America’s most-read online?
They share an owner that sometimes gets forgotten — but which dominates much larger peers in web traffic. Here's our first monthly ranking of the top 25 local newspaper websites in the United States.
www.niemanlab.org
July 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Syracuse.com surge is all because of @jaredpaventi.com, I assume
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When @jaredpaventi.com doesn't miss, he does not miss. This is truly excellent, on Hulk Hogan and what he means to men of our age.
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Don't Ever Meet Your Heroes
When someone dies, the good memories don't always outweigh the bad
realdirtnap.substack.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
When @jaredpaventi.com doesn't miss, he does not miss. This is truly excellent, on Hulk Hogan and what he means to men of our age.
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"At the Golden Spike, chicken breast tenders are hand-cut, hand-breaded and deep-fried until golden and just cooked through. ... I’d put them alongside the Western Ranch Motor Inn as purveyors of the area’s best chicken tenders," said reviewer @jaredpaventi.com about this pub in East Syracuse.
Striking gold with elevated bar food at East Syracuse’s Golden Spike Pub (Dining Out review)
Scratch-made dishes focus of family-owned bar and grill.
www.thisiscny.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"At the Golden Spike, chicken breast tenders are hand-cut, hand-breaded and deep-fried until golden and just cooked through. ... I’d put them alongside the Western Ranch Motor Inn as purveyors of the area’s best chicken tenders," said reviewer @jaredpaventi.com about this pub in East Syracuse.
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Reviewer @jaredpaventi.com visited Su Su Dim Sum on East Brighton Ave. 🥟
Dim sum is the Chinese equivalent of small plates. Popular in the cuisine and culture of China’s Guangdong province, a dim sum menu is made up of small fried, steamed or baked items served in shared portions.
Dim sum is the Chinese equivalent of small plates. Popular in the cuisine and culture of China’s Guangdong province, a dim sum menu is made up of small fried, steamed or baked items served in shared portions.
Feasting on dumplings and noodles at Syracuse’s Su Su Dim Sum (Dining Out Review)
Former diner on East Brighton Avenue now home to dumplings, duck and more.
www.thisiscny.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Reviewer @jaredpaventi.com visited Su Su Dim Sum on East Brighton Ave. 🥟
Dim sum is the Chinese equivalent of small plates. Popular in the cuisine and culture of China’s Guangdong province, a dim sum menu is made up of small fried, steamed or baked items served in shared portions.
Dim sum is the Chinese equivalent of small plates. Popular in the cuisine and culture of China’s Guangdong province, a dim sum menu is made up of small fried, steamed or baked items served in shared portions.
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“Wok and roll nachos.”
The menu at Meier's Creek Brewing Co. in Cazenovia whispered these words to @jaredpaventi.com, demanding his attention and a place on his dinner order.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
The menu at Meier's Creek Brewing Co. in Cazenovia whispered these words to @jaredpaventi.com, demanding his attention and a place on his dinner order.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
Not-cho typical nachos at Meier’s Creek Brewing Co. in Cazenovia (Dining Out Review)
Cazenovia brewpub continues to pack 'em in after nearly five years.
www.thisiscny.com
June 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Wok and roll nachos.”
The menu at Meier's Creek Brewing Co. in Cazenovia whispered these words to @jaredpaventi.com, demanding his attention and a place on his dinner order.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
The menu at Meier's Creek Brewing Co. in Cazenovia whispered these words to @jaredpaventi.com, demanding his attention and a place on his dinner order.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
Meier's Creek Brewing Company's Cazenovia location has been a fun spot to visit since it opened five years ago. We return this week for syracuse.com and @thisiscny.com to a new menu, including an Asian-inspired riff on nachos.
Not-cho Typical Nachos at Meier’s Creek Brewing Co. in Cazenovia (Dining Out Review)
Cazenovia brewpub continues to pack 'em in after nearly five years.
www.syracuse.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Meier's Creek Brewing Company's Cazenovia location has been a fun spot to visit since it opened five years ago. We return this week for syracuse.com and @thisiscny.com to a new menu, including an Asian-inspired riff on nachos.
My journey with genetic testing continues this week at Dirt Nap. If you've ever lost a loved one to cancer, particularly a parent or grandparent, we look at how your risk increases and why genetic testing could be helpful.
Jared's Genetic Testing Journey: Did I Inherit Cancer? (Part 2)
How DNA and cancer work, plus a friend makes me bleed.
realdirtnap.substack.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
My journey with genetic testing continues this week at Dirt Nap. If you've ever lost a loved one to cancer, particularly a parent or grandparent, we look at how your risk increases and why genetic testing could be helpful.