SYRACUSE N.Y. (NCC NEWS)– Two Syracuse staples are partnering up for this year’s Dining Weeks to stand out among the rest– and raise your blood pressure.
Dining weeks is an annual event where downtown Syracuse restaurants feature deals on meals, free samples and more. Starting this Wednesday and lasting two weeks, the event is meant to bring the community together through food.
Fifty-two restaurants, bakeries, and breweries are participating this year, including Syracuse favorites like Pastabilities and Original Grain. All eateries are offering a three-course lunch for $15 and a three-course dinner for $35. The owners of Salt City Smash Burger and Glazed And Confused donuts however, are taking a different route.
“We started playing around with different flavor combinations, and seeing if, you know, peanut butter would work with it,” says Kyle Mastropietro, the owner of Smash Burger and other downtown restaurants. “Just the maple bacon on the donut was perfect to go with just a simple cheddar smash burger with apple and bacon on it.”
With a patty from Smash Burger and a maple bacon donut from Glazed and Confused, a burger with donuts for buns was born. Although the donut-burger is meant to rally customers, Mastropietro sees the opportunity differently.
“We’re very excited to do this,” says Mastropietro. “Paul and I have been looking for a way to collaborate… a kind of light went off, like, ‘Hey, let’s do a donut burger!’”
The donut-burger will be available on March 1 when Dining Weeks begins.
