Jared Paventi 🧂
@jaredpaventi.com
dad+husband
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
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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 🧂
@jaredpaventi.com
· Feb 4
I'm Jared! This is my pinned post of stuff since I've left X + am slowly withdrawing from Metaland.
Read + subscribe to my Substack about grief and loss: realdirtnap.substack.com
See my @syracuse.com restaurant reviews: www.syracuse.com/staff/jpaven...
Stay for my shares and pithy observations.
Read + subscribe to my Substack about grief and loss: realdirtnap.substack.com
See my @syracuse.com restaurant reviews: www.syracuse.com/staff/jpaven...
Stay for my shares and pithy observations.
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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.
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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/...
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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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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.
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/...
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.
www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...
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.
realdirtnap.substack.com/p/dont-ever-...
realdirtnap.substack.com/p/dont-ever-...
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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.
You can get Chinese dumplings and noodle soups anywhere in #CNY, but how many places make their own dumpling dough and hand-pull their noodles?
Su Su Dim Sum does. It was our latest Dining Out review for @syracuse.com and @thisiscny.com. Go read it and drool a little bit. I won't tell anyone.
Su Su Dim Sum does. It was our latest Dining Out review for @syracuse.com and @thisiscny.com. Go read it and drool a little bit. I won't tell anyone.
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.syracuse.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
You can get Chinese dumplings and noodle soups anywhere in #CNY, but how many places make their own dumpling dough and hand-pull their noodles?
Su Su Dim Sum does. It was our latest Dining Out review for @syracuse.com and @thisiscny.com. Go read it and drool a little bit. I won't tell anyone.
Su Su Dim Sum does. It was our latest Dining Out review for @syracuse.com and @thisiscny.com. Go read it and drool a little bit. I won't tell anyone.
We all die eventually, but few of us get a chance to dig into how while we're still kicking. Today begins a three-part series at Dirt Nap where I take you through my genetic testing journey to determine if I inherited genes for the cancers that have affected at least two generations of my family.
Jared's Genetic Testing Journey: Did I Inherit Cancer? (Part 1)
I'm going to die one of these days, so I might as well narrow down how and when.
realdirtnap.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
We all die eventually, but few of us get a chance to dig into how while we're still kicking. Today begins a three-part series at Dirt Nap where I take you through my genetic testing journey to determine if I inherited genes for the cancers that have affected at least two generations of my family.
We all experience grief differently when death impacts us, but what about people who work in death-related industries? How do they separate their days being around grieving from their everyday life?
We ask a funeral director how he achieves work-life balance when death is always a phone call away.
We ask a funeral director how he achieves work-life balance when death is always a phone call away.
Every Funeral Has a Director
How do people who deal with death of every day not allow death to overwhelm them?
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May 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We all experience grief differently when death impacts us, but what about people who work in death-related industries? How do they separate their days being around grieving from their everyday life?
We ask a funeral director how he achieves work-life balance when death is always a phone call away.
We ask a funeral director how he achieves work-life balance when death is always a phone call away.
It took two weeks to get a reservation at Grotto in N. Syracuse and, when we got there, it was a roomful of regulars. And, we can see why. It's mix of red sauce and out-of-the-box, but not too crazy, Italian brings a little something for everyone. Read my review at @syracuse.com + @thisiscny.com
It’s no wonder why Grotto in North Syracuse has such a loyal following (Dining Out Review)
It's a throwback to when value, quality and service were restaurant hallmarks.
www.syracuse.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It took two weeks to get a reservation at Grotto in N. Syracuse and, when we got there, it was a roomful of regulars. And, we can see why. It's mix of red sauce and out-of-the-box, but not too crazy, Italian brings a little something for everyone. Read my review at @syracuse.com + @thisiscny.com
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trying to switch off the AI bloatware that has been pinned to the top of every single menu in every single app
April 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
trying to switch off the AI bloatware that has been pinned to the top of every single menu in every single app
I understand that ESPN and NFL Network are the sport's state media, but the feigned surprise at Shadeur Sanders' fall, knowing full well that no one wants Deion lurking, is a little much.
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April 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I understand that ESPN and NFL Network are the sport's state media, but the feigned surprise at Shadeur Sanders' fall, knowing full well that no one wants Deion lurking, is a little much.
I’ve always thought of the dining room at the Craftsman Wood Grille and Tap House in Fayetteville to be cozy. The open-hearth kitchen is stellar, the cocktails are potent and the service is solid. It’s my review this week for syracuse.com and @thisiscny.com.
The craft is on display at Fayetteville’s Craftsman Wood Grill and Tap Room (Dining Out Review)
Upscale casual dining with well-crafted entrees and cocktails.
www.syracuse.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I’ve always thought of the dining room at the Craftsman Wood Grille and Tap House in Fayetteville to be cozy. The open-hearth kitchen is stellar, the cocktails are potent and the service is solid. It’s my review this week for syracuse.com and @thisiscny.com.
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The internet becomes more tolerable once you realize that 99% of the people who are being assholes to you online have never actually engaged with your work and have no plans to.
April 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The internet becomes more tolerable once you realize that 99% of the people who are being assholes to you online have never actually engaged with your work and have no plans to.
There are names from your childhood that live rent free in your head. Laura Lewis is one for me. Laura's sister helps us remember the legacy she created in her short time on this planet in another exploration of someone who died before their time.
Laura Lewis: The Girl with One Leg Who Tackled the Ropes Course (ft. Kate Torok Lewis)
"I have missed her advice over the last three decades, and sometimes get really angry that she was taken from me."
realdirtnap.substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
There are names from your childhood that live rent free in your head. Laura Lewis is one for me. Laura's sister helps us remember the legacy she created in her short time on this planet in another exploration of someone who died before their time.
This week, Dirt Nap takes a dive into the world of sports and how fans of losing teams cope and rebound with the grief of losing. Big thanks to @celebrityhottub.bsky.social, @bmoritz99.bsky.social and @jeffpearlman.bsky.social for their help.
Sports Grief: Because There's Always Next Year...Probably
Yes, I'm mostly talking about the Buffalo Bills
realdirtnap.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This week, Dirt Nap takes a dive into the world of sports and how fans of losing teams cope and rebound with the grief of losing. Big thanks to @celebrityhottub.bsky.social, @bmoritz99.bsky.social and @jeffpearlman.bsky.social for their help.