The entrance to the newly re-imagined buffet at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. It reopens April 29, 2022.
Verona, N.Y. — It’s been two years since patrons of Central New York’s Turning Stone casino have been able to eat all they can at the traditional resort buffet.
The wait is almost over. Turning Stone is reopening the buffet April 29. It was last open in March 2020, just before the Covid pandemic hit.
But this buffet is going to be a whole new concept. The Oneida Indian Nation-owned casino has redesigned and reimagined its fixed-price (all-you-can-eat) dining space. It’s now called 7 Kitchens.
The reboot includes seven stations offering various cuisines, from Mexican to Italian, seafood to antipasto salads, and Asian dim sum to desserts. For those who like “comfort foods,” there’s a carving station with lots of meat choices along with mac and cheese.
The price to visit all seven stations is $38 for adults and $18.95 for kids 5 to 12 on Fridays and Saturdays. On Sundays, it’s $34 for adults and $16.95 for ages 5 to 12. Kids 4 and under eat free.
Days may expand after the initial launch. Seating capacity in 7 Kitchens is about 370.
The 7 Kitchens buffet joins about a dozen other dining options at Turning Stone, ranging from sit-down spaces like the TS Steakhouse, Pina Bianco (Italian), Peach Blossom (Asian) and Wildflowers (fine dining) to the diner-style Emerald, plus a food hall, the Upstate Tavern, Delta Cafe and more.
Turning Stone has been developing the new buffet concept for several months, and appointed a “chef de cuisine” to come up with the menu. That chef, Dustin Tuthill, worked with Ron Ross, executive chef of the entire Turning Stone resort, and members of the culinary staff on the project. Tuthill has been with Turning Stone for 18 years.
“Our goal for 7 Kitchens was to introduce a completely new dining concept and create an experience unlike anything else you can find in the Northeast,” Oneida Indian Nation Representative and Oneida Nation Enterprises CEO Ray Halbritter said in a news release. “The menu and presentation curated by our culinary team combined with the absolutely stunning space, will make 7 Kitchens a truly memorable dining destination.”
The redesign of the space is described by Turning Stone as “contemporary” and “infusing crisp, clean whites, contrasted by stark blacks and shades of deep greens.”
Here’s a closer look at what the 7 Kitchens stations will offer:
Don Cazentre writes for NYup.com, syracuse.com and The Post-Standard. Reach him at dcazentre@nyup.com, or follow him at NYup.com, on Twitter or Facebook.
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