Tag Archives: Upstate

Recipe: Everyday Pate

Everyday Paté is inspired by a red sauce place in South Glens Falls, NY called Massie’s. Their Italian entrees came with a pasta side, a cup of minestrone and a “relish plate” including celery and carrot sticks, mild pickled cherry … Continue reading

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Recipe: Max’s Loaf

The recipe for Max’s Loaf was shared with Craig Claiborne of the New York Times when he visited Wendy and Michael London’s Saratoga Springs bakeshop in 1983. It was designed as a “supremely healthy” food for their son Max, who … Continue reading

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Takeout 2.0 is here, and will be with us for a while

Saratoga Springs is a seasonal tourist town, which means 8 months of the year the local restaurants are barely hanging on. The mandated closings due to COVID-19 have been a devastating blow. Some have shuttered for good, others announced they’re … Continue reading

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Is Beer (Week) finished?

This week is Beer Week in Saratoga Springs. You can be forgiven for not noticing, because it’s down to two days, Friday and Saturday, February 21 and 22. And Friday is actually devoted to a cider tasting—that’s not beer! (The … Continue reading

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Your Grand Tasting strategy for today

Today, October 5, is the Grand Tasting of the Saratoga Wine & Food Festival. The VIP portion (sold out) starts at 11 with general admission (tickets still available) at noon. At last night’s elegant dinner, both the weather and the … Continue reading

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100 years of little weiners at New Way Lunch

Last weekend was the 100th  birthday of New Way Lunch in Glens Falls, NY, and they rented the Farmers’ Market for a great big party. Highlight of the day was a hot dog eating contest, and 5 cent hot dogs … Continue reading

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Meet the world’s fastest oyster shucker

 I recently attended a wonderful demo at Fin Your Fishmonger, an excellent local resource for those in New York’s Capital District, with Patrick “Shucker Paddy” McMurray. He is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s fastest … Continue reading

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What is the responsibility of a restaurant reviewer?

I guess there are still some small markets where a media outlet will provide a review as part of an advertising package for a restaurant. But more likely, the restaurant reviewer is presumed to be independent and reporting their experience … Continue reading

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Genesee and Me

I had never heard of the Genesee beer brand until I made a trip to upstate NY to visit my future in-laws, back in the early 1990s. Driving up Route 30 from Amsterdam, I saw a billboard with a bearded … Continue reading

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Recipe: Smashed Salt Potatoes

Salt potatoes are a thing in upstate New York. Stores sell a bag of white potatoes which includes a sack of salt, and charge more than the items would cost separately. Michele, our hostess at Orchard Slope airbnb in Amherst … Continue reading

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