Tag Archives: Saratoga

Food for Thought: searching for culinary origins

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Elizabeth Weil wrote an arresting culinary origins story a few years ago which was published in Saveur. It seems that Weil’s grandfather invented the Reuben Sandwich in the 1920s when he oversaw the kitchen at the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha, … Continue reading →

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July 4th Barbecue

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

We have a “Firecracker 4” run in our town that attracts thousands of visitors and our friends’ son Shea Weilbaker has won it twice in a row. We’ll go downtown to see if he three-peats, then turn our attention to … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about Saratoga County Restaurant Week

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Restaurant weeks are promotional periods during which local establishments offer a special menu at a fixed price to attract more business. To us the fixed price is key. If it’s $35 for dinner, let’s say, I want to see what … Continue reading →

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What Saratoga Restaurant Week looks like in 2022

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Being obsessively cheap, we perk up when our local restaurant week rolls round, hoping for some real bargains and creative menu design that motivates us to try someplace new. For 2022 Saratoga Restaurant Week runs from November 7-13; lunches are $15 … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Chocolate Saratogas

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Chocolate Saratogas are the contribution of Mrs. Frank H. Miller, daughter of former Senator from Missouri Edward V. Long, to the Congressional Club Cookbook (1993 Edition). There is a tradition of crackers with chocolate in the South, but I have … Continue reading →

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Eating at the Skidmore dining hall

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

For the past few weeks I’ve been eating lunch at the Murray-Aikins Dining Hall at Skidmore College. It’s organized in the same way as the dining halls at UMass Amherst, which I loved when my son was in college, though … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Max’s Loaf

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

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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Winning (eating) strategies for Saratoga Race Course

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Today was opening day of the 2022 meet at the Saratoga Race Course, and it’s time to update this post from 2015 about where to eat in Saratoga during the racing season. Key strategy: bring a cooler to the track, … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Turmeric Cauliflower Pickles

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Comfort Kitchen, an excellent eatery in my home town, makes a nice cauliflower pickle with the yellow glow of turmeric/curry powder. Here is our interpretation. If you like, add some slices of red bell pepper for color and flavor variety. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Minita’s Toor Dal

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Minita Sanghvi is a Skidmore professor who’s running for office in my town. The long hours of campaigning have kept her from cooking for her six-year old son as often as she’d like, so when she made Minita’s toor dal for … Continue reading →

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