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Tag Archives: Saratoga
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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Tagged Mrs. London, Saratoga, Upstate
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Winning (eating) strategies for Saratoga Race Course
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
Recipe: Turmeric Cauliflower Pickles
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
Recipe: Minita’s Toor Dal
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
The end of Takeout 2.0?
On March 26 we wrote about Takeout 2.0—the new phenomenon in which fine dining restaurants were shifting to takeout to stay in business during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, many of the restrictions are easing. In my … Continue reading
Recipe: MaryLou Whitney Cheese Wafers
MaryLou Whitney Cheese Wafers are the creation of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, the gracious woman who was the queen of social life in Saratoga Springs until her passing in 2019 at the age of 93. This recipe was found in … Continue reading
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Tagged Saratoga, Saratoga Chips, Saratoga Springs
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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
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
On the ground at Saratoga Chowderfest 2020
Saratoga Chowderfest 2020 is now history, so I am revising this post. It’s worth leaving up as a chronicle of the complaints from locals and specifically from those in the food industry. “Gave me hives…. nightmare…. the worst… not a chance… … Continue reading
How to win Saratoga Restaurant Week
The first hard frost of the season is predicted for tonight, but I’m going out because we’re in the midst of Saratoga Restaurant Week. You can find our 2019 Saratoga County Restaurant Week offerings here. As usual, some places look … Continue reading