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Tag Archives: Saratoga
Saratoga Wine & Food Festival reinvents itself
We’ve reported from time to time on the Saratoga Wine & Food Festival, an event on the grounds of SPAC that used to happen the weekend after Labor Day. Watching Zak Pelaccio break down a pig, a burger bash in … Continue reading
Saratoga locals take back the town
Labor Day is the last day of the yearly meet at the Saratoga Race Course, and it spurs an exodus of tourists who have been here for what seems like forever. Though I am sure there are bookish bookies and … Continue reading
Best Saratoga track food that’s not at the track
We’re better than 1/4 through the 2018 meet, so time to update this post which was published 3 years ago but still has mostly valid info. I’m going to concentrate on Saratoga Race Course food you can buy in town … Continue reading
Keeping it cool at Eat Drink Saratoga 1.0
The weather did not do this past weekend’s Eat Drink Saratoga festival any favors. There was an excessive heat advisory for June 30, meaning don’t go outside if you don’t have to. But those who ignored this advice and slathered on … Continue reading
Eating our way through the Wilton, NY bicentennial
Public records describe Wilton as an “active county subdivision that is not coextensive with an incorporated place” abutting Saratoga Springs, where I reside. When locals think of Wilton they think of shopping malls, fast food outlets, big suburban homes and … Continue reading
Recipe: Boston Brown Bread with Sourdough
This is a “thirded” Boston brown bread, meaning it is made with equal amounts of whole wheat and rye flours and cornmeal because wheat was too scarce and expensive to use on its own in colonial times. It is cooked … Continue reading
How to win at Saratoga Chowderfest
Saratoga Chowderfest 2018 is in the books. But I suggest you bookmark this post (as well as similar advice published in 2017) and come back to it prior to next year’s event so you can make the most of your … Continue reading
Hacking the Salt & Char Ribeye Cap Steak
I have long been fascinated by the Salt & Char ribeye cap, from the high end steakhouse in downtown Saratoga Springs, NY. When Bobby Flay proclaimed it the “best thing I ever ate” on a recent Cooking Channel show, I … Continue reading
Five top foods in Saratoga Springs, NY
I have been sitting on this post awhile because I didn’t really know what to call it. “Best eats in Saratoga” is a little presumptuous because I haven’t tried everything at all the high end places, plus I’m not going … Continue reading
Salumi perfection at Dancing Ewe Farm
I first encountered Jody Somer’s cacciatorini, or hunter’s little sausages (or little hunter’s sausages) on a visit to Dancing Ewe Farm several years ago. We were there for a dinner sponsored by Tango Fusion, a local dance studio, on a … Continue reading