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“My books are like water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately)...
Mark Twain If you’re from the Capital District, then chances are your summer isn’t complete until you’ve been to Lake George at least once. Last time I was up there I realized that I hadn’t been to the...
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“Why is it trivia? People call it trivia because they know nothing and they...
Robbie Coltrane One of my favorite shows is Jeopardy. I love testing myself, seeing what I know and maybe learning a little bit in the process. That also means I love trivia nights. It seems as if...
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“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you...
Maimonides I’ve been to Wheatfields (440 Broadway, Saratoga) once before and really enjoyed the pasta since almost all of it is made in-house. So (as a lot of my blog entries start) when I saw a...
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“When people pile seven things onto one burger, it drives me nuts!”
Bobby Flay I love going to eat in Saratoga. There’s just a feel about the neighborhood that is different from anywhere else. I’ve luckily been able to eat in Saratoga a lot recently and about a week...
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“It was quite a challenge to make people eat crab ice cream.”
Heston Blumenthal I usually shy away from chain locations in the Capital Region because I’d much rather you try something new that’s local and can only find here than a franchise that you could get...
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“Keep Calm and Rock it Like a Redhead”
I wrote about the League of Extraordinary Redheads a week ago and how excited I was to go to this meet-up. I was really surprised by the amount of press a room full of redheads get. I apparently showed...
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“He was a wise man who invented beer.”
Plato I don’t visit the Saratoga Casino and Raceway (342 Jefferson St, Saratoga) often but I do it enough that I earned a deal on a room at the Gideon Putnam (24 Gideon Putnam Road, Saratoga Springs)....
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“I love chocolate chip cookies – really anything with chocolate will do!”
Laura Wilkinson I’ve been to Wheatfields in Saratoga a number of times (past blog) and I knew there was a location in Clifton Park (54 Crossing Blvd Clifton Park, NY 12065) but I hadn’t made it there...
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“There’s nothing more romantic than Italian food.”
Elisha Cuthbert I love being in Downtown Schenectady. Over the past couple years it’s really grown into a great place to spend any night of the week, especially in terms of the number of restaurants...
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“As long as there’s pasta and Chinese food in the world, I’m okay”
Michael Chang I live in the Schenectady/Niskayuna area and pass by LT’s Grill (2305 Nott Street, Niskayuna) all the time and finally one day, curiosity got the best of me and I checked it out. I love...
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#NYSDairyTour2014
I’m so excited to have been asked to join the NYS Dairy Tour by the American Dairy Association. I’m not only going somewhere in NY that I’ve never been before but I can’t wait to explore where our milk...
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The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW First off, I’m going to start this three-part blog post by THANKING the American Dairy Association for the most amazing trip I took to the Finger Lakes this past weekend. I not only...
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“Moo may represent an idea, but only the cow knows.”
MASON COOLEY WANNA CHECK OUT PART ONE?– CLICK HERE I had such a great time out in the Finger Lakes with the American Dairy association. On day two, we stopped at Cayuga Milk Ingredients, then Patterson...
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Beauty is in the Eye of the Beerholder
Kinky Friedman Being from Schenectady, Proctors is like a second home to me. I’ve been going to shows at Proctors since I was a kid and one of my favorite times of the year is to see their schedule to...
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ADK Wine & Food
This weekend is the Adirondack Wine & Food Festival (Saturday June 27th 12PM-6PM & Sunday, June 28 12PM-5PM). Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate at the Charles R. Wood Festival...
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“The best wines are the ones we drink with friends”
Anonymous Apologies on being behind on my blog lately. I had a great run (or lack of run, actually) when I sprained my ankle. All I had to do was lay on my couch and catch up on my blog which was...
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$20.16 Colonie Restaurant Week
Colonie Restaurant Week is a week-long event highlighting the delicious and unique eateries in and around Colonie, N.Y. The week begins on Sunday, March 20th and runs in participating restaurants until...
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Cheers to the Years Wine Dinner – 8th Anniversary Celebration!
I’m counting down the days to this delicious anniversary dinner for Adirondack Winery at the Fort William Henry. April 16th from 6:00PM-9:00PM, starting with a cheese and cracker cocktail hour followed...
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Pizza makes me think that anything is possible.
Though I don’t pigeon-hole myself into saying that I’m a food critic/food blogger, to write about the Capital Region obviously involves writing about food in the area (plus, I really just enjoy...
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Adirondack Wine & Food Festival 2016
Check out my coverage of the event last year (the first ever) HERE The 2016 Adirondack Wine & Food Festival is June 25th & 26th at Charles R. Wood Festival Commons in Lake George Village....
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