tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71091304961445102692024-03-28T10:07:19.792-04:00Notes On Napkins:Bill Dowd's food & drink news in New York's Greater Capital Region (& beyond)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9866125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-62953134718343650022024-03-27T16:45:00.002-04:002024-03-27T16:45:30.814-04:00Restaurant developments in the Greater Capital Region<center><b>NEWS ITEMS FROM: COHOES, ACCORD, QUEENSBURY<p></p><p></p><p></p></b></center><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir61LdvWC_uhZ9UF2lGz2SgphJb_IfQLQB1E2GMDl_BADhmyU5wxVDqsuT9isAgz9ZJ3p-YrlG_whIRNQhhYiyZEG9C04L5aognu-xj_t3AmbodPEWmS0JhNw5VDY0HJ9BxKhuD9KDeEGD97IOJ3jDPuLoIFtcbahVE6H3VlzUt5N-dbi_WGot8HHQuE9M/s1362/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-27%20at%203.45.20%20PM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="1110" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir61LdvWC_uhZ9UF2lGz2SgphJb_IfQLQB1E2GMDl_BADhmyU5wxVDqsuT9isAgz9ZJ3p-YrlG_whIRNQhhYiyZEG9C04L5aognu-xj_t3AmbodPEWmS0JhNw5VDY0HJ9BxKhuD9KDeEGD97IOJ3jDPuLoIFtcbahVE6H3VlzUt5N-dbi_WGot8HHQuE9M/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-27%20at%203.45.20%20PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Last day of business is Sunday. / </b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo via Facebook</span></i><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/spindlecitypizza">Spindle City Pizza</a>, 84 Ontario Street, Cohoes -- Before this small Albany County city's culinary scene began broadening a few years ago it was known almost exclusively for its numerous pizza joints. By the end of the month there will be one less of those. Owner Ryan Hotaling, who opened Spindle City Pizza in the fall of 2022 in a location formerly home to an Inferno Pizza, said in a Facebook post: "It is with a heavy heart that I must share some unfortunate news. Spindle City Pizza will cease operations as of March 30. Making this decision was incredibly difficult, but as a sole proprietor, with a minimalist support team on hand only a few hours per week, facing lingering health uncertainties, it is a necessary step." Hotaling said he will be offering "a limited menu until items are depleted, and regrettably, we will not be restocking inventory before closing." He noted that while the closure is "not intended to be permanent, it is a necessary measure aimed at prioritizing my health. My intention is to return with an enhanced version of Spindle City Pizza at some point in the future."<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lH3pMa7hDcRRTrpg44O34vPUkAJ6FJGliUGHvGrh1iRT-I2VqLIn-_ZGe_KHkwAhc5dlFN5ofj7iW63ZsGZPx6JNXobEhIHiwkqWgb-3s8umsf_egDsD3_diwoM0wf3ZrHJY09UNja4EhLE-reOsqU8-Z0oyURgq4g7aeg0W1Fxkd36umwsGIA32GvcW/s602/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-27%20at%204.02.02%20PM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="602" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lH3pMa7hDcRRTrpg44O34vPUkAJ6FJGliUGHvGrh1iRT-I2VqLIn-_ZGe_KHkwAhc5dlFN5ofj7iW63ZsGZPx6JNXobEhIHiwkqWgb-3s8umsf_egDsD3_diwoM0wf3ZrHJY09UNja4EhLE-reOsqU8-Z0oyURgq4g7aeg0W1Fxkd36umwsGIA32GvcW/w182-h165/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-27%20at%204.02.02%20PM.png" width="182" /></a></div><br />• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/westwindorchard">Westwind Orchard & Cidery</a>, 215 Lower Whitfield Road, Accord -- This Ulster County operation, located about 20 miles southwest of Kingston, has just received the state's slot in a compilation of "<a href="https://www.lovefood.com/galleries/258805/the-best-farm-to-table-restaurant-in-every-us-state?page=33">The best farm-to-table restaurant in every state</a>" by the LoveFood.com website. Its editors say: "Pizza is given an elegant farm-to-table makeover at this idyllic farm ... . The wood-fired pies are generously topped with locally sourced vegetables, and are best enjoyed on the picnic tables scattered across the property's yard. As well as amazing pizzas, the menu also features seasonal pasta dishes, salads, soups, and charcuterie plates. Guests can also indulge in unfiltered cider crafted from apples grown in the orchard, where heirloom dessert apple trees flourish." Hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, noon to 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, closed Monday-Wednesday. Phone: 845-253-0234.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjqzkNBFeeGw124kZPyywdpjMvfawXtSrx1C4whMukdhfPT3jW3BvNWfSMDKwyyW7O7IaPPmxYqX1HZKk2RwpfsXNaq0cnp0Um4jg3MCNrYyL2dIDUOrtaG02fyK-rYkf23a0f1MmHXzBzialDYG9Ltec3QF4AhnGUgKVnMYr4L3g1scPaiNx29djiagq/s850/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-27%20at%204.20.05%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="850" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjqzkNBFeeGw124kZPyywdpjMvfawXtSrx1C4whMukdhfPT3jW3BvNWfSMDKwyyW7O7IaPPmxYqX1HZKk2RwpfsXNaq0cnp0Um4jg3MCNrYyL2dIDUOrtaG02fyK-rYkf23a0f1MmHXzBzialDYG9Ltec3QF4AhnGUgKVnMYr4L3g1scPaiNx29djiagq/w148-h98/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-27%20at%204.20.05%20PM.png" width="148" /></a></div>• <a href="https://www.fatbrands.com/brand/hurricane-grill-wings/">Hurricane Grill & Wings</a>, Six Flags Great Escape Lodge, 1172 Route 9, Queensbury -- The lodge and indoor waterpark's newest dining option will debut this summer. It will be the eighth location in New York State -- currently it has venues in Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, and five on Long Island -- for the Florida-based chain of 71 restaurants. Six Flags Great Escape Resort President Rebecca Wood said in an announcement, "Hurricane Grill & Wings will bring a restaurant unlike anything in the area. We’re thrilled to know our hotel guests will have a delicious, full-service option just steps from their room, and our local neighbors will have a new go-to for family night out.”
Hurricane's <a href="https://www.hurricanewings.com/menu-hurricane-grill-wings/">menu</a> is known for its wings and 35 sauces and rubs, burgers, fish tacos, steak with chimichurri sauce, beer-battered fish-and-chips, and 20 draft beers.</div><div><div></div><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html"><hr />Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</span></i></b><hr /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-43507248733827493292024-03-27T16:44:00.007-04:002024-03-27T22:07:58.655-04:00WIngstop's Capital Region rollout plan gains momentum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2HhEivoyWhD-Khs4m2WO3p2GutsPAYOD_AM9OtUPHGj6uPaJHoK5AIM8DGmDCiO5QljtCWkMRObFBHmrHD-6mAyDUv53UMfEPaoT61tmPYvOKeC8sHyDVyT2g_aFDb8eIZv8So2svKlbJN_jwL9-Dru3uM_DLUITiVz6uZes6BHaFGRwwI0KTy6UwKXY/s666/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-27%20at%204.21.31%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="666" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2HhEivoyWhD-Khs4m2WO3p2GutsPAYOD_AM9OtUPHGj6uPaJHoK5AIM8DGmDCiO5QljtCWkMRObFBHmrHD-6mAyDUv53UMfEPaoT61tmPYvOKeC8sHyDVyT2g_aFDb8eIZv8So2svKlbJN_jwL9-Dru3uM_DLUITiVz6uZes6BHaFGRwwI0KTy6UwKXY/w400-h364/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-27%20at%204.21.31%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />BRUNSWICK -- On Monday, the sprawling international restaurant chain Wingstop <a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/2024/03/restaurant-developments-in-greater_26.html?q=wingstop">debuted its first location</a> in the Greater Capital Region -- in Albany's Westgate Plaza. But, that won't be the only such development. <div><br /></div><div>Signage teasing the eventual opening of a Wingstop now has been put up on a storefront in the sprawling Brunswick Square shopping strip, on Brunswick Road (Route 7) next to <a href="https://www.panchostroy.com/">Pancho's Authentic Mexican Resturant</a> and near a Walmart superstore.</div><div><br /></div><div>No timeline for development has been announced. However, back in October 2018 <a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/2018/10/national-chicken-wing-chain-eyeing.html?q=wingstop">I reported</a> that, according to franchise partner Joey Berry, "The holders of franchise rights from the Dallas-based company for the territory from Albany to Syracuse have seven more locations on the drawing boards, including in the Capital Region." </div><div><br /></div><div>That, of course, was before the onset of COVID-19 and what it did to derail or delay many business plans. </div><div><br /></div><div>Wingstop, which has been in existence since 1994 and has grown to about 1,200 locations, offers an aviation-themed decor from the 1930s and '40s. <a href="https://www.wingstop.com/menu?_ga=2.198214831.1401497096.1538148505-2147367315.1537989121">Its menu</a> includes classic, boneless wings or crispy tenders. Customers can choose from 11 flavors, and from a line of sides that includes cheese fries, Louisiana Voodoo fries (with cheese sauce, ranch and Cajun seasoning) and Cajun fried corn.</div><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html"><hr />Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</span></i></b><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-64801271411636398522024-03-26T13:33:00.003-04:002024-03-27T15:48:00.673-04:00Restaurant developments in the Greater Capital Region<center><b>NEWS ITEMS FROM: BALLSTON SPA, CLIFTON PARK, AMSTERDAM, CRARYVILLE, ALBANY<p></p><p></p><p></p></b></center><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusesp_ISSBRN2If_xNSZHkZbFjuT3dSlUMkatk_MxgytN3S1NGeCSF4AtVQdM7WyztvywfKbdc6gdUDVY0lp2q1CPYpbiCKJ8xhBbleK3kM52iiaLp1hYXIJ75fZPQ0hVQ_fTZAcm9E9lUM2BikMU3YN0XKIlpkVENwIYwQezza8IEdjzjHEYRdQaCXTd/s934/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-25%20at%203.31.19%20PM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="934" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusesp_ISSBRN2If_xNSZHkZbFjuT3dSlUMkatk_MxgytN3S1NGeCSF4AtVQdM7WyztvywfKbdc6gdUDVY0lp2q1CPYpbiCKJ8xhBbleK3kM52iiaLp1hYXIJ75fZPQ0hVQ_fTZAcm9E9lUM2BikMU3YN0XKIlpkVENwIYwQezza8IEdjzjHEYRdQaCXTd/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-25%20at%203.31.19%20PM.png" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This former Pizza Hut becoming a Ted's Fish Fry. /</b> <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo provided</span></i><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>• <a href="https://www.tedsfishfry.com/locations">Ted's Fish Fry</a>, 2103 Doubleday Avenue, Ballston Spa -- This former Pizza Hut location will reopen in the fall after extensive renovations as the seventh location of the local group of seafood eateries founded more than six decades ago. On his Facebook page, village Mayor Frank Rossi today said, "The manager ... Jon Fisher ... is a Ballston Spa resident (Colonial Hills). We appreciate Jon’s work with the Ted’s organization to get them to understand what a great business zone Ballston Spa provides." Rossi said an opening is targeted for October or November. Ted's currently has locations on Western Avenue in Albany, Wolf Road in Colonie, 3rd Avenue in Watervliet, Hoosick Road in Troy, Route 9 in Latham, and Route 9 in Halfmoon. It <a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/2022/10/teds-fish-fry-shuttering-lansingburgh.html?q=ted%27s">closed its location</a> in the Lansingburgh neighborhood of Troy in October 2021. <div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6GnKJ73YQXKI0m250CROeUz3ODAsYAGTZM3oI-jLBjdTTrcNmbUb4u91uMeN5zuJjPMnG4cymafcLD4klCOJ0bz5GJt5bdjN2stSZv_K8GZQKignjytJXIzj2r_TzpRyXZI6VQ_znYzDuIrhReBjj6el8-oPBiW2ejLVJyrJc1ah9r_zaUDjnhLEy3l4/s1366/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-26%20at%201.16.14%20PM.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1366" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6GnKJ73YQXKI0m250CROeUz3ODAsYAGTZM3oI-jLBjdTTrcNmbUb4u91uMeN5zuJjPMnG4cymafcLD4klCOJ0bz5GJt5bdjN2stSZv_K8GZQKignjytJXIzj2r_TzpRyXZI6VQ_znYzDuIrhReBjj6el8-oPBiW2ejLVJyrJc1ah9r_zaUDjnhLEy3l4/w200-h90/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-26%20at%201.16.14%20PM.png" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Opening on April 2.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SofiasofCliftonPark/">Sofia's</a>, 54 Clifton Country Road, Clifton Park -- The latest effort to bring the greenhouse-style building back to life will begin next week, according to general manage Jose Velez. He tells me a by-invitation event is set for Monday, followed by an official opening on Tuesday, April 2. Sofia's is an offshoot of Sofia's of Little Italy, located in the historic Manhattan neighborhood. The building began as the Conservatory Grill more than two decades ago and has been the fleeting location of Zaika, Carmen’s, Nicole’s Italia II, the Brick Tavern & Grille (now operating in Saratoga Springs), and, most recently, The Painted Lemon, an offshoot of a Connecticut restaurant of the same name that closed last October after a mere 10 months. Phone: 518-280-2116.<br /><div><p></p></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaX6yUi-qzAoKC7MdS41OFqoYEC3We8Kw_bT721q0nPuIQypx7GLpH2Lx0QybV0z3xnWEylBclD51vTvqhyphenhyphen8hAPGnvYBylltlbLjvdUtV9jWcSg8feJ2dcENkb2IZeJ6dE4q91TCF4ZE0sHTqvN639TAJcdDenyg4fndbMsIwlH8qx_PN2IhKuA112IOPR/s1408/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-25%20at%2010.11.02%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1394" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaX6yUi-qzAoKC7MdS41OFqoYEC3We8Kw_bT721q0nPuIQypx7GLpH2Lx0QybV0z3xnWEylBclD51vTvqhyphenhyphen8hAPGnvYBylltlbLjvdUtV9jWcSg8feJ2dcENkb2IZeJ6dE4q91TCF4ZE0sHTqvN639TAJcdDenyg4fndbMsIwlH8qx_PN2IhKuA112IOPR/w124-h126/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-25%20at%2010.11.02%20PM.png" width="124" /></a></div>• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556172845451">Annie D’s Grill</a>, 38 East Main Street, Amsterdam -- Owner D’Andre Jones is projecting an opening date of Thursday for this Spanish-Italian cuisine, ready to offer a buffet as well as a full dinner menu. He is looking to take advantage of the Montgomery County city's large Hispanic population by also offering numerous TV sets showing programs in both English and Spanish. Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Phone: 518-212-2350.</div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88v-z0mUu_EY7sBkhudu_IJM5yKFci2Ili1a2JBl-4nBwLdmOMNlKtIP0e064roLBrhpk686NVvYIpsYJMmFN7SnBg5HHX8a418R5XDDKFth2RTh-H4BcI8Ryd9shxSEesc8KTwT10bJuvM9EKP_YqWvQOX7hNS4Ygsx9gBvyxZWn3Bd_emskrx19OOMY/s448/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-26%20at%201.20.16%20PM.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="292" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88v-z0mUu_EY7sBkhudu_IJM5yKFci2Ili1a2JBl-4nBwLdmOMNlKtIP0e064roLBrhpk686NVvYIpsYJMmFN7SnBg5HHX8a418R5XDDKFth2RTh-H4BcI8Ryd9shxSEesc8KTwT10bJuvM9EKP_YqWvQOX7hNS4Ygsx9gBvyxZWn3Bd_emskrx19OOMY/w111-h169/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-26%20at%201.20.16%20PM.png" width="111" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brandon Ulerick</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />• <a href="https://www.thegreensatcopake.com/home-the-greens">The Greens Restaurant</a>, Copake Country Club, 44 Golf Course Road, Craryville -- Brandon Ulerick has been named general manager of the restaurant at this 18-hole Columbia County golf course. The restaurant operates year-round and is open to the public, offering <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/f3129d6d/files/uploaded/The%20Greens%20Full%20Menu%20Jan-12-24.pdf">a varied menu</a> perhaps best described as modern American fusion. Ulerick's background in restaurant management ranges from golf club (Edgewood Country Club in Anderson, IN) to chain location (Outback Steakhouse) to historic inn (The Tavern at Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck). Hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Tuesday-Wednesday. Phone: 325-0019.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAl3YdYxwt0BuPuBa_Y54vTZRlz6-K7ptx-VOdx0diG18k7TKlucMcW_swa4PuuCDBdf3PIF3IqSVHcvU4OQGgqHDgXxklGaLDTE08b_bqoJmmNl_-8Znqc0WUML5VIPpAJ4qPykfvPfNjx_06Q1EApAA7pgGfynLs7A_fkFz9kGGRTy-mmQOEwE92FrB/s804/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-26%20at%201.41.37%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="804" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAl3YdYxwt0BuPuBa_Y54vTZRlz6-K7ptx-VOdx0diG18k7TKlucMcW_swa4PuuCDBdf3PIF3IqSVHcvU4OQGgqHDgXxklGaLDTE08b_bqoJmmNl_-8Znqc0WUML5VIPpAJ4qPykfvPfNjx_06Q1EApAA7pgGfynLs7A_fkFz9kGGRTy-mmQOEwE92FrB/w175-h69/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-26%20at%201.41.37%20PM.png" width="175" /></a></div>• <a href="https://www.wingstop.com/location/wingstop-2427-albany-ny-12206/menu?y_source=1_MTAyMjQyNjg5OS03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D">Wingstop</a>, Westgate Plaza, 911 Central Avenue, Albany -- The international quick-serve chain made its local debut on Monday, offering <a href="https://www.wingstop.com/menu">a menu</a> of chicken wings, chicken tenders, and its new signature chicken sandwich. Wingstop , available with about a dozen flavors, plus fries and a couple of veggie sides. Before Monday, the company had 54 locations in New York State, with the closest to Albany being in Newburgh, Orange County. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. p.m. daily, expanding to midnight next week. Phone: 518-275-0742.</div><div></div><div><hr /><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html"><hr />Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</span></i></b><hr /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-83502984905088694162024-03-26T02:04:00.005-04:002024-03-27T22:08:34.866-04:00Freihofer's closes the last 8 of its bakery outlet stores<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsn4OdDD01FxEwVaN0_JlFWdFfNe66IFJUp_IEDPesUVeA5_2NjvJVvHkA7U0YA67VftPbnKbWWKY1O2nfjATzWSfbKcdCPyUgJoDD2I83xNXjqr7L0cu1LLZJdPYLH51aHj_D0wiPjePJZa6Bveig3EDDxyn0oQ-JUiYa1JkSVkv5NPQiwZMPlbxVIlP/s658/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-27%20at%2012.06.51%20AM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="562" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsn4OdDD01FxEwVaN0_JlFWdFfNe66IFJUp_IEDPesUVeA5_2NjvJVvHkA7U0YA67VftPbnKbWWKY1O2nfjATzWSfbKcdCPyUgJoDD2I83xNXjqr7L0cu1LLZJdPYLH51aHj_D0wiPjePJZa6Bveig3EDDxyn0oQ-JUiYa1JkSVkv5NPQiwZMPlbxVIlP/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-27%20at%2012.06.51%20AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Freihofer's closing last of its outlet stores. /</b> <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo provided</span></i><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I recall some years ago when Freihofer's closed its bakery outlet store in Lansingburgh, a Troy neighborhood with a less-than-ideal family income level. A lot of people found it immediately pushed their grocery bill higher, especially when that setback was followed by the closing of a Price Chopper market several doors away.<p></p><p>Regretably, that was just the start of a gradual pullback over the years by the iconic bakery company that now has decided to phase out all remaining such outlets. And now, with grocery prices at record-high levels, every loss of a place to save a buck is serious business.</p><p>That means its stores in Albany, Schenectady, Queensbury, and Nelliston in Montgomery County, as well as in Syracuse, Verona, Geneva, and Rome are being closed immediately.</p><p>Charles Freihofer founded the Freihofer Baking Company in Philadelphia in 1884. On March 12, 1913, his brothers William, Edwin, and Frank Freihofer established the Freihofer Baking Company in Troy, and it quickly became a mainstay of the Capital Region business community. Ownership has changed hands several times over the years. The brand currently is owned by Bimbo Bakeries USA, based in Horsham, PA, near Philadelphia.</p><hr /><p></p><p></p><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</span></i></b><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-88929418780846588812024-03-26T00:30:00.001-04:002024-03-27T00:00:31.847-04:00Amsterdam golf club awards food-and-drink concession<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Bc_UsrqNVCS4JbAo7459HkMN3UWClPc1-CcBGX_HWlMcpVXuYLf5MmPSjg4TgpxUPLbc0dbnIkdMQPSrAh-6qKOLCVlgZ3bQa_alFHN09kjkgcLM0mE-VeNd_hB64kM-avVPSepArFe1KUayOikY9_ZxdJuOzZ7af7oZROgDxDOu0xkDAZsnRJ58y8xX/s1088/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-27%20at%2012.00.00%20AM.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1088" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Bc_UsrqNVCS4JbAo7459HkMN3UWClPc1-CcBGX_HWlMcpVXuYLf5MmPSjg4TgpxUPLbc0dbnIkdMQPSrAh-6qKOLCVlgZ3bQa_alFHN09kjkgcLM0mE-VeNd_hB64kM-avVPSepArFe1KUayOikY9_ZxdJuOzZ7af7oZROgDxDOu0xkDAZsnRJ58y8xX/s400/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-27%20at%2012.00.00%20AM.png"/></a></div>AMSTERDAM -- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089365460824">Megabites Events and Catering</a>, normally confined to wherever its food truck can park, will be providing food and beverage service at the <a href="https://www.golfamsterdammuni.com/">Amsterdam Municipal Golf Course</a> this season.<p></p><p>Owner Megan Podrazik has been awarded the concession by City Council, and plans to park a separate food trailer by the former pro shop and at the course's enclosed pavilion.</p><p></p><p> The food trailer for the gold course will be paid for by the city. It will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner when requested, as well as catering specialty events and services out of the pavilion, which includes a full bar.</p><p></p><p>
Podrazik has experience as a country club concessionaire, and leases The Bridge Walk in Perth that is used primarily as a wedding venue for which she caters.</p><p>Podrazik has not yet set an opening date at the golf course, but said she will begin setting up there next week and meet with people who already have booked events or golf tournaments.</p><p>The Amsterdam Municipal Golf Course is located at 158 Upper Van Dyke Avenue. Phone: 518-842-6480.</p><hr /><p></p><p></p><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</span></i></b><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-40603621037395013052024-03-26T00:00:00.001-04:002024-03-26T14:10:32.418-04:00Clifton Park Restaurant Week lines up 17 locations<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LoAP5C2Ee5wtWWgtkscRBm6rNwFZW4VX9gqWuZlqwJ-BDY3WHTzS9WofBhwa1bjKdHbASG6UMHC39H6UueFwBGaev4Vsxwpt6Qz8fcwBNuIXMB137pbGI7Uspnriwtnsf3aqPfowy9L57vwVuBNJHhuSfaPA2wLrROlThFyA4pfKEHkmHcluEuH_6v9W/s664/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-26%20at%201.55.50%20PM.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="664" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LoAP5C2Ee5wtWWgtkscRBm6rNwFZW4VX9gqWuZlqwJ-BDY3WHTzS9WofBhwa1bjKdHbASG6UMHC39H6UueFwBGaev4Vsxwpt6Qz8fcwBNuIXMB137pbGI7Uspnriwtnsf3aqPfowy9L57vwVuBNJHhuSfaPA2wLrROlThFyA4pfKEHkmHcluEuH_6v9W/s400/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-26%20at%201.55.50%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div>CLIFTON PARK -- Seventeen restaurants have been lined up for the 2nd annual Clifton Park Restaurant Week, scheduled to run from Monday, April 22, to Sunday, April 28.<p></p><p>Participating restaurants, cafes, and bars across town will offer $15 breakfast and/or lunch specials, and/or $25-$35 dinner specials.</p><p></p><p>Participating establishments (<a href="https://discovercliftonpark.com/">go here</a> for links to their menu specials):</p><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>30 Park </li><li>Antipasto's </li><li>Bare Blends</li><li>Caputo's Pizzeria</li><li>Dog Haus</li><li>Eddie F's</li><li>Emma Jayne's</li><li>The Exchange</li><li>Mocha Lisa's Caffe & Books</li><li>Pasta Pane</li><li>Peddlers</li><li>Powers Inn & Pub</li><li>Ravenswood</li><li>Rusty Nail Grill & Tavern</li><li>Sake Bon</li><li>Spice Malabar</li><li>The Flats Restaurant and Tavern</li></ul><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr /><p></p><p></p><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</span></i></b><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-43996599330349095142024-03-25T21:56:00.004-04:002024-03-25T21:56:41.662-04:00Piccolo, Red Star lead the way in 'Best of Greene County'<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYFCoApxw-oC7yRv00tUqeVSGIS7y56M7fk3ok1SQMX7wlZ9EjkvXVitcASRFDbH31qiD_BDWmfivc1mKqSuxUcgmN-B9KioPfgD9njl3rT4_UD4i9sjZG-yW8TALBMolm8KocawktUMH__K8ZbaTloiIRrs0dHfV8cbLEbTz79rOHsRkkNEqPbXb3GPo/s866/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-25%20at%209.55.17%20PM.png" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="862" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYFCoApxw-oC7yRv00tUqeVSGIS7y56M7fk3ok1SQMX7wlZ9EjkvXVitcASRFDbH31qiD_BDWmfivc1mKqSuxUcgmN-B9KioPfgD9njl3rT4_UD4i9sjZG-yW8TALBMolm8KocawktUMH__K8ZbaTloiIRrs0dHfV8cbLEbTz79rOHsRkkNEqPbXb3GPo/s200/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-25%20at%209.55.17%20PM.png" /></a></div>COXSACKIE -- The annual "Best of Greene County" awards covers a wide range of undertakings, from restaurants, taverns, and breweries to pharmacies, services, arts and entertainment.<p>This year's big winners in the food and beverage categories were the Catskill restaurant Piccolo Trattoria and Cairo's Red Star Cafe Bakery, each of which won in two categories.</p><p>The awards were organized by the Greene County Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with HudsonValley360.com which runs the online public voting that determines award winners.</p><p>For winners in all categories, go <a href="https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/news/the-best-of-greene-county-awards-was-a-sold-out-event/article_d6968e3c-ead3-11ee-b5c0-c36cd0e08d6f.html">here</a>. The food and beverage categories winners were:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Best Place for Breakfast:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063583000717">Log Cabin Cafe & General Store</a>, Purling</li><li><b>Best Place for Lunch:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thebarnwood">Barnwood Restaurant</a>, Catskill</li><li><b>Best Place for Dinner:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088153452117">Piccolo Trattoria</a>, Catskill</li><li><b>Best Date Night Dining:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088153452117">Piccolo Tratorria</a>, Catskill</li><li><b>Best Bakery:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083241073292">Red Star Cafe Bakery</a>, Cairo</li><li><b>Best Brewery: </b><a href="https://drinksubversive.com/?fbclid=IwAR19p04GpDfcvULRzlbVEjEElQPK47Jgj3I2E9dkrexyJfkxi79Lp6bURQE">Submersive Malting and Brewing</a>, Catskill</li><li><b>Best Burger:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/oldfactorybrewing">Old Factory Brewing Company</a>, Cairo</li><li><b>Best Farm Stand: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Story-Farms/126404597415549">Story Farms</a>, Catskill</li><li><b>Best Place for Cockails:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nyrestaurantcatskill">New York Restaurant</a>, Catskill</li><li><b>Best Place for Ice Cream:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cutiessweetsandtreats">Cutie's Sweets & Treats</a>, Cairo</li><li><b>Best Place for Outdoor Dining:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/creeksidecatskillny">Creekside Restaurant and Bar</a>, Catskill</li><li><b>Best Place for Pizza:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RipVanWinkleBrewingCo">Rip Van Winkle Brewing Company</a>, Catskill</li><li><b>Best Place for Wings:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RedRoostersBarAndGrill">Red Rooster Bar and Grill</a>, Cairo</li><li><b>Best Place to Dine With Kids:</b> <a href="https://chickenrunwindham.com/">Chicken Run Family Restaurant and Steakhouse</a>, Windham</li><li><b>Best Place to Have Coffee or Tea:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083241073292">Red Star Cafe and Bakery</a>, Cairo</li><li><b>Best Caterer:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/church.st.catering/">Church Street Catering</a>, Leeds</li><li><b>Best Annual Large Scale Event:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064696360732">Rip Van Winkle Wine, Brew & Beverage Festival</a>, Catskill</li><li><b>Best Specialty Food Shop:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063451906254">Guaranteed Irish Shop</a>, East Durham</li><li><b>Best Wine Shop:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SpiritsofCairoNYS">Spirits of Cairo</a>, Cairo</li></ul><hr /><p></p><p></p><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</span></i></b><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-1015974162904162382024-03-25T14:31:00.002-04:002024-03-25T14:31:50.274-04:00Mazzone Hospitality restructures leadership team<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s4C4s6bx1EHBx7lzhvfWihyphenhyphenVCkgEA-QqQljbVb94DWu0FulnBAk5RA_b4-ZyIDw6oxfaVR0DkymFZl8ZhWRudKWrhaHHm6-jaT8ZmgqFEGZDKW2sGhPtqel2iM6oJB1tYF9E-sHPM1D84pHiLdyAFsjxogXy9AddwG4_H8-BBueWg3mLGbWfoSnD2MbW/s798/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-25%20at%202.14.16%20PM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><b><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="798" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s4C4s6bx1EHBx7lzhvfWihyphenhyphenVCkgEA-QqQljbVb94DWu0FulnBAk5RA_b4-ZyIDw6oxfaVR0DkymFZl8ZhWRudKWrhaHHm6-jaT8ZmgqFEGZDKW2sGhPtqel2iM6oJB1tYF9E-sHPM1D84pHiLdyAFsjxogXy9AddwG4_H8-BBueWg3mLGbWfoSnD2MbW/s400/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-25%20at%202.14.16%20PM.png" width="400" /></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>From left: Brian Molino, David Zucker, Jim Kavanaugh. / </b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">photos provided<br /><br /></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table>CLIFTON PARK -- <a href="https://mazzonehospitality.com/?_vsrefdom=p.9715&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwYSwBhDcARIsAOyL0fj3jEyXfkekBDv-cObO40-Y1h2Betrc4T0AuIKpNbpNM8BAT7OvOiMaAowpEALw_wcB">Mazzone Hospitality</a>, which evolved from a restaurant group to a broad-based culinary corporation, has changed its leadership team in the aftermath of the departure of a longtime executive.<div><div><br /></div><div>Mark Delos <a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/2024/02/restaurant-developments-in-greater_21.html?q=Delos">left his role</a> as Mazzone's vice president of culinary to head Franklin Square Market in Saratoga Springs after nearly three decades. That position and attached responsibilities has been divided among three directors.</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> Brian Molino, director of culinary -- He will oversee pop-up events such as Fasig Tipton, The 1863 Club at the Saratoga Race Course, Arts Dining and Patron Club at the Hall of Springs in partnership with SPAC, and Prime Restaurant at the Saratoga National Golf Club. </li><li>David Zuckerman, director of catering -- Catering services constitute about a third of the company's business. He had been executive chef for catering and will oversee that service at all venues. </li><li>Jim Kavanaugh, director of Prime Dining -- That division operates on-site food and beverage services for such large employers as Regeneron and GlobalFoundries, as well as managed services and senior living dining.</li></ul></div></div><hr /><p></p><p></p><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</span></i></b><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-21414753697156887052024-03-24T22:05:00.006-04:002024-03-24T23:20:35.273-04:00Restaurant developments in the Greater Capital Region<center><b>NEWS ITEMS FROM: MALTA RIDGE, GLENVILLE, ALBANY, AVERILL PARK<p></p><p></p><p></p></b></center><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QlOYiaHUmcAMjc-cDaihuNJzb7hwebVadm7ljHOWs5fUj2UgbndRQXd0THNiaV_KUiv8UjU-L5XDxjSDBgqdQ2pglbN9MjyKgsEuP2sHbaODpJwZP0p_sniwS2dTC-wsnXpYH8OZXr_J_MM-OPi8lm6r_QwpWknYFbbzQk3cd-A3ZJrR5mtBneh-LHtH/s1584/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-24%20at%203.43.20%20PM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="1584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QlOYiaHUmcAMjc-cDaihuNJzb7hwebVadm7ljHOWs5fUj2UgbndRQXd0THNiaV_KUiv8UjU-L5XDxjSDBgqdQ2pglbN9MjyKgsEuP2sHbaODpJwZP0p_sniwS2dTC-wsnXpYH8OZXr_J_MM-OPi8lm6r_QwpWknYFbbzQk3cd-A3ZJrR5mtBneh-LHtH/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-24%20at%203.43.20%20PM.png" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Saratoga County eatery becomes 7-day operation. / </b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Google photo</span></i><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegalleybarandgrill">The Galley Bar and Grill</a>, 2839 Route 9, Malta Ridge -- This family-friendly Town of Malta restaurant today added Sunday service to its hours. Owners Andrew Costopoulos and Steve Crandall <a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/2021/10/seafood-centric-galley-bar-and-grill.html?q=galley+bar+and+grill">opened the eatery</a> in October 2021 as a six-day operation in the renovated former location of the Almost Saratoga Bar & Grill. They offer specials most days that involve regular menu items at discounted prices. (For example, their French onion burger is $2 less on "Wednesday Burger Day.") They also have "Taco Tuesdays," of course, "Thursday Quesadilla Day," and "Fish Fryday." Hours: noon to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, noon to midnight Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcFEk-W5RqBrdaCCTIBtAJdLKAWZuACg_EcUp8NNRJ_PBT8Ld9i-1fhK3kgnwt5lImeb2REBdqFPDwH3Hegj9DSgvrHMxMSGcm0wVinuVfzG1HjpiTHVRq_hfrCTZi8Q-hg46zhOSdOMGl0g2QkWSIPF5f0IUw_2ujZpqxgaDkdG_EVojrAOCRHvqtcDs/s248/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-24%20at%202.04.17%20PM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="248" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcFEk-W5RqBrdaCCTIBtAJdLKAWZuACg_EcUp8NNRJ_PBT8Ld9i-1fhK3kgnwt5lImeb2REBdqFPDwH3Hegj9DSgvrHMxMSGcm0wVinuVfzG1HjpiTHVRq_hfrCTZi8Q-hg46zhOSdOMGl0g2QkWSIPF5f0IUw_2ujZpqxgaDkdG_EVojrAOCRHvqtcDs/w159-h120/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-24%20at%202.04.17%20PM.png" width="159" /></a></div>• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LilysCafeGlenville">Lily’s Cafe</a>, 181 Freeman’s Bridge Road, Glenville -- This family-owned <a href="https://www.lilyscafe.org/menu">breakfast and lunch</a> eatery will be closed from next Sunday, March 31, through Tuesday, April 9. Reason: new flooring being installed. Plans call for a reopening on Wednesday, April 10. The business has been in operation since October 2021, succeeding Oliver's Cafe that <a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/2021/07/glenville-restaurant-calling-it-quits.html?q=oliver%27s">closed</a> in the summer of that year. Hours: 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, closed Monday-Tuesday. Phone: 518-393-3060.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKq2ynqqEnrRQXpctJZGij0NLl8tVOLiYmfhUaEkx7QMKMq3CBfXR_dJtP62JsCnIE8w0WFqTtn9GyYyO8sNNLucdVqeJrZC18BewEihClSERJ53yKK8Y_rtgSaYxt5DFCWz6h1bVggtPls1knct7z2gXdmc-ZzvS3f8ZWlIepeI7cXKcPFIeZ3mGTkDVl/s610/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-24%20at%209.52.57%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="610" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKq2ynqqEnrRQXpctJZGij0NLl8tVOLiYmfhUaEkx7QMKMq3CBfXR_dJtP62JsCnIE8w0WFqTtn9GyYyO8sNNLucdVqeJrZC18BewEihClSERJ53yKK8Y_rtgSaYxt5DFCWz6h1bVggtPls1knct7z2gXdmc-ZzvS3f8ZWlIepeI7cXKcPFIeZ3mGTkDVl/w144-h66/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-24%20at%209.52.57%20PM.png" width="144" /></a></div>• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/opheliasonbroadway">Ophelia's on Broadway</a>, 388 Broadway, Albany -- This sister operation of Nanola in Malta, located opposite the SUNY Plaza headquarters downtown, seems to be phasing in its debut as <a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/2024/01/nanola-south-project-renamed-ophelias.html?q=ophelia%27s">a music-and-dining venue</a>. While owner Shane Spillenger and company are hosting a steady stream of musicians and serving a limited food lineup, they still are advertising on social media for kitchen staff. Meanwhile, its Facebook page is crammed full of promos for upcoming live shows, dates, and ticket details. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmqxv8T7-EgIBy3oYXTHLI93bwGNPaH5Ppz01KTGOlGTN95qB2aFThjgcKWxU-0I8hLC6cL_rtYIXmoq7SuM9Q3I2HMLlJhXcY_kJKlc0ctBtAAh0C7r2nEztzdfl59dPhjEHeyipOv6XdDRb6iOJJFOpEsJ6UfjtMsqajivnoRoOUcvwqMFzsUP1CFQB/s902/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-24%20at%2011.19.42%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="902" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmqxv8T7-EgIBy3oYXTHLI93bwGNPaH5Ppz01KTGOlGTN95qB2aFThjgcKWxU-0I8hLC6cL_rtYIXmoq7SuM9Q3I2HMLlJhXcY_kJKlc0ctBtAAh0C7r2nEztzdfl59dPhjEHeyipOv6XdDRb6iOJJFOpEsJ6UfjtMsqajivnoRoOUcvwqMFzsUP1CFQB/w170-h150/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-24%20at%2011.19.42%20PM.png" width="170" /></a></div><br />• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/699178229053921">Daley's on Crooked Lake</a>, 2339 Route 43, Averill Park -- This event venue's annual limited full-service restaurant schedule will end with this Friday's dinner service. To top it off, the restaurant did not, unlike many other Rensselaer County businesses, lose power during the weekend snowstorm. Dinner will be offered from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. Reservations: 518-674-3132.</div><hr /><p></p><p></p><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</span></i></b><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-91979937416606017002024-03-24T13:40:00.001-04:002024-03-24T13:40:45.035-04:00CHAIN L-I-N-K-S<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXbtf7KwTWACq3mT_pBoY1n7slCUY_gn1neBfkTu1O2fZBaFBZhNY3UubmyRfuHI0qDtS4aryQ46NUr-7nbTdRqu0I7lrr1l2cuicmch1hQFxFq_m_4tOUeDv8M-e219_FELhEq4lNl4VJzVZhuVHa6p3llS8Uuye6zCgl5Tg1tMwcRPGG_T5rOKtre7B/s1022/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-24%20at%201.16.46%20PM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1022" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXbtf7KwTWACq3mT_pBoY1n7slCUY_gn1neBfkTu1O2fZBaFBZhNY3UubmyRfuHI0qDtS4aryQ46NUr-7nbTdRqu0I7lrr1l2cuicmch1hQFxFq_m_4tOUeDv8M-e219_FELhEq4lNl4VJzVZhuVHa6p3llS8Uuye6zCgl5Tg1tMwcRPGG_T5rOKtre7B/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-24%20at%201.16.46%20PM.png" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Chick-fil-A abandoning 'no antibiotics ever' chicken. </b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(story link below)</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUPKicdSEU6P5ALmphdQDTqmKHGtoLdlMiE85wckR-Or2ZEUNgY3rDqFrFP-5f33xpudERc-VztD7_v2wS34qmyNSeK8lWoOy99yNf-SffZaNUQmkPHEHtBNqkhVEOzxT9uATogimoBQ5FmBLTNklQC9WT8WKM_0H-isDMS3iC33kA4ugKuHqGt5eJggL/s838/Chain%20Links%20icon.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="838" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUPKicdSEU6P5ALmphdQDTqmKHGtoLdlMiE85wckR-Or2ZEUNgY3rDqFrFP-5f33xpudERc-VztD7_v2wS34qmyNSeK8lWoOy99yNf-SffZaNUQmkPHEHtBNqkhVEOzxT9uATogimoBQ5FmBLTNklQC9WT8WKM_0H-isDMS3iC33kA4ugKuHqGt5eJggL/w200-h128/Chain%20Links%20icon.png" width="200" /></span></a></div><br /><i>A periodic roundup of readers' connections to the latest news items affecting chains operating in the Greater Capital Region or reported to be looking.</i><div><i><br /></i></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">• </span><span style="color: #212529; font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.wcax.com/2024/03/23/chick-fil-a-announces-upcoming-change-chicken-it-serves/"><b>Chick-fil-A</b> announces upcoming change to its iconic chicken</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>• <span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.nrn.com/menu/menu-tracker-new-items-popeyes-taco-bell-and-applebee-s">Menu Tracker: New items from <b>Popeyes</b>, <b>Taco Bell</b>, <b>Applebee’s</b></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>• <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; letter-spacing: -0.5px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/federal-government-wants-mcdonalds-broken-down-ice-cream-machines-fixed">Feds want <b>McDonald's</b> broken ice cream machines fixed</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>• <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.restaurantnews.com/subways-most-popular-sauces-headed-to-grocery-stores-nationwide-032024/"><b>Subway</b>’s most popular sauces headed to grocery stores</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>• <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.restaurantnews.com/taste-the-sweet-nostalgia-wendys-debuts-orange-dreamsicle-frosty-031924/">Taste the nostalgia: <b>Wendy’s</b> debuts Orange Dreamsicle </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>• <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.restaurantnews.com/friendlys-elevates-guest-feedback-program-with-ovation-031424/"><b>Friendly’s</b> elevates guest feedback program</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>• <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.qsrweb.com/news/little-caesars-launches-crazy-puffs/"><b>Little Caesars</b> launches 'Crazy Puffs'</a></span></div><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-43293446029628535192024-03-23T22:52:00.001-04:002024-03-23T22:52:32.883-04:00Crypto currency crook's Lenox, MA, tavern up for sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkbyD_iEbbQ-6pdcoMEjHZPITaG2YnA6Qg3QNrCan8BwfrCEmKitT6nDGFiSgUZBh-EhHXHUYG2EOS4dNL2N9sSvzk21IyNQAAc4NGGZkgd_QYA8l9w9OzJxwZ1ojsd6uNFRvNw-WI_0hyXk6W4wmqjk4ZK3C1-QVABOrv67pQViekHbOJqTxqG5NTqs4/s1424/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-23%20at%2010.32.42%20PM.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkbyD_iEbbQ-6pdcoMEjHZPITaG2YnA6Qg3QNrCan8BwfrCEmKitT6nDGFiSgUZBh-EhHXHUYG2EOS4dNL2N9sSvzk21IyNQAAc4NGGZkgd_QYA8l9w9OzJxwZ1ojsd6uNFRvNw-WI_0hyXk6W4wmqjk4ZK3C1-QVABOrv67pQViekHbOJqTxqG5NTqs4/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-23%20at%2010.32.42%20PM.png" width="600" /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ57rLAHk4ZLWxV5yoCPe9Z0QPnw0ZRAKKfcibnRnC_8wRvzMOAKE4C_HdIVGqoAEzdGB7ZsPeF0f84bO6N1FZHIOpVNos9bP45i1ft_JLiESv0GZVMijP-qNbHf7A3ULumsgi2NXTGJF5rx-L-2lLn5N6NaBJCMr4nz8pnqY_R2LX9akPHHecqeR7Uz2n/s340/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-23%20at%2010.40.24%20PM.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="222" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ57rLAHk4ZLWxV5yoCPe9Z0QPnw0ZRAKKfcibnRnC_8wRvzMOAKE4C_HdIVGqoAEzdGB7ZsPeF0f84bO6N1FZHIOpVNos9bP45i1ft_JLiESv0GZVMijP-qNbHf7A3ULumsgi2NXTGJF5rx-L-2lLn5N6NaBJCMr4nz8pnqY_R2LX9akPHHecqeR7Uz2n/w102-h156/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-23%20at%2010.40.24%20PM.png" width="102" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ryan Salame</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />LENOX, MA -- The <a href="https://theheritagetavern.com/">Olde Heritage Tavern</a> has been put up for sale -- by the federal government.<div><br /></div><div>The tavern was one of three downtown properties seized by the U.S. Marshal Service last September from Ryan Salame, a former top executive of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency trading platform FTX after he pleaded guilty to criminal charges that same month.</div><div><br /></div><div>As part of a plea deal, Salame agreed to forfeit $1.5 billion along with a number of properties. As reported at the time by CNN, "The plea comes less than one month before Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of the digital currency exchange, is set to go on trial. Prosecutors allege Bankman-Fried orchestrated one of the largest financial frauds in U.S. history.
Salame served as the chief executive of FTX and was a top lieutenant of Bankman-Fried."</div><div><br /></div><div>Salame had purchased the tavern and restaurant, located at 12 Housatonic Street, from the McNich family -- John, Jackie, Tucker, and Connor -- in March 2021. The family had owned and operated it for 21 years. Despite Salame's legal entanglements, the premises continues to operate.</div><div><br /></div><div>The asking price for the property and business is $953,700.</div><hr /><i>• Go <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VtNotesOnNapkins/">here</a> for the Vermont & Berkshires version of Notes On Napkins.</i><hr /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-42970428372710426802024-03-23T22:07:00.004-04:002024-03-25T14:02:42.622-04:00Only 4 golds for region's breweries in NYS Craft Beer test (updated)<div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDI-2pgby7zZWw8LKh2PI9eVO99_PH4wEERmMSaZWlVrY9WmgUA0yDXmKKvhxfIY_4HiVkVdEiGBpiG6DiMDr_QgoE4JefPvnjY9v7pAujvF1upHLOcx9ejClRDO2DdK_Z9In-XgnXiXlxtcd9NFWidw9UWV55RwNzGHH4cCVXuQBecCZ7BTmJXI8vole/s1840/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-23%20at%209.51.01%20PM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1840" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDI-2pgby7zZWw8LKh2PI9eVO99_PH4wEERmMSaZWlVrY9WmgUA0yDXmKKvhxfIY_4HiVkVdEiGBpiG6DiMDr_QgoE4JefPvnjY9v7pAujvF1upHLOcx9ejClRDO2DdK_Z9In-XgnXiXlxtcd9NFWidw9UWV55RwNzGHH4cCVXuQBecCZ7BTmJXI8vole/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-23%20at%209.51.01%20PM.png" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/YYpg1ow3t3k?si=EJfdXWOuBsrPk-yA">Go here</a> to watch the video.</b><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>ALBANY -- Considering how many craft and farm breweries there are in the Greater Capital Region, it's surprising how few top awards they collected in the <span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; letter-spacing: 0.208px;">2024 <a href="https://www.nyscbc.com/2024-winners">New York State Craft Beer Competition</a>.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">For the third time in four years, Grimm Artisinal Ales of Brooklyn was named the state’s best beer company based on its </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; letter-spacing: 0.208px;">three gold medals, one silver, and one bronze in this competition</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">. And, a barrel-aged sour beer made by Kingston Standard Brewing Company won the Governor’s Cup as the state’s best brew for its "Love Is Overtaking Me." </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.208px;">The competition was organized by the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">New York State Craft Brewers Conference. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">The state is home to </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">more than 500 breweries, second in the nation only to California's 1,100. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">This year's competition drew a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">record 1,421 entries from 232 different breweries. In all, 96 medals were awarded in 30 different beer style categories. The awards were presented Friday night at the Capital Center in downtown Albany, the closing event of the NYS Brewers Conference.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">Gold medals for four Capital Region breweries went to:</span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><a href="https://www.druthersbrewing.com/">Druthers Brewing</a>, Clifton Park (dark lagers category)</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><a href="https://artisanalbrewworks.com/">Artisanal Brew Works</a>,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> Saratoga Springs (Belgian other category)</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">The aforementioned </span><a href="https://www.kingstonstandardtogo.com/" style="font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">Kingston Standard</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> (barrel-aged sour category) </span></li><li><a href="https://www.waywardlanebrewing.com/">Wayward Lane Brewing</a>, Schoharie ( experimental)</li></ul></div></blockquote><div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">The medal winners, by category:</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Light Lagers (Traditional)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 66 entries</span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Eleven - Strong Rope Brewery</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Bezucha Brothers - West Kill Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Brook & Reed - Drowned Lands</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><b>Light Lagers (Modern and Contemporary) - 77 entries</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Contiguity - Threes Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: UN1 Basmati Rice Lager - Transmitter Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: There & Back Helles - Bright Eye Beer Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Amber Lagers</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 34 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Pleasantbräu Oktoberfest - Soul Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Fly In Any Weather - Rising Storm Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Polotmavý Peka? - Wayward Lane Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dark Lagers</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 51 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Dark Encounter - Druthers Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Nightfall - Wagner Valley Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Heavy Handed - Kills Boro Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wheat Beers (American, Wit, Hefe)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 33 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Grimm Weisse - Grimm Artisanal Ales</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Gather House - Drowned Lands</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Lit Wit - Shep's Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Golden & Blonde Ales</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 32 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Prototype - Kings County Brewers Collective</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Freudian Sips - Active Ingredient Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: KOLSCH NO.2 - EBBS Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cream Ales</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 43 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Cream Ale - Prison City Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Premium Cream Ale 18th Ward Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Wolves Den Cream Ale 1812 Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Amber & Red Ales</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 54 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: NYS Celtic Red Ale K2 Bros. Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Altbier Swiftwater Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Prince Sager-Heimer Sager Beer Works</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pale Ale </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 27 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Moderance - Wild East Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Lighter Than Air - Grimm Artisanal Ales</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: RIP Pale Ale - Wood Kettle Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hazy Pale Ale</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 32 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Future Memory - 18th Ward Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Kaaterskill - West Kill Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Particle - Underground Beer Lab</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">American IPA</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 69 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Golden Hour - Long Island Farm Brewery</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Frisco Kid - Okay Beer Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Venomous Villains - Kings County Brewers Collective</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hazy IPA</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 78 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Variable - Underground Beer Lab</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver (tie): Spectral Mass - Underground Beer Lab, and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">Citmo IPA - Resurgence Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: The One V-56 - New York Beer Project</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Experimental IPA</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 36 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Island Addition - New York Beer Project</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Forever Ever - Other Half</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: River Swell - Drowned Lands</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">American DIPA</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 24 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: 5 Cent Deposit Double IPA - Bright Eye Beer Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Pacific Dawn - Captain Lawrence Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Lean To - West Kill Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hazy DIPA</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 44 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: FaultLine - Barrier Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Jasper - Fidens Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Over and Out - Wayward Lane Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Barrel Aged (Sour)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 17 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Love Is Overtaking Me - Kingston Standard</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Something Something Something - Prison City Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Brewers Reserve BA Sour Blend - New York Beer Project</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Barrel Aged (Non-Sour)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 40 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Portuguese Squeeze - Strangebird</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver (tie): Bourbon-Barrel Aged Dormancy - Grow Brewing Company, and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">Oak Aged Aeon - Aurora Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Double Barrel Aqueduct 2023 - Big Ditch Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Belgian Farmhouse</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 22 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Saison Blend One - ONCO Fermentations Inc</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Wandering Bine - Threes Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Starling - Arrowood Farm Brewery</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Belgian Other</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">- 28 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Trappist at the Track Belgian Tripel - Artisanal Brew Works</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Man's Best Friend - New York Beer Project</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Duncan's Quadrupel - Duncan's Abbey</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Experimental</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> - 29 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Shadowtricks - Wayward Lane Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: States Of Being - Threes Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: El Tepache Loco - Talking Cursive Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fruit & Vegetable Beers (Non-Sour)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> - 32 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Crispy Boys Blood Orange - Prison City Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Blackberry Kolsch - Lunkenheimer Craft Brewing Co.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Kettle Lakes Coconut Cream Ale - ONCO Fermentations</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fruit & Vegetable Beers (Sour)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> - 59 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Mimosa Sour - Valcour Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Collaborations: Carmenere - Greenport Harbor Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Key Lime Pie Sour - No BS Brew Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Specialty Beer: Stouts & Porters</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> - 52 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Coconut Cluster - Heritage Hill Brewhouse</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Irish Coffee Stout - New York Beer Project</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter - Horseheads Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Specialty Beer: Light & Amber Ales, Lagers</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> - 21 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Holiday Ale - No BS Brew Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Lavel Up - Druthers Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Pumpkin Cream Ale - Keuka Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brown Ale</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> - 32 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold (tie): Lithology Brown Ale - Lithology Brewing Company, and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">Brown Ale - Watershed Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Brooklyn Brown - Brooklyn Brewery</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Alternator - Wood Kettle Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Porters (Non-Imperial)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> - 36 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Hold Fire - Weiss Ferments LLC</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Portmanteau - Wayward Lane Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: McNally Porter - 18th Ward Brewing</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Stout (Non-Imperial)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> - 37 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Carlow - Drowned Lands</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Velvet Panda - Mill House Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: STOUT NO.1 - EBBS Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Imperial Stouts & Porters</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> - 25 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: EB Baltic Porter - Take Two Brewery</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Belgian Stout - Brewery Ardennes</span></div><div><span style="color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Double Negative - Grimm Artisanal Ales</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Strong Ales</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> - 33 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: XXXXX - Grimm Artisanal Ales</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Biteanator - Spider Bite Beer Co.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Nicnevin - Crafty Ales and Lagers</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kettle and Simple Sours</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> - 12 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: There Gose the Watermelon Farm - Good Nature Brewing Company</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Incandenza - Hudson Valley Brewery</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Leipzig Gose - Big Slide Brewery & Public House</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wild & Sour Ales</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"> - 13 entries</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Gold: Ambient Fizz Koyo Berries - Grimm Artisanal Ales</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Silver: Breaking Bird - Strangebird</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1e1e; font-family: times; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.013em;">● Bronze: Family Tree 13 - Rare Form Brewing Company</span></div></div><hr /><p></p><p></p><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</span></i></b><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-50297448624687846212024-03-22T22:18:00.002-04:002024-03-22T22:19:38.298-04:00Restaurant developments in the Greater Capital Region (+)<center><b>NEWS ITEMS FROM: NEW PALTZ, GLENS FALLS + ESSEX JUNCTION, VT<p></p><p></p><p></p></b></center><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PuHaErhG2K32s1Bs2PzmLmyHb2NYqWoEy8jsw8YFzz7Ne3H5Y-2Rrx5EuAkM3W_xiqgX4OL_DS2CbIZYoT_xHkWzmGUmPJxpBOcF3ApxZsxxvZ341PtrcyFW-dPeem6aj30f3W0LBo67HVS9jDfYeak-joUlDLZfJbMnO0cCu9ynbv1QcinM76pwBOHa/s1128/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-22%20at%209.53.33%20PM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PuHaErhG2K32s1Bs2PzmLmyHb2NYqWoEy8jsw8YFzz7Ne3H5Y-2Rrx5EuAkM3W_xiqgX4OL_DS2CbIZYoT_xHkWzmGUmPJxpBOcF3ApxZsxxvZ341PtrcyFW-dPeem6aj30f3W0LBo67HVS9jDfYeak-joUlDLZfJbMnO0cCu9ynbv1QcinM76pwBOHa/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-22%20at%209.53.33%20PM.png" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>A New Paltz icon loses its liquor license. /</b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> file photo</span></i><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>• <a href="https://pandgs.com/?fbclid=IwAR0ibu-hk3ZztrrHRGcnJGGCRvo-JdIihx-nfHDYJSDsFSGtY4CBLiFOkqU">P&G's Restaurant</a>, 91 Main Street, New Paltz -- This longtime local hospitality spot that bills itself as "A cornerstone of New Paltz," isn't very popular with the State Liquor Authority. The SLA on Thursday summarily suspended the business's liquor license, a result of a "compliance inspection" of the premises following numerous complaints of underage drinking.
It is alleged an estimated 120 of the approximately 200 patrons inside were under the age of 21, with 63 providing statements acknowledging they were underage and purchased and/or consumed alcohol at the location. In addition, 14 tickets were issued to minors for possessing fraudulent identification and four bartenders were arrested, allegedly for selling alcohol to minors.
Other charged violations relate to allegations surrounding employing unlicensed security guards, record keeping insufficiencies, and the sale of Jell-O shots, which is prohibited by state Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. P&G's is located in a building constructed in 1900 and that over the decades has been home to various mercantile businesses as well as live music performances, dining, dancing, lodging, and gambling as The Casino, the Blue Crane Inn, Dick's Bar & Grill, Pat & George's (from where the present business got its name), and is operated by the third generation of the Beck family.<div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVBiysJYpE9G-tHdYG6PWE7pte0QNbKQf5-OW7jVXbWOHeL-a8Fohnnm-BqgIS2XhM047ca5uk41Whfzzyk6bPXXWqueSBLLg3OsDbjoOtletWpr9XRFenM6kCNRFgU9WsUY8iD1NDNmZtIoMOlNraaprEVs1aShnp64k0MdGqMc48DdZ6U6OVP0Hdtug/s854/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-22%20at%209.56.32%20PM.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="854" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVBiysJYpE9G-tHdYG6PWE7pte0QNbKQf5-OW7jVXbWOHeL-a8Fohnnm-BqgIS2XhM047ca5uk41Whfzzyk6bPXXWqueSBLLg3OsDbjoOtletWpr9XRFenM6kCNRFgU9WsUY8iD1NDNmZtIoMOlNraaprEVs1aShnp64k0MdGqMc48DdZ6U6OVP0Hdtug/w159-h130/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-22%20at%209.56.32%20PM.png" width="159" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hut out-pizzaed?</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />• <a href="https://locations.pizzahut.com/ny/glens-falls/12-hudson-avenue?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=local&utm_campaign=googlelistings&utm_content=website&utm_term=290581">Pizza Hut</a>, 12 Hudson Avenue, Glens Falls -- The international chain's only location in this Warren County city will close permanently on Wednesday, March 27. The venue has been in operation since May 1988. Manager Recco Clark told the Glens Falls Chronicle, "It's sort of sad. I've been there ever since they opened. I loved going to work every day, and I planned on retiring there." The nearest remaining Pizza Huts are at 97 Main Street in Queensbury and 354 Broadway in Fort Edward.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgZNyoUqgdgaEI6qvAMu9TkLgGq-oDE6BbUk-0D1wVx32DgD3JTEbEd0wpvhrCK3NjAncEzussiKvSw6oGoweJuctwpLWPAZtCHD-7WFw_5Gd-D6dZmqgrTtpMuMisqM8XyO-9n9-_9zpdgEvx6VPB-CGkD0xkkYQrFpEkYUkJQDLtzimOmfYr5qyBKjO/s460/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-22%20at%2011.42.28%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="460" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgZNyoUqgdgaEI6qvAMu9TkLgGq-oDE6BbUk-0D1wVx32DgD3JTEbEd0wpvhrCK3NjAncEzussiKvSw6oGoweJuctwpLWPAZtCHD-7WFw_5Gd-D6dZmqgrTtpMuMisqM8XyO-9n9-_9zpdgEvx6VPB-CGkD0xkkYQrFpEkYUkJQDLtzimOmfYr5qyBKjO/w165-h103/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-22%20at%2011.42.28%20AM.png" width="165" /></a><b>Meanwhile, just across the state line in Vermont ...</b><br /><p></p>• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100037915785440">Cody’s Irish Pub & Grille</a>, 4 Carmichael Street, Essex Junction, VT -- This Chittenden County pub, located about seven miles east of Burlington, has served up its last beer. In a Facebook post the day after St. Patrick's Day, owner Kevin Cody said,
“After serving the community for over 25 years, it is with a heavy heart I inform you that due to personal circumstances as of today ... Cody’s Irish Pub is permanently closed. The time has come for new chapters to begin.” <p></p><hr /><p></p><p></p><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</span></i></b><hr /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-80282258944837666812024-03-21T14:48:00.002-04:002024-03-21T14:48:12.446-04:00CHAIN L-I-N-K-S<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANOCa6TXi5t3O1d8wKlHud-s4m0IEDEUYouhR8SHBm989VXmb6YDB5peMh3u52MZyOfIl-h2He7DZdtNacJWMvCvG__CdhBvDzRK-lrjUXzkr_Punhydd5IE_8EYp5b0rvpLwGA0ggeHFqXl9MDY5v8XKdDHhSNf-esgQPIwBML0rsFgm78l8Akv2KEsf/s1098/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-21%20at%202.22.38%20PM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="1098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANOCa6TXi5t3O1d8wKlHud-s4m0IEDEUYouhR8SHBm989VXmb6YDB5peMh3u52MZyOfIl-h2He7DZdtNacJWMvCvG__CdhBvDzRK-lrjUXzkr_Punhydd5IE_8EYp5b0rvpLwGA0ggeHFqXl9MDY5v8XKdDHhSNf-esgQPIwBML0rsFgm78l8Akv2KEsf/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-21%20at%202.22.38%20PM.png" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Subway switching its cols in 2025. / </b>story link below</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUPKicdSEU6P5ALmphdQDTqmKHGtoLdlMiE85wckR-Or2ZEUNgY3rDqFrFP-5f33xpudERc-VztD7_v2wS34qmyNSeK8lWoOy99yNf-SffZaNUQmkPHEHtBNqkhVEOzxT9uATogimoBQ5FmBLTNklQC9WT8WKM_0H-isDMS3iC33kA4ugKuHqGt5eJggL/s838/Chain%20Links%20icon.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="838" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUPKicdSEU6P5ALmphdQDTqmKHGtoLdlMiE85wckR-Or2ZEUNgY3rDqFrFP-5f33xpudERc-VztD7_v2wS34qmyNSeK8lWoOy99yNf-SffZaNUQmkPHEHtBNqkhVEOzxT9uATogimoBQ5FmBLTNklQC9WT8WKM_0H-isDMS3iC33kA4ugKuHqGt5eJggL/w200-h128/Chain%20Links%20icon.png" width="200" /></span></a></div><br /><i>A periodic roundup of readers' connections to the latest news items affecting chains operating in the Greater Capital Region or reported to be looking.</i><div><i><br /></i></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">• <a href="https://www.wcax.com/2024/03/19/subway-says-its-ditching-coca-cola-pepsi/"><b>Subway</b> ditching Coca-Cola in favor of serving Pepsi</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>• <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; letter-spacing: -0.5px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/top-us-airports-fast-food-ranked">Ranking the top <b>U.S. airports</b> for their fast food options</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>• <span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.nrn.com/casual-dining/olive-garden-parent-darden-sees-lower-income-consumer-pulling-back"><b>Olive Garden</b> parent: Lower-income consumers pulling back</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>• <span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.nrn.com/technology/virginia-wendys-restaurant-testing-drone-delivery">One <b>Wendy's</b> restaurant testing drone delivery</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>• <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; letter-spacing: -0.5px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/chick-fil-a-rolls-out-nugget-topped-pizza-pies-at-maryland-test-kitchen-love-before-bite"><b>Chick-fil-A</b> testing a nugget-topped pizza </a></span></div><div><br /></div><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-21038393049699036042024-03-20T19:49:00.004-04:002024-03-20T19:49:37.227-04:00Bye-I Brewing confirms consolidation move in Cohoes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghp1MxOgZpRaWnEZeWq_6ciKHuNzWxD7L363AHbwkMYXU1y15R17ga93ejT_JNs84rqDuWVymQXFhTEDf_h-gwSWxX2DshLrhKV4_xcUWhs_Q3s4vI_dQW6Zq_QtlIPJTr3Ni-ayzO_MHg0Q8sYILr23uNsYe90L-t_W_GHcrWfacLvkDKKJGlmokwJWl_/s696/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-20%20at%207.44.13%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="696" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghp1MxOgZpRaWnEZeWq_6ciKHuNzWxD7L363AHbwkMYXU1y15R17ga93ejT_JNs84rqDuWVymQXFhTEDf_h-gwSWxX2DshLrhKV4_xcUWhs_Q3s4vI_dQW6Zq_QtlIPJTr3Ni-ayzO_MHg0Q8sYILr23uNsYe90L-t_W_GHcrWfacLvkDKKJGlmokwJWl_/w640-h504/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-20%20at%207.44.13%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Bob Newberry (left) and George Powley moving brewery to larger quarters.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvp1HDfLkUiFzw3a7IkcdSxiTs9IN1d8z5mJlLzybEqUPNWRzcbEa9Cx4j8T1cWoZE_XrGZMy8IudlQGFwI-UmsUEJxAl7tdoq5PrERJcrUDNKXD_GvH5gGcrYW43BcPl2oo12ZZBOIsFkB2nWxqR-j8STOKQYideEtyUwrllxCUiGucPRuHucT4VEWIpZ/s438/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-20%20at%207.48.36%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="438" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvp1HDfLkUiFzw3a7IkcdSxiTs9IN1d8z5mJlLzybEqUPNWRzcbEa9Cx4j8T1cWoZE_XrGZMy8IudlQGFwI-UmsUEJxAl7tdoq5PrERJcrUDNKXD_GvH5gGcrYW43BcPl2oo12ZZBOIsFkB2nWxqR-j8STOKQYideEtyUwrllxCUiGucPRuHucT4VEWIpZ/w171-h149/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-20%20at%207.48.36%20PM.png" width="171" /></a></div><br />COHOES -- Back in February, <a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/2024/02/downtown-cohoes-brewpub-appears-about.html?q=bye-I">I reported the possibility</a> that <a href="https://byeibrewing.com/">Bye-I Brewing</a>
was on the verge of moving. Now, that fact has been confirmed.<div><br /></div><div>Owners Bob Newberry and George Powley have announced that they are, indeed, planning to close the 122 Remsen Street taproom at the end of June and reopen at 151 Saratoga Street on a staggered schedule.</div><div><br /></div><div>"We are very excited to be able to find a great location that will allow us to expand, have everything we need under one roof, and still stay in Cohoes," they said. "We will have more details to come over the next couple of months, but this move will start at the end of June."<p></p><p>
Their lease on the Remsen Street space, which houses the taproom and some production facilities, expires this year. They already have some production activities at the larger Saratoga Street location, and plan to add a 1,200-square-foot patio there next year. That address also is the home of Fur-Ever Friends Doggie Daycare & More.</p><p>Former homebrewers Newberry and Powley opened Bye-I Brewing over the July 4th weekend in 2020. Its name came from the two working together on home-improvement and construction projects and Newberry joking that instead of measuring something he cut it "by eye."</p><p></p><p></p><p></p></div><hr /><p></p><p></p><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</span></i></b><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-51486274779525097742024-03-20T14:45:00.003-04:002024-03-20T14:46:14.643-04:00'O'Shenanigans' pub crawl part of next 'Troy Night Out' <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7stxSh6aUHYXpbulz0-fOuOomdncg5bII0g9LqsIRWW2WkxRKIOWS99f01ioNYZdqCUHAY2t5Lm1inckDof97Y37nYkuh4aG1r6j3GK9nTiYWjY8SkwzulVcxyRICorfbG2NSMbx4WblRjXDp58ImGA1GwFMvnkH1bFlRd8MW3nYFEIEzgXb-SrkFxu72/s808/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-20%20at%202.16.18%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="808" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7stxSh6aUHYXpbulz0-fOuOomdncg5bII0g9LqsIRWW2WkxRKIOWS99f01ioNYZdqCUHAY2t5Lm1inckDof97Y37nYkuh4aG1r6j3GK9nTiYWjY8SkwzulVcxyRICorfbG2NSMbx4WblRjXDp58ImGA1GwFMvnkH1bFlRd8MW3nYFEIEzgXb-SrkFxu72/w400-h304/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-20%20at%202.16.18%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />TROY -- How far can we take this Irish thing?<p></p><p>Right on the heels of the U.S. Census Bureau declaring that Rensselaer County has the highest percentage in the state by county of residents claiming Irish heritage, and the impact of so many St. Patrick's Day festivities starting well before the holiday and extending beyond it to create a week of food, drink, and music events, we now have -- <i>ta dah!</i> -- "Troy Night O'Shenanigans."</p><p>It's a sort-of-ethnic twist on the pub crawl model and will be held on Friday, March 29, as part of "Troy Night Out," an extended evening highlighting shops, taverns, restaurants, art and culture on the last Friday of every month, sponsored by the Downtown Troy Business Improvement District.</p><p></p><p>The event will include music, live performances, dancing, food, drink, special promotions to shop, and various demonstrations. Dressing up or in green for the occasion is recommended by its organizers.</p><p>To get immersed in the festivities, the public can purchase $25 tickets <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/downtown-troy-night-oshenanigans-tickets-857143267587?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR3vgkNiLEnqJ8Of0CvK-z42oubIYzThr1Pe74oa3rh3cptxSbed8h_BzkY">online</a> in advance and get a 16-ounce "Downtown Troy x Upstate of Mind" mug and half off the prices of select beers at participating locations during the event.</p><p>"O'Shenanigans" will be taking place at:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/eldoradobartroy">Eldorado Bar</a>, 121 4th Street</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MeadworksTroy">Helderberg Meadworks - Troy Meadhall</a>, 45 3rd Street</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bootleggers.onbroadway.5">Bootleggers On Broadway</a>, 200 Broadway</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/whiskeypickletroy">Whiskey Pickle</a>, 409 Fulton Street</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/twistedfiddler">Twisted Fiddler</a> (formerly Slidin' Dirty), 9 1st Street</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/rareformbrewingcompany">Rare Form Brewing Company</a>, 90 Congress Street</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ryans.wake">Ryan's Wake</a>, 403 River Street</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/McAddyspub">McAddy's Pub</a>, 452 Broadway</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/brownsbrewingcompany">Brown's Brewing Company</a>, 417 River Street</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/THEFOXANDTHEBURN518">The Fox and the Burn</a>, 433 River Street</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lucas.Confectionery">Lucas Confectionery Wine Bar</a>, 12 2nd Street</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/tatutacony">Tatu Tacos & Tequila</a>, 100 Congress Street</li></ul><p></p><p> Mug pickup locations include:</p><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TandJsoaps">T and J Soaps</a>, 271 River Street</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/brokenmoldstudio">The Broken Mold Studio</a>, 284 River Street</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AnnickDesigns">Annick Designs</a>, 269 River Street</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TrulyRhe">Truly Rhe</a>, 1 Broadway</li><li><a href="https://www.riverrocksbeadshop.com/">River Rocks</a>, 209-211 River Street</li></ul><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr /><p></p><p></p><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</span></i></b><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-84182759202818307392024-03-20T12:29:00.001-04:002024-03-20T12:31:33.648-04:00Restaurant developments in the Greater Capital Region <center><b>NEWS ITEMS FROM: SCHENECTADY (2), SCHUYLERVILLE<p></p><p></p><p></p></b></center><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRhQnnrESPehhtaT7NxI3zMrqjx2gPxyh6m8wP9sEK5LukkBfSMv6qnpBK8uDh_A_58svcYzME10MwCwaYi7r0YfyrVAnxdvYawDSSnoLxfY-O9F8OpTkzewXvvK94teEXfxbBCvnKN7A3tZG0mx_NsIH_Q7CLGxjgBtj9Qmy1owk_UNZWpgGlGFFjMEA/s1400/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-20%20at%2012.23.50%20PM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1054" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRhQnnrESPehhtaT7NxI3zMrqjx2gPxyh6m8wP9sEK5LukkBfSMv6qnpBK8uDh_A_58svcYzME10MwCwaYi7r0YfyrVAnxdvYawDSSnoLxfY-O9F8OpTkzewXvvK94teEXfxbBCvnKN7A3tZG0mx_NsIH_Q7CLGxjgBtj9Qmy1owk_UNZWpgGlGFFjMEA/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-20%20at%2012.23.50%20PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Coffee company owner calling it quits. / </b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo via Facebook</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz9xWudDZUdbovzt1je2x3opEThjU-se3aQhwNTdHDfpsQBSOrJGD0Ax9yr3hdDr4LWkipEcZ7J3eKNuuyw2Mee8CRve0cab7Wbqru2BgkKhCqDM-_q3B2VM6PnnMPLTdq3UKui3ok-a8bugcAjTD38USl-D_Y1NRu3ZfZ6ZJVPwJItUTstSsYCnOdnoX/s1006/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-20%20at%2012.19.34%20PM.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="614" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz9xWudDZUdbovzt1je2x3opEThjU-se3aQhwNTdHDfpsQBSOrJGD0Ax9yr3hdDr4LWkipEcZ7J3eKNuuyw2Mee8CRve0cab7Wbqru2BgkKhCqDM-_q3B2VM6PnnMPLTdq3UKui3ok-a8bugcAjTD38USl-D_Y1NRu3ZfZ6ZJVPwJItUTstSsYCnOdnoX/w105-h172/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-20%20at%2012.19.34%20PM.png" width="105" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Scott Swedish</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/saratogacoffeetraders">Saratoga Coffee Traders</a>, 123 Jay Street, Schenectady -- Scott Swedish closed the original venue of this business in Saratoga Springs at the end of October 2023 when he lost his lease. He opened this spot on December 8, but now, just 16 weeks later, he has announced on social media its closing -- in a very precise announcement. "On March 24th, at 3:45 pm, Saratoga Coffee Traders will be closing our doors and pausing all online sales, including subscriptions." Curiously, he was advertising on Facebook for staff jobs as recently as February 24. And, on several occasions in February had put out a call for local artists seeking to display their work in the cafe. Swedish explained the decision this way." In September of 2023, we received the devastating news that our Saratoga location would have to close and that singular action changed the landscape and direction of my life. It was at that moment that my goal became to re-establish in Schenectady, with an imminent return to Saratoga, and an intent to sell the company. That ultimately fell through. At that time, I started looking for the next chapter in my life and I was fortunate enough to find a position that I could not turn down. The wheels were already in motion in October and it is one that I cannot turn away from." Swedish said he is seeking a prospective buyer for the business he purchased in 2017 from his business partner, Death Wish Coffee creator Mike Brown, who bought Saratoga Coffee Traders in 2008.<div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5RlwdR16Eah4xmPVgVU3h5ElGjz3WuKslmZMd5e6n2IC5BC0ZJq3she-6epLyI1PJrO54UcYeZPl4UPpCwRYNyQbIBjpuFTuTMk8X8O4eqPHx-eHWrzsn-ZA9pfDUOPq8Uln8n1R6N3SPt7XVmeiaesd65gC1jLnQhOXU2u0f64EiGz5CovTvdbscJSI/s1288/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-18%20at%2011.51.52%20PM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1288" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5RlwdR16Eah4xmPVgVU3h5ElGjz3WuKslmZMd5e6n2IC5BC0ZJq3she-6epLyI1PJrO54UcYeZPl4UPpCwRYNyQbIBjpuFTuTMk8X8O4eqPHx-eHWrzsn-ZA9pfDUOPq8Uln8n1R6N3SPt7XVmeiaesd65gC1jLnQhOXU2u0f64EiGz5CovTvdbscJSI/w116-h106/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-18%20at%2011.51.52%20PM.png" width="116" /></a></div><br />• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064326180530">Manhattan Exchange</a>, 607 Union Street, Schenectady -- This popular spot on a heavily-commercial street is bringing back lunch service. Beginning this week, it resumed offering lunch from noon Wednesday through Saturday. Last July,
owners Doug and Elizabeth Davis had reduced their hours of operation, saying, "We understand this will disappoint some of our loved guests, but we feel [it] is the best for our business at this time to discontinue lunches."<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWQ8F9AcHYE_HGPJnXd7cHbWnc5MeOWGhI_N1yVckosTxVYrYDi6WnY2zVp30BcaSY0heWftfPD1BlrYK7doxcewDOpsE__6RQ6hsLUHESemWTI0rsrZiX__MnFoUdINXvCYOO5zon981PkxAumufOQNPZ9DLGXuVeY1hOMIXCL_iYQ6tr8rH_d8IT1bA/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-19%20at%2012.10.26%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="600" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWQ8F9AcHYE_HGPJnXd7cHbWnc5MeOWGhI_N1yVckosTxVYrYDi6WnY2zVp30BcaSY0heWftfPD1BlrYK7doxcewDOpsE__6RQ6hsLUHESemWTI0rsrZiX__MnFoUdINXvCYOO5zon981PkxAumufOQNPZ9DLGXuVeY1hOMIXCL_iYQ6tr8rH_d8IT1bA/w156-h75/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-19%20at%2012.10.26%20AM.png" width="156" /></a></div>• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alleybarandgrillschuylervilleny">The Alley Bar & Grill</a>, 886 U.S. Route 4S, Schuylerville -- This Saratoga County eatery at the Stills Cove Marina has reopened after "our annual closing/fishing trip." It is offering a new menu. Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed <span face="system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tuesday-Wednesday. Phone: 518-507-6151.</span></span><br /><hr /><p></p><p></p><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</span></i></b><hr /></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-18747484162086039572024-03-18T15:57:00.001-04:002024-03-18T15:57:02.993-04:00Upcoming Greene County Restaurant Week has 16 venues<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftuim-ELpyJGiJKs7KcwzArhDv4AofjRpEaxDctqhMvx-v9ismLGD5TjVLfOFK4WwHrqyOshS07g7HyYBSt7HkifTSZcJy4OZSGZAjAQxwgfUagIa5Rv-Je0dPfd3SwGDXATk_3kkDANKUDG6ISfInF3srlQC7v7KVd20qpPu3rFv56aFG8CAXCY47to8/s698/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-18%20at%201.03.27%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="698" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftuim-ELpyJGiJKs7KcwzArhDv4AofjRpEaxDctqhMvx-v9ismLGD5TjVLfOFK4WwHrqyOshS07g7HyYBSt7HkifTSZcJy4OZSGZAjAQxwgfUagIa5Rv-Je0dPfd3SwGDXATk_3kkDANKUDG6ISfInF3srlQC7v7KVd20qpPu3rFv56aFG8CAXCY47to8/s320/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-18%20at%201.03.27%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />The annual Greene County Restaurant Week is scheduled for Saturday, April 6, through Sunday, April 14, with 16 participating venues.<p></p><p>The promotional event is sponsored by the Greene County Chamber of Commerce.</p><p>Each will offer special fixed-price menus, some for dinner or lunch, some both. The menus can be viewed by clicking on the names of the establishments. They are:</p><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://greenecountychamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Barnwood-Lunch-Dinner.pdf">Barnwood Restaurant</a>, 4 Deer Lane, Catskill</li><li><a href="https://greenecountychamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Brave-the-Flame.pdf">Brave The Flames</a>, 6080 Main Street, Tannersville </li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Figata10?locale=es_LA">Che Figata Bistro</a>, 10 Reed Street, Coxsackie </li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/creeksidecatskillrestaurant?locale=es_LA">Creekside</a>, 160 West Main Street, Catskill </li><li><a href="https://greenecountychamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DL-Restaurant-Week-2024-.pdf">Day Line Oyster Bar + Kitchen</a>, 60 South River Street, Coxsackie</li><li><a href="https://greenecountychamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jessies-Menu.pdf">Jessie’s Harvest House</a>, 5819 Main Street, Tannersville</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063583000717&locale=es_LA">Log Cabin Cafe</a>, 795 Mountain Avenue, Purling </li><li><a href="https://greenecountychamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Modena-1.pdf">Modena</a>, 10697 Route 32, Greenville </li><li><a href="https://greenecountychamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Patrick-Henrys-Restaurant-Week-2024.pdf">Patrick Henry’s Waterfront Tavern</a>, 48 South River Street, Coxsackie</li><li><a href="https://greenecountychamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PAULS-RESTAURANT-WEEK_page-1.jpg">Paul’s Pizza & Italian</a>, 11824 Route 9W, Coxsackie</li><li><a href="https://greenecountychamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Piccolo.pdf">Piccolo Trattoria</a>, 601 Main Street, Catskill</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100047184201830&locale=es_LA">Pegasus Restaurant</a>, 10885 Route 9W, Coxsackie</li><li><a href="https://greenecountychamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Pomodoros-Restaurant-Week_page-1-1.jpg">Pomodoro’s Italian Eatery</a>, 90 Catskill Commons, Catskill</li><li><a href="https://greenecountychamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Reds-Restaurant-Week-menu.jpg">Red's Restaurant</a>, 12005Route 9W, Coxsackie</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RipVanWinkleBrewingCo?locale=es_LA">Rip Van Winkle Brewing Company</a>, 4545 Route 32, Catskill</li><li><a href="https://greenecountychamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Union-Post.pdf">Union + Post</a>, 5098 Route 23, Windham</li></ul><hr /><i><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</i><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-54218462643237614282024-03-18T00:00:00.016-04:002024-03-18T00:00:00.251-04:00Liquor license renewed, RJ's Chatham sets reopening date<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeewN_yrACkO9xUyt1bkrpTbSnmm7z_CnN0Bb88ZO0LTaAyty8o4xTR3zVaSb0EIEiSpnrrhUuCAkSuSWS2GyXZf64RlFIsD5zJgapcryXzs4J3dNmFb0R3eH69ScajrizrXgBzEIyjrVT5dD2sTDyBCD_qiubBBYtmBCFRft4tQz8h4-_bEdwNrvUCkc/s1092/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-17%20at%2010.21.20%20PM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1092" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeewN_yrACkO9xUyt1bkrpTbSnmm7z_CnN0Bb88ZO0LTaAyty8o4xTR3zVaSb0EIEiSpnrrhUuCAkSuSWS2GyXZf64RlFIsD5zJgapcryXzs4J3dNmFb0R3eH69ScajrizrXgBzEIyjrVT5dD2sTDyBCD_qiubBBYtmBCFRft4tQz8h4-_bEdwNrvUCkc/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-17%20at%2010.21.20%20PM.png" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>RJ's Chatham reopening on Wednesday. / </b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo via Facebook<br /></span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>CHATHAM -- Back on January 25, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086624301780">RJ's Chatham</a>, which made its debut in 2022, announced a temporary closing "pending approval for the renewal of our liquor license from the state."<div><br /></div><div>True to its word, the 1 Church Street closing was temporary and plans now call for a reopening on Wednesday. RJ's, which has <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rjs109">a sibling operation in Pittsfield, MA</a>, offers separate <a href="https://www.rjschatham.com/menu">lunch</a> and <a href="https://www.rjschatham.com/menu">dinner</a> menus that have a heavy seafood emphasis even though the establishment is described as a steak/chops/seafood/pasta spot.</div><div><br /></div><div>The two restaurants are joint ventures of cousins Jose Reyes, who oversees front-of-the-house operations, and chef David Reyes, who oversees both kitchens. The Pittsfield operation debuted a year before the Chatham venue, taking over the former Rainbow Restaurant that closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.</div><div><br /></div><div>Chatham hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday. Phone: 518-392-6663.</div><div><hr /><i><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</i><hr />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-25315871108956447782024-03-17T00:28:00.007-04:002024-03-17T01:00:24.014-04:00Restaurant developments in the Greater Capital Region<center><b>NEWS ITEMS FROM: COPAKE, HUDSON, PORT EWEN<p></p><p></p><p></p></b></center><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXdH1T_kxkGUCuxu18diG0UF73p_kRsl6adXNAPgMynliGP-rOCd3SGr-wbp_cxN7F4sSh0xxCkN0V1F8oYEXtqPKQhtcpIe9fi-9PMTHLFUMJin2k2fxm-qSczosX0BMcZ3At4xGkEpIgHFZTnEay4hzGyursFxnT6e-jvMRQd8MRUeQ7UE7mpwrCeFW/s1160/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-17%20at%2012.06.45%20AM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="994" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXdH1T_kxkGUCuxu18diG0UF73p_kRsl6adXNAPgMynliGP-rOCd3SGr-wbp_cxN7F4sSh0xxCkN0V1F8oYEXtqPKQhtcpIe9fi-9PMTHLFUMJin2k2fxm-qSczosX0BMcZ3At4xGkEpIgHFZTnEay4hzGyursFxnT6e-jvMRQd8MRUeQ7UE7mpwrCeFW/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-17%20at%2012.06.45%20AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Inside the North Star restaurant in Copake. /</b> <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo provided</span></i><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZnIz353BS_4VTzFBHhYUqARHDrH5QbfAtZHs6yhBXCW1_-Mll_QZrGb9iR0Kf68TbNo3-OuQ7TuYPwlitPt_wOY5HefSW7Op5OaZ7uYoKo0-R6UtLJ96gh95M5i2X1wLFwmjRy1P3U5oLbP3LS3Ae1YLR3FqG-5-6ZW1fdVognO3AQ9N8vx0S795b4Lo/s260/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-16%20at%204.38.53%20PM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKD8eQNcjUxNC9OKG7idpdB2VB-KtB9kagFdeKY3b1eso0Svd35efbN0g7WPagiOgtuWnybhyphenhyphengLz_OlIjbXtIaV-KbTgeQfmVO3TSaj5piakKD6T0oDr9hREsJDc0o2hgABx4kUanqYgIivEOLG9JQEf4tOj5Mx8wWSiN1ZiFJzmqVwNdZ4tgsytFZTLG/s494/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-16%20at%2011.42.45%20PM.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="296" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKD8eQNcjUxNC9OKG7idpdB2VB-KtB9kagFdeKY3b1eso0Svd35efbN0g7WPagiOgtuWnybhyphenhyphengLz_OlIjbXtIaV-KbTgeQfmVO3TSaj5piakKD6T0oDr9hREsJDc0o2hgABx4kUanqYgIivEOLG9JQEf4tOj5Mx8wWSiN1ZiFJzmqVwNdZ4tgsytFZTLG/w96-h160/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-16%20at%2011.42.45%20PM.png" width="96" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Robert Kelleher</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>• <a href="https://www.thealander.com/northstar">North Star</a>, 7519 State Route 22, Copake -- This restaurant/bar/cafe located in The Alander, a boutique hotel in the Berkshires foothills of Columbia County 20 miles south of Chatham and listed among the best new restaurants of 2023 by Hudson Valley Magazine, has a new chef. Owners Jason Seiler and Reid Kendall have announced the installation of Robert Kelleher in that position. Kelleher, born near New Orleans and raised in that region's cuisine, graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park in 2014, then worked in a variety of restaurants in New Orleans, Philadelphia, and at the Mill House Brewing Company in Poughkeepsie and with the Al Forno mobile pizza kitchen in the Hudson Valley. North Star's new <a href="https://www.thealander.com/menu">spring menu</a> is his introduction to the region. A few examples: apps including five mushroom toast and smoked trout pate; large plates including pork osso bucco, chicken and dumplings, monkfish with cippolini and leeks, and hanger steak with potato pave. Hours: dinner from 5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, closed Monday-Tuesday. Phone: 518-329-3000. <div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bD_CwJ82kklOY73T29_9ll4e0HfkNoI59hAc-lAfxnmrXXnvvYb2_8ivk_jwGgBa0PY0DR4PnOOsnhTzpBfOpNxxlL_q1-S_tN97flxIGjQtGz2_kqwfnzupy2AMH_QvpDH0w6xTQ3fyhHYt_gUWWCB-I20VxOyCLkG-b5cx0ZglEq34uuJMpeEin3xO/s412/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-16%20at%205.04.57%20PM.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="314" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bD_CwJ82kklOY73T29_9ll4e0HfkNoI59hAc-lAfxnmrXXnvvYb2_8ivk_jwGgBa0PY0DR4PnOOsnhTzpBfOpNxxlL_q1-S_tN97flxIGjQtGz2_kqwfnzupy2AMH_QvpDH0w6xTQ3fyhHYt_gUWWCB-I20VxOyCLkG-b5cx0ZglEq34uuJMpeEin3xO/w115-h151/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-16%20at%205.04.57%20PM.png" width="115" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sarah Spohler</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>• <a href="https://thecascadeshudson.com/">The Cascades</a>, Warren Street, Hudson -- When this popular neighborhood deli closed last April after a 30-year run, local businesswoman Sarah Donoso Spohler stepped in to purchase the business. Although the storefront remains closed, she worked with the previous owners to learn their recipes and preparations and, according to her website, offers catering. She also plans to jump-start The Cascades in May -- but, as a food truck. "Reopening such an iconic haunt is a nostalgic endeavor," Spohler says. "It’s not just about revitalizing a dining establishment. It’s also about rekindling the communal spirit, weaving The Cascades back into the fabric of the community, and creating a sense of continuity for generations to come. The reopening aims to honor tradition while infusing new life into this new venture on wheels." Spohler also owns <a href="https://beesandbaas.com/">Bees & Baas</a>, a small farm and apiary in Castleton that focuses on honey bees, Icelandic sheep, and chickens. She says she will incorporate friends' and fellow farmers' local and fresh ingredients into her menus.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tQ_ChLDDubYqX53uzF5pHSUAVvpx8aN2HDZfFFlrtT1HdvizZQJHfZUHjH1OyBobH1k86ndYupsG7JeFJD8iVejR7Nqk7G3GCTBkJ6pikJf6mLhsEDN4_5HdzFQqLYMoJWoXnSw592Y2Y7tMk4ypINF9KAzHb8cNtD4T3rzdiSdzZX38njERfQVfudvw/s704/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-17%20at%2012.14.46%20AM.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="704" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tQ_ChLDDubYqX53uzF5pHSUAVvpx8aN2HDZfFFlrtT1HdvizZQJHfZUHjH1OyBobH1k86ndYupsG7JeFJD8iVejR7Nqk7G3GCTBkJ6pikJf6mLhsEDN4_5HdzFQqLYMoJWoXnSw592Y2Y7tMk4ypINF9KAzHb8cNtD4T3rzdiSdzZX38njERfQVfudvw/w170-h160/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-17%20at%2012.14.46%20AM.png" width="170" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Officially closed.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thejollycowicecream">The Jolly Cow</a>, 90 Old U.S. Route 9W, Port Ewen -- This short-lived second location of the popular Lake Katrine ice cream shop in Ulster County has permanently closed. The venue was the successor to the Rainbow Drive-In that ended a 20-year run last year. The original Jolly Cow in Lake Katrine continues in business. "I truly wanted to follow through with my vision of serving the community of Port Ewen for many years to come," said owner Corrine Martensen Planthaber. "Unfortunately, things did not work out as planned due to unforeseen and uncontrollable circumstances. I, too, agree with the many comments [that] the Port Ewen location needed a food offering in addition to ice cream. I personally feel very sad to have to end our short time at this location and wish I had an opportunity to continue to serve the community." </div><hr /><i><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</i><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-88594519610095761862024-03-16T16:12:00.003-04:002024-03-16T16:12:45.979-04:00The Bunker group opens 7th golf simulator lounge<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrt33p2wCf7waOS2f3F0YaUN-SSKu0aDcBUTDZG5UMupDGxz9ZX5rFnDFEPyxjIU8bsLze3hrcZubImB5kRRJu30LF5C2Crf0icht-yIF8RC7GqLO5WaFW8f_K0bESgeZmVfbSRQNVY9cb_Y5hSSO5vatEp1DA3HA5J9qzgGm1TY7PyWNjaBIdOC1lhyphenhyphenNk/s1204/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-16%20at%203.49.27%20PM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="990" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrt33p2wCf7waOS2f3F0YaUN-SSKu0aDcBUTDZG5UMupDGxz9ZX5rFnDFEPyxjIU8bsLze3hrcZubImB5kRRJu30LF5C2Crf0icht-yIF8RC7GqLO5WaFW8f_K0bESgeZmVfbSRQNVY9cb_Y5hSSO5vatEp1DA3HA5J9qzgGm1TY7PyWNjaBIdOC1lhyphenhyphenNk/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-16%20at%203.49.27%20PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Home of the newest golf simulator lounge, The Bunker. /</b> <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Google photo<br /><br /></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table>SARATOGA SPRINGS -- <a href="https://getinthebunker.golf/location">The Bunker</a>, a locally-owned chain of golf simulator lounges, opened its seventh venue on Friday.<p></p><p>It is located at 307 Broadway in the Congress Park Centre building at the intersection with Congress Street in space that formerly housed the Vent fitness center.</p><p>While the new venue offers seven golf simulator bays, it also is a restaurant that offers a full menu and two full bars as well as catering services.</p><p>The Bunker's other locations are at Mohawk Harbor in Schenectady, on North Greenbush Road in Rensselaer, on Troy-Schenectady Road in Latham, on Western Avenue in Guilderland, on Clifton Country Road in Clifton Park, and in New Hartford near Utica.</p><p>The same menu is not offered at all seven locations. Some have light fare, others full service. At Saratoga Springs, <a href="https://getinthebunker.golf/menus">the menu</a> includes starters ranging from wings, meatballs, and pretzels to bourbon-glazed sweet potatoes and pork potstickers, as well as eight different salads, panini, grain bowls, and wraps.</p><p>Hours: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day. Phone: 518-245-6480.</p><p></p><p>
</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8qwS9Uqy96AJM4AvJvq3ucKoG-rlwxzEN7lRTUG_576cxlvXuJNp6F-WvTMGcb3b4YdVqG5pQ4CVkaPuO9ElBGgNnMSVFIM5m_lSp9GNVOzCeYrGNzadyO6W09yrv8W6fKkyB3cFHmB3P0BfVyN6GKCOnv9M1Bvef4RsDgj_Q3AGRxG0oWl-ULEGsnVs/s1168/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-16%20at%203.43.57%20PM.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="1168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8qwS9Uqy96AJM4AvJvq3ucKoG-rlwxzEN7lRTUG_576cxlvXuJNp6F-WvTMGcb3b4YdVqG5pQ4CVkaPuO9ElBGgNnMSVFIM5m_lSp9GNVOzCeYrGNzadyO6W09yrv8W6fKkyB3cFHmB3P0BfVyN6GKCOnv9M1Bvef4RsDgj_Q3AGRxG0oWl-ULEGsnVs/s400/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-16%20at%203.43.57%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><hr /><i><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</i><hr />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-30443404598263210052024-03-15T00:00:00.010-04:002024-03-15T00:00:00.128-04:00Whopper of a sandwich not limited to Burger King<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5rG5aY5evm_-VYCNnXU9CdeueqVCwnpZ1cVVfR3M-pYQLObVdZCvIKIvCeK3kU-bSDQ48EB48gx8y7Ev0KDXgama9ztEaam9DfsWTXuZ5qmsFJR0Qj1L4BlyqxUnWoE0JdRVd9lIfgK1ibQd7REsOA8XxGLRKt9pyxA692fnx_QrS-AevryksO5fS_KI/s984/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%2010.28.56%20PM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="984" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5rG5aY5evm_-VYCNnXU9CdeueqVCwnpZ1cVVfR3M-pYQLObVdZCvIKIvCeK3kU-bSDQ48EB48gx8y7Ev0KDXgama9ztEaam9DfsWTXuZ5qmsFJR0Qj1L4BlyqxUnWoE0JdRVd9lIfgK1ibQd7REsOA8XxGLRKt9pyxA692fnx_QrS-AevryksO5fS_KI/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%2010.28.56%20PM.png" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tired of skimpy sandwiches? This new one weighs in at 4.5 pounds. /</b> <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo via Instagram</span></i><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlrDUVw_dvw-XwCATRfmMKwcvyYPqc4M2CYbJlpNFMGOShROL4vVY0ib9Y23E8pB1POWmZSo1n9xLnKrnMiayEXYmE3t8aiCK8vIPnZS6IJPraJHUMX_BuCufQLkF4WOpryKX9uhi6r-JKz76k4JkDFInr-CNdX0fhZAi6ExjGVTPiFpejsQGq6etFauY/s1398/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%2010.47.02%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="1398" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlrDUVw_dvw-XwCATRfmMKwcvyYPqc4M2CYbJlpNFMGOShROL4vVY0ib9Y23E8pB1POWmZSo1n9xLnKrnMiayEXYmE3t8aiCK8vIPnZS6IJPraJHUMX_BuCufQLkF4WOpryKX9uhi6r-JKz76k4JkDFInr-CNdX0fhZAi6ExjGVTPiFpejsQGq6etFauY/w163-h150/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%2010.47.02%20PM.png" width="163" /></a></div>KINGSTON -- Department of Can You Top This:<p></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StevesPizzaanddeli/?show_switched_toast=0&show_invite_to_follow=0&show_switched_tooltip=0&show_podcast_settings=0&show_community_review_changes=0&show_community_rollback=0&show_follower_visibility_disclosure=0">Steve's Pizza and Deli</a> is doing the opposite of "shrinkflation," according to a Facebook post from Jason Bover, a local photographer and an owner of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093112544892">Tiny Dog Coffee</a> in Saugerties.</p><p>It reads, "Steve's Pizza and Deli and I have heard your complaints about their sandwiches having too much meat. So, we put our heads together and decided to double it. Weighing in at 4.5 pounds, the new 'Steve’s Unfiltered.'</p><p>"Ask for it by name. Feed your family, feed your neighborhood, or just eat it all yourself. I dare you."</p><p>Steve's Pizza and Deli is located at 616 State Route 28. Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Phone: 845-340-4219.</p><hr /><i><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</i><hr />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-68448657933106356082024-03-14T23:49:00.007-04:002024-03-15T00:05:51.705-04:00St. Pat's stuff, of course, but also chili, mac, etc. on weekend calendar<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURsbOYijuvLn08T2FpuNuBlW7NLFYatKPlC66E7GthrVq77u4OVxT4lY3fafT7IdJBldZl2StC_PPie6SvoMxQ20MoMEzBHRwvm1U6MJ9XYd7Lqz2cFvSOVNo10of1RKbEOErClpDhGklTflD3RxGG9qJZ-4hPtNzSvKXmJvd1W-sj4NzkVXw7Y_aJYyl/s718/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%2011.51.14%20PM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="504" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURsbOYijuvLn08T2FpuNuBlW7NLFYatKPlC66E7GthrVq77u4OVxT4lY3fafT7IdJBldZl2StC_PPie6SvoMxQ20MoMEzBHRwvm1U6MJ9XYd7Lqz2cFvSOVNo10of1RKbEOErClpDhGklTflD3RxGG9qJZ-4hPtNzSvKXmJvd1W-sj4NzkVXw7Y_aJYyl/s400/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%2011.51.14%20PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Illustration for McGonigle's Pub. / </b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Barrington, IL<br /><br /></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times;">This coming weekend offers foodies an interesting contrast in possibilities.</span><p></p><p>
Sunday is, of course, St. Patrick's Day. Thus, it will be a rare tavern or restaurant in the Greater Capital Region that doesn't offer some sort of weekend green beer/corned beef/etc. menu special or entertainment theme or both.</p><p></p><p>However, restaurant weeks and/or chili and mac-and-cheese events also figure prominently among those aforementioned possibilities.</p><p></p><p>
All of these and more activities are included in the <a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Notes On Napkins calendar</a> that's always available online. Go there -- and why not bookmark the site for future use? -- for links to the events.</p><p></p><p>
<b>FRIDAY</b></p><p></p><p>
• Luck of the Irish Bar Crawl, various locations, Albany</p><p>
• Biergarten Dinner, German-American Club of Albany</p><p>
• Vegetarian/Vegan Tasting Menu, Cornells In Little Italy, Schenectady</p><p>
<b>SATURDAY<b></b></b></p><p></p><p>
• The Official Lucky St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl, various Albany locations</p><p>
• 8th annual St. Paddy's Day Pub Fest, various venues, Amsterdam</p><p>
• Mac and Cheese Madness, Kinderhook Elks Lodge, 2750 Route 9H</p><p>
• 12th annual Chili Cookoff, Van Alstyne Homestead, Canajoharie<</p><p>
• 8th annual St. Paddy's Day Pub Fest, various venues in Amsterdam</p><p>
• Winter Meltdown Spicy Food Festival, The Shirt Factory, Glens Falls</p><p>
• 14th annual Local Ingredient Chili Challenge, Water Street Market, New Paltz</p><p></p><p><b><b>
<b>SATURDAY - SUNDAY<b></b></b></b></b></p><p></p><p>
• Shamrock Stroll Bar Crawl, 205 Lark Street, Albany</p><p>
• Thurman Maple Days (Weekend 2), various locations in Thurman and Athol</p><p>
• Maple Open House, Maple Valley Farm, Corinth</p><p>
• Maple Weekend (1), Dry Brook Sugar House, Salem</p><p></p><p><b>
SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, MARCH 23</b></p><p>
• Chocolate Week at the Winery, Adirondack Winery tasting rooms in Lake George and Queensbury</p><hr /><b><b><b>
<p></p></b></b><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></b><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-43543614851109782852024-03-14T22:15:00.002-04:002024-03-14T22:41:11.472-04:00Baba Louie's in Hudson, Great Barrington go up for sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nkByKDRY3MEV7UJjhLA5ucL0mgs230XSDHpmZwCIqIuo-ORdCqp1l9os2rS_vG7rJdNAdtWIqxjywrnDLJEPRJQ9eTLnUOaYQ5IEO5dK2s2yeEw6jDokon-IOenSIIqNMa30zfDoyR7vmCKcvQdkBXuDS-GEH38ZVGFAl3M1AnasoSBnVLnn7e5AHPAL/s2402/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%2010.11.58%20PM.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1276" data-original-width="2402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nkByKDRY3MEV7UJjhLA5ucL0mgs230XSDHpmZwCIqIuo-ORdCqp1l9os2rS_vG7rJdNAdtWIqxjywrnDLJEPRJQ9eTLnUOaYQ5IEO5dK2s2yeEw6jDokon-IOenSIIqNMa30zfDoyR7vmCKcvQdkBXuDS-GEH38ZVGFAl3M1AnasoSBnVLnn7e5AHPAL/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%2010.11.58%20PM.png" width="600" /></a></div>The Baba Louie’s pizzerias that have operated for more than 20 years each in Hudson and Great Barrington, MA, are up for sale.<p></p><p>
The Hudson location is at 517 Warren Street in the heart of the Columbia County city's restaurant-and-antiques district, while the Great Barrington venue is located at 42/44 Railroad Street. They are known for their wood-fired sourdough pizzas.</p><p>Owners Paul and Eileen Masiero said in a news release that the sale of the restaurants as well as the Hudson building carries an asking price of $2.5 million. They are being represented by Steven Weisz of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty.</p><p></p><p>At one time the Masieros operated a trio of Baba Louie's pizzerias, but they closed their Pittsfield, MA, location in 2015.</p><hr /><i><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</i><hr />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109130496144510269.post-54645206866212299842024-03-14T16:45:00.000-04:002024-03-14T16:45:16.915-04:00Restaurant developments in the Greater Capital Region<center><b>NEWS ITEMS FROM: VOORHEESVILLE, LAKE KATRINE, GLENS FALLS<p></p><p></p><p></p></b></center><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCRIHCkw5NRm9Fuz20LgJ8_lYCdVQawyukM84lg3IyMLB2Y3pLjeFa2KM9mUJUmIrpvJ6i1bfJ-4ByH5xgauvRrMM8Zv250XhCnC4VmAwcMwt5aUumdPfbWzS9AOrks8VtaKUcqsPIv4bXD2rFPgWcI_kJGKEB4wfXgv7p48Ln1U18I_t5tIir9Y6pjWC/s964/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%204.26.27%20PM.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="884" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCRIHCkw5NRm9Fuz20LgJ8_lYCdVQawyukM84lg3IyMLB2Y3pLjeFa2KM9mUJUmIrpvJ6i1bfJ-4ByH5xgauvRrMM8Zv250XhCnC4VmAwcMwt5aUumdPfbWzS9AOrks8VtaKUcqsPIv4bXD2rFPgWcI_kJGKEB4wfXgv7p48Ln1U18I_t5tIir9Y6pjWC/s600/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%204.26.27%20PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>First the Blackbirds Cafe, next the Blackbirds Tavern. /</b> <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo via Facebook<br /><br /></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table>• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/blackbirdsrestaurants">Blackbirds Bike Café</a>, 43 South Main Street, Voorheesville -- The not-for-profit Business for Good company <a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/2024/02/restaurant-developments-in-greater_21.html?q=hattie%27s">debuted its long-awaited Hattie's Albany</a> today to lots of media fanfare. However, its management isn't going into relaxation mode. A staff needs to finish being assembled for this cafe venture that has been in the planning and construction stages for nearly three years. A week-long job fair started on Monday in a search for full- and part-time employees to fill roles for supervisor, barista, and chef.
Candidates are asked to begin the process <a href="http://BFG.org/careers">online</a> then arrive between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. with a resume for an in-person interview. An opening date for the cafe has not yet been announced beyond saying it will open in the spring. That will be a precursor to the opening of another BFG venture in this Albany County community, the Blackbirds Tavern, projected to open at 42 South Main Street this summer.<div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcHvld5Ij3nsiYzFTGxCG8BwRoLccKLvzDYTx7Bo92OwGBncE_wg1Az1DlueWzyiIs2csW14yBRochvdnPpIs6XJBTkryl3-T0cL0uLAAX1oMWT-WWWD1WVJCNB47KJcarfWpM03xSbQbz7BeQ-a07aY4EsxbnJHTrB5xxnLj0zqkl_QkOB8RhL84JkxN/s356/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%2012.18.07%20AM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="356" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcHvld5Ij3nsiYzFTGxCG8BwRoLccKLvzDYTx7Bo92OwGBncE_wg1Az1DlueWzyiIs2csW14yBRochvdnPpIs6XJBTkryl3-T0cL0uLAAX1oMWT-WWWD1WVJCNB47KJcarfWpM03xSbQbz7BeQ-a07aY4EsxbnJHTrB5xxnLj0zqkl_QkOB8RhL84JkxN/w155-h65/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%2012.18.07%20AM.png" width="155" /></a></div>• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/seasoned2017">Seasoned Delicious Foods</a>, 11 Lohmaier Lane, Lake Katrine -- This Ulster County venue, known sometimes as SDF and located about four miles north of Kingston, has scheduled a "grand reopening of our all-new cocktail lounge" for 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6. SDF is a food company formed in 2014 with the goal "to provide a range of delectable, health-based food products. From day one we set out to give people an unforgettable food experience while providing them with great tasting whole foods that promote healing from within. All of our products are non-GMO and manufactured using locally sourced ingredients to maintain the highest quality possible." The minority- and female-owned business deals primarily with Caribbean foods. Hours: noon to 9:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday-Wednesday. Phone: 845-802-3317.<div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjzZ9JttVSnEIsyY3W0uctQQxjeZuheki3pNzFyGLQk9Puy9mssYy8VKvAoSanYf7-vUIVKWKFGg_FzKfVdXd61qLYKx8JMB9UHg3txeUl_vBXrkHIBvCIerSkuKiEFeSnbkMYT81YUOr0MtR9cjSRAq4RaVIdg4nUxPfdaxo2H360MiCoirgHyIsT6p1/s1196/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%203.50.43%20PM.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="1196" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjzZ9JttVSnEIsyY3W0uctQQxjeZuheki3pNzFyGLQk9Puy9mssYy8VKvAoSanYf7-vUIVKWKFGg_FzKfVdXd61qLYKx8JMB9UHg3txeUl_vBXrkHIBvCIerSkuKiEFeSnbkMYT81YUOr0MtR9cjSRAq4RaVIdg4nUxPfdaxo2H360MiCoirgHyIsT6p1/w173-h114/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%203.50.43%20PM.png" width="173" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">One day to go.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063634390129">Steve's Place</a>, 194 Broad Street, Glens Falls -- Friday is the final day of business for this icon that the Vamvalis family has run for more than 55 years. Current owner Chris Vamvalis-Haley, 70, whose brothers Steve and Jim founded the business, had said she planned to retire. While she was unable to find a buyer for the business itself, in December plans were submitted to the city Planning Board seeking approval to demolish the diner building and construct a Hoffman Car Wash. The diner, which evolved from its 1968 origin as an ice cream stand named the Double V Dairy Twist, served breakfast and lunch seven days a week.
<br /><hr /><i><a href="https://dowdnotesonnapkins.blogspot.com/p/food-drink-event-schedule.html">Click here</a> to see the Greater Capital Region food-and-drink event calendar.</i><hr /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0