At Mirador in Kingston, Nick Africano, a musician, certified sherry educator + restaurateur, talks art, hospitality + Andalucía.

At Eliza in Kingston, Chef de Cuisine Pruitt Kerdchoochuen talks travel, third culture flavors, local produce + the politics of food.

At Mirador, head bartender Seth Jones serves the Martini Ramiro, a revelation of sherry, tequila and pickled ginger brine.

🫒INTEL — Station Six is open in the former Engine 6 fire house at the corner of Swan + Jefferson in downtown Albany, N.Y. We chat with owner, Mexican designer Jordan Cambron, about his cafe-bakery, cold brew + cans to go.

🫒INTEL — From Noah’s to The Wild Horse. Executive Chefs + longtime friends, Dylan Burkhart + Noah Frese, collaborate on a new tapas identity for the popular Saratoga Springs bar.

🫒INTEL — NEOVISTA OPENS ITS VAULT at 60 STATE

You want tacos. We’ve got tacos. This is THE TACO HIT LIST.

🫒EXCLUSIVE: SOLEVO KITCHEN RESTAURATEUR RONNIE SOLEVO TEASES HIS NEXT PROJECT, THE PEARL

Seth Jones, Head Bartender at Mirador in Kingston talks fine art photography, building community + sherry cocktails.

Our latest crush? Dassai Blue’s new citrus-forward Yuzu Sake, made in the Hudson Valley and just released on May 1, 2026.

Alleyway Snacks started as a end-of-service trade between two chefs. Now it’s almost daily with plans for more bartering, community building + an Instagram account of its own.

Hamlet & Ghost Bar Director Sonia Castellani is known for her culinary, clarified cocktails. Here she combines the fresh fruit of her French childhood with marshmallow fluff + milk tea.

The viral Pizza by Plu is going back to its roots with multi-town parking lot drops + famed pick up rules. With the new Guilderland shop as his prep kitchen, Brian Plutchok pivots the plan.

Intel: The Future Is Fusion — Chef Collabs, Third Culture Menus + Peruvian-Mexican Grand Margaritas Plans a Second Location.

The opening of The Verandah in Troy’s Little Italy is a fusion of Jamaican island cooking and Italian Likkle Tings.

Chinese wine has made its way upstate. We chat with wine importer, Lila Holland, the founder of the Hudson-based Peripheral wine fair about the growing interest in Chinese wine.

Wine importer Lila Holland pairs a versatile Chinese pét-nat wine for this week’s bottle crush.

Chef Nicole Bassis on her 30-year old Finnish sourdough starter, Finnish design + running bakery-cafe Cafe Mutsi on her own.