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INTEL: ZIEMANN HOSPITALITY RETURNS TO ALBANY WITH BAR CALVIN
INTEL A new sibling for Milas + a new addition for Ziemann Hospitality with the planned opening of Bar Calvin in Stuyvesant Plaza. Coming June 2027.
EXCLUSIVE: AS THE LARKIN HIFI CLOSES, ALLEN STREET PUB STEPS IN WITH ABERRATION
EXCLUSIVE: As The Larkin HiFi closes, a veteran Albany bar team get ready to take the reins.
WHERE TO EAT: For Bastille Day, A Roundup of Where To Dine Like The French.
For Bastille Day, we have a roundup of where to eat upstate when you want to pretend you’re in France.
WHERE TO EAT: Filipino Food is in the Spotlight. We Track Down 8 Ways to Find Filipino Food in the Capital Region + Hudson Valley
Where to Find Filipino Food Upstate. We track down Filipino pop ups, a food truck in Glens Falls, a James Beard nominated spot, a kamayan feast + a few (rare) brick-and-mortar eateries.
INTEL: CHEF COLIN MINER IS BACK + READY TO ROLL AT KATY’S IN GLENS FALLS
INTEL: Chef Colin Miner is back in Glens Falls with a new modern menu at soon-to-open Katy’s Wine + Whiskey Bar. We got the early scoop on his small plates menu.
COMING UP COFFEE — The return of ‘90s coffee culture
Nineties coffee culture is back + all the cool kids want to hang. We hit up Kha & Mel’s Coffee + Tea Room (Delaware neighborhood, Albany), Jacob Alejandro (downtown Troy) + Station Six (Center Square, Albany) with a nod to the O.G. Little Peck’s expanded weekend nighttime hours.
INTEL: LONE WOLF LEANS INTO CAMBODIAN ROOTS + LAUNCHES MONTHLY KHMER HOT POT SUNDAYS
INTEL: Lone Wolf embraces its Cambodian identity + launches new Khmer Hot Pot Sundays
AS PANZA’S ITALIAN TURNS 88, NEW EXECUTIVE CHEF ELLIOTT VOGEL RETURNS TO THE SPOTLIGHT
INTEL: As Panza’s celebrates its 88th year + the arrival of Elliott Vogel as their new Executive Chef, his first spring menu honors the restaurant’s Italian history, while his foraged, seasonal plates take center stage.
ENTER THE “BEERGAL,” A BEER LOVER’S BAGEL
Award-winning Deep Fried Beers latest creation isn’t a beer. It’s a bagel. We talk to head brewer, Johnny Osborne, about his Deep Fried “Beergals.”
PINHOOK BOURBON’S NEXT SARATOGA BLEND IS COMING THIS SUMMER
INTEL: Pinhook Bourbon’s Next Saratoga Blend Is Coming This Summer. The Dishing was invited behind the scenes as industry professionals determined the blend.
LONG LUNCH AT CAFE MUTTON’S NEW MERKIN WINE BAR IN A HUDSON GARAGE
UPDATE: Linger over a Long Lunch or lazy wines in a garage now officially named Merkin. Cafe Mutton’s chef-owner Shaina Loew-Banayan dishes the details on their new addition + its bushy backstory.
🫒INTEL: NO SLEEP TIL BROOKLYN. BAR DIRECTOR ANDREW PATTERSON DEPARTS MILAS; COLLIN MYERS STEPS UP TO THE PLATE
As Bar Director Andrew Patterson departs Schenectady for Brooklyn, Collin Myers steps in at Milas.
WHERE TO EAT: LATE NIGHT + ALCOHOL-FREE: YEMENI COFFEE SHOPS + SMOOTHIE BARS, HOT TO GO
Yemeni coffee shops + smoothie bars are heating up upstate.
INTEL: LAKE GEORGE TO SARATOGA, THE ICE BARS MAKING WINTER FUN AGAIN
Sub-zero temps, snow, ice bars! From Lake George to Saratoga Springs, February is the month to bundle up for hot toddies, fire + ice.
BELOW GROUND: WHERE TO EAT—THE EMPIRE STATE PLAZA
WHERE TO EAT—Below Ground at the Empire State Plaza.
INTEL: John Wiseman of Curious Elixirs talks about a decade of N/A
INTEL: Curious Elixirs, booze-free, ready-to-drink adaptogenic cocktails crafted by bartenders and made in the Hudson Valley, was one of the first on the market. We asked founder John “J.W.” Wiseman what’s changed in a decade.
INTEL: 9 Saratoga bartenders helped create this Pinhook Kentucky bourbon blend.
INTEL: What happens when 9 Saratoga bartenders help to create a unique Pinhook Kentucky bourbon whiskey? You get a true Spa City blend. And it’s coming to Saratoga soon.
THE DISHING GIFT LIST 2025
The Dishing’s Holiday Gift Guide 2025 is here! Feel festive, feed your friends, shop local. We’ve got you covered!
INTEL: 7 (soon 8) WINE BARS TO ESCAPE THE SNOW
Winter’s here, now what? We have 7 cozy wine bars where you can hunker down.