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GUEST SHIFT: ANDREW PATTERSON
Andrew Patterson, mixologist + bar director at Milas in Schenectady talks travel, dive bars, his favorite 90-year pub + finding culinary inspiration in the kitchen.
TASTE: SMOKE ON THE WATER 2.0
Andrew Patterson’s Smoke on the Water 2.0 lies somewhere between a Last Word and Naked & Famous making it feel like an instant classic.
INTEL: PIZZERIA MARI IS COMING TO TROY
INTEL: New ‘za on the block: A “Tri-state” style pizza lands in the Collar City with the soft opening of Pizzeria Mari on Saturday, October 25.
TASTE: STUCK IN A JAM
Taking taste memories of a PBJ and satay from his travels in Thailand, Andrew Patterson serves up the eclectic, sweet-savory Stuck In A Jam.
GUEST SHIFT: BRENT HUNTER, 353
Brent Hunter, bartender + owner of 353 in Troy, talks hospitality, ice as an ingredient + custom building his bar from scratch.
WHERE TO EAT ON A MONDAY NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN ALBANY
If Monday is the new Friday, you’ll need this list of 9 downtown Albany restaurants and bars open for dinner or late night menus.
SONIC DISH: TOMMY BOY x RYAN PARKER
We paired Korean chef-designer, Jenny Love Lee, and Tommy Ballinger of TOMMY BOY with DJ Ryan Parker and asked: “If this dish were a track, what would it sound like?”
TASTE: APPLE BOTTOMS UP
Leaning into fall apple picking, Brent Hunter’s Apple Bottoms Up is clearly an apple crisp in a glass at 353 in Troy.
MEET: In the woods with EXEC. CHEF ELLIOTT VOGEL
Exec. Chef Elliott Vogel talks foraging, creativity + the benefits of a simple life.
GUEST SHIFT: RACHAEL PETACH, C. Cassis
Rachael Petach, founder of C. Cassis blackcurrant liqueur and the C. Cassis Tasting Room in Rhinebeck, talks hospitality, dreaming up her logo, preserving blackcurrants + crafting green tomato cocktails.
TASTE: C. CASSIS GT SPRITZ
An ode to late summer tomatoes. Rachael Petach’s vegetal, sippable Green Tomato Spritz.
5 RESTAURANTS (+ A BAR) TO KNOW IN GLENS FALLS
With a little Euro flair to its historic downtown, Glens Falls is leaning in to a flourishing restaurant scene. We checked out the latest openings for 5 restaurants + a bar you need to know.
TASTE: GREEN TOMATINI
An ode to late summer tomatoes. Rachael Petach’s vegetal, sippable Green Tomatini.
INTEL: WHERE TO GO FOR NEGRONI WEEK
We’ve got you covered from Troy to Beacon. Where to go + what to sip.
TASTE: PROMISE OF EDEN
Keshonn Hatcher draws inspiration from his mother’s beauty salon in Promise of Eden at {pretty to think so} in Rhinebeck.
GUEST SHIFT: KESHONN HATCHER, {pretty to think so}
Keshonn Hatcher, bar director at {pretty to think so} in Rhinebeck talks about living in Tokyo, farm-to-table cocktails, tattoos, the Marines + prioritizing his mental health.
SONIC DISH: CHEF COLIN MINER x H.B. MONTE
We paired Chef Colin Miner of Bistro LeRoux with DJ H.B. Monte and asked: “If this dish were a track, what would it sound like?”
MEET: D.J. SHANE STIEL, All Of Us Events
DJ and events promoter, Shane Stiel of All Of Us, talks Jess King, Chubby’s burritos, the healing frequency of sound, and why clubs are not dead.
GUEST SHIFT: NINA YOUNG, The Delaware, Whiskey Pickle + The Balloonary
Bartender, beekeeper and balloon business owner Nina Young talks hospitality, Cali-sober living, and the art of balancing 4 jobs.
TASTE: No ICE
Free your mind + the rest will follow. Kat Dunn’s latest cocktail at Padrona needs No ice.