GOOD FOOD FEST 2026 SHOWCASES EMERGING FOOD BRANDS + FARMS
Capital Roots x Good Food Market is hosting their first Good Food Festival on Friday, June 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. featuring many of the food businesses supported by their Incubator Kitchen. Come out for food by these emerging new food brands, as well as beer by Common Roots Brewing + music by DJ Hollyw8d.
Cast your vote in the “Best in Brine” pickle competition—sponsored by The Dishing + the Whiskey Pickle—with a People’s Choice award + Judges’ award picked by a pickle panel including Steve Barnes of the Times Union, Jamel Mosely of the Whiskey Pickle + Susie Davidson Powell of The Dishing.
* Presale pickle-tasting tickets are a $5 donation or $10 at the event. Tickets here.
* Apply to be a Best In Brine pickle contestant here.
Celebrate the farmers, food makers, and neighbors helping build a healthier, more connected Capital Region.
🫒 After dark! Join us for an after-party at the Whiskey Pickle, Troy, where the winning pickle brine will star in a pickle cocktail! 10% of proceeds will go to Capital Roots!
🫒 The Good Food Market Incubator Kitchen supports small businesses without a commercial kitchen space.
🫒 Read our tastemaker interview with Chef Riany Mena, former owner of Pataconia in Troy, and former head chef of Toro Cantina on Wolf Road, who leads the Incubator Kitchen!
Featured incubator food vendors include:
• Vida Foods(Salvadorian pupusas + Colombian-style empanadas)
• Kashuba Pickles
• Tyromance Fine Snacks (Gluten-free crackers, nut mixes, granola + chocolates for cheese plates. Low glycemic + vegan options. )
• Abel Gardens (baked goods + savory breads)
• Frisky Fork (sweet + savory waffles)
• Given To Fry (sandwiches + specialty fries )
• Slice n' Grill (Wood fire pizza )
• Mamma Ts Kitchen (Mediterranean/Lebanese food )
• ARTisanal Catering Co. (Cheeseburger hoagies + Voodoo Spice Fries)