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MEET: MILES MERTON, Wine Director, Familiar Creature, Saratoga
Wine Director + sommelier Miles Merton is on a modern mission to make wine fun again. At Familiar Creature in Saratoga Springs, he’s on the floor every night offering tastes + helping people drink what they want.
BOTTLE CRUSH: Éxilé rosé petillant naturel
Wine Director Miles Merton drops an unexpected fall pick: An incredibly food-friendly, lightly sparkling pét nat rosé from the Loire Valley, France.
DINING SOLO? IT’S “SIT AT THE BAR SEPTEMBER.”
Solo dining is more popular than ever with Gen Z leading the way. Dining critic Susie Davidson argues it’s the highest form of self care.
HAS SOFT SERVE REACHED PEAK SAVORY (or are we just getting started)?
Sweet corn, butter, dill pickle, tomato-peach-habanero? Has soft serve reached peak savory this fall?
OLIVE OIL + ICE CREAM? Three upstate restaurants star Olio Piro as their soft serve topping of summer ‘26.
Move over butter-dipped soft serve. We asked 3 restaurants to pair Olio Piro as their soft serve topping of summer ‘26.
BIG SOFTIE. WHY SOFT SERVE AT FAMILIAR CREATURE IS A DESTINATION DESSERT
Destination Dessert: Chef Michele’s soft serve flavors are stealing the show at Montreal-inspired Familiar Creature wine bar in Saratoga
🫒Exclusive: ALLEYWAY SNACKS? THE SARATOGA CHEFS TRADING PLATES
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.