Sommelier Val Feldman, owner of Stable Gate Winery, Barn + Vineyard in Castleton, talks natural wine, fermentation, inclusivity + expanding her family’s four-generation business.

At Hamlet & Ghost, bartender Tim O’Connell was inspired by a local chef to use marjoram in a cocktail. The result? An herbaceous, summery martini.

Freelance bartender Janesha “Jaja Levons” talks bartending in New York, international modeling, skateboarding, raising her son + why beauty is more than skin deep.

EXCLUSIVE: As The Larkin HiFi closes, a veteran Albany bar team get ready to take the reins.

One of Saratoga’s Best Restaurants is in a Supermarket. Should The Market Bar and Restaurant in Franklin Square Market Make Saratoga’s Best Restaurant Lists?

Pia Bazzoni, F+B Director at The Maker Hotel in Hudson, talks culinary cocktails, growing up in restaurants + crafting cocktails inspired by The Maker’s perfumes.

The Maker Hotel scent collection meets its match in Pia Bazzani’s curated cocktails designed to evoke the same mood.

In The Maker Lounge, Pia Bazzani’s Twilight Garden captures the early signs of spring.

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

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

🫒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

🫒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.

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.

Channeling a Marvel Universe Utopia, Keshonn Hatcher blends Japanese sake with tiki indulgence for a taste of spring.

In a new bar manager role at Morrissey’s Lounge at The Adelphi in Saratoga Springs, Sha Bhatti shares his inspiration for a Kyoto Alibi.

Milas bar director Andrew Patterson finds inspiration for this Gibson riff in a lamb gyro.

Hamlet & Ghost Bar Director Sonia Castellani takes mezcal in a more subtle direction with almond and apricot.

For the official launch of Saratoga Maiden at Lucy’s in Saratoga, we talked with Pinhook Bourbon’s master blender, Sean Josephs about creating a Saratoga blend, his winemaker approach, and the future of American whiskey.