Join Capital Roots for the first Good Food Fest at the Capital Roots’ Good Food Market. Enter the pickle competition or cast your vote for the ‘Best in Brine’ pickle competition sponsored by The Dishing x Whiskey Pickle.

Head over to the Whiskey Pickle for an after-party where the winning pickle brine will star in a pickle cocktail!

With its expanded focus on education wellness, we ask event VP Jackie Williams + master mixologist Lynnette Marrero what drinks industry pros can expect at BAR CONVENT BROOKLYN this year.

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.

INTEL: Pinhook Bourbon’s Next Saratoga Blend Is Coming This Summer. The Dishing was invited behind the scenes as industry professionals determined the blend.

Restaurants, cafés and bars took a stand for workers and communities, supporting Minnesota and resisting I.C.E. with the Jan. 30, 2026 general strike.

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.

Catarina Bill, Chief Mission Officer for Southern Smoke Foundation, supervises their Emergency Relief Fund and Behind You, a no cost mental health program for F + B industry workers. She talks with us about the need for the programs and how they’re available throughout New York State.