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INTEL: FORMER NEOVISTA HOSPITALITY COO PREPARES TO OPEN 2 DINING CONCEPTS IN DOWNTOWN ALBANY— J.C. HWANG + ROBATA ALBANY
DISHING EXCLUSIVE: Three months after departing NeoVista Hospitality as COO, John Hwang is back with two restaurants of his own: The all-day, all-you-can-eat J. C. Hwang in former Dale Miller/Taste at 30 S. Pearl St. + Robata, an outdoor, robatayaki-style grill. We get the scoop.
REVIEW: THE SEASONING HOUSE, Troy
Raissa Doumbia + Mathieu Niamke of The Seasoning House have brought their African cuisine from the Côte d’Ivoire to Troy.
REVIEW: MATILDA at The Henson Hotel
From the award-winning chefs behind Contra + WildAir in NYC, an upscale, upstate dining retreat complete with chef’s gardens, boulder wrapped fire-pit, their signature creative small plates + impeccable cocktails. (Don’t miss their eclectic flavored ice cream.)
REVIEW: SUWUN THAI HOME COOKING, Albany
Suwun Thai Home Cooking is the new home of Brooklyn Thai restaurant Ghang Thai Kitchen in the former Cuckoo’s Nest in Albany’s Pine Hills. Upscale but warmly welcome, the menu reads as a best hits of Thai classics with Thai-inspired cocktails in flavors from tamarind to coconut-ginger.
REVIEW: CASITA at Mass MoCA
Casita at Mass MoCA is a love letter to the tiny villages of Mexico with regional dishes, house-made tortillas and moles, and excellent cocktails and mezcals sourced during visits to producers.