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MEET: NICK AFRICANO, MIRADOR, KINGSTON
At Mirador in Kingston, Nick Africano, a musician, certified sherry educator + restaurateur, talks art, hospitality + Andalucía.
In advance of Bar Convent Brooklyn 2026, event VP Jackie Williams + master mixologist Lynnette Marrero share what drinks industry pros can expect this year
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.
MEET: CHEF PRUITT KERDCHOOCHUEN, ELIZA, KINGSTON
At Eliza in Kingston, Chef de Cuisine Pruitt Kerdchoochuen talks travel, third culture flavors, local produce + the politics of food.
AS PANZA’S ITALIAN TURNS 88, NEW EXECUTIVE CHEF ELLIOTT VOGEL RETURNS TO THE SPOTLIGHT
INTEL: As Panza’s celebrates its 88th year + the arrival of Elliott Vogel as their new Executive Chef, his first spring menu honors the restaurant’s Italian history, while his foraged, seasonal plates take center stage.
TASTE: MARTINI RAMIRO—When Sherry Met Tequila
At Mirador, head bartender Seth Jones serves the Martini Ramiro, a revelation of sherry, tequila and pickled ginger brine.
🫒INTEL: STATION SIX BAKERY-CAFE OPENS IN ALBANY. (The cold brew lattes are your reason to go.)
🫒INTEL — Station Six is open in the former Engine 6 fire house at the corner of Swan + Jefferson in downtown Albany, N.Y. We chat with owner, Mexican designer Jordan Cambron, about his cafe-bakery, cold brew + cans to go.
TAPAS MENU SETS THE PACE FOR THE WILD HORSE UNDER NOAH’S TEAM
🫒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 THE VAULT + IZAKAYA KINKO at 60 STATE
🫒INTEL — NEOVISTA OPENS ITS VAULT at 60 STATE
🫒EXCLUSIVE: SOLEVO RESTAURATEUR RONNIE SOLEVO TEASES NEW SARATOGA PROJECT, ‘THE PEARL’
🫒EXCLUSIVE: SOLEVO KITCHEN RESTAURATEUR RONNIE SOLEVO TEASES HIS NEXT PROJECT, THE PEARL
GUEST SHIFT: SETH JONES, Mirador
Seth Jones, Head Bartender at Mirador in Kingston talks fine art photography, building community + sherry cocktails.
🫒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.
IS THIS MELON FLUFF MILK PUNCH THE COOLEST COCKTAIL IN SARATOGA?
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.
PIZZA BY PLU GOES BACK TO PARKING LOT DROPS
The viral Pizza by Plu is going back to its roots with multi-town parking lot drops + famed pick up rules. With the new Guilderland shop as his prep kitchen, Brian Plutchok pivots the plan.
ENTER THE “BEERGAL,” A BEER LOVER’S BAGEL
Award-winning Deep Fried Beers latest creation isn’t a beer. It’s a bagel. We talk to head brewer, Johnny Osborne, about his Deep Fried “Beergals.”
PINHOOK BOURBON’S NEXT SARATOGA BLEND IS COMING THIS SUMMER
INTEL: Pinhook Bourbon’s Next Saratoga Blend Is Coming This Summer. The Dishing was invited behind the scenes as industry professionals determined the blend.
🫒 THE FUTURE IS FUSION — Collabs, Third-Culture Menus + Grand Margaritas Plans Its Next Peruvian-Mexican Location
Intel: The Future Is Fusion — Chef Collabs, Third Culture Menus + Peruvian-Mexican Grand Margaritas Plans a Second Location.
REVIEW: THE VERANDAH, TROY
The opening of The Verandah in Troy’s Little Italy is a fusion of Jamaican island cooking and Italian Likkle Tings.
INTEL: FROM A GLOBAL STAGE, CHINESE WINES VENTURE UPSTATE
Chinese wine has made its way upstate. We chat with wine importer, Lila Holland, the founder of the Hudson-based Peripheral wine fair about the growing interest in Chinese wine.
MEET: CHEF NICOLE BASSIS, CAFÉ MUTSI, Andes
Chef Nicole Bassis on her 30-year old Finnish sourdough starter, Finnish design + running bakery-cafe Cafe Mutsi on her own.