Well this is a new one for me. High West Distillery is a relatively new outfit from Utah – and is the first legal distillery to open in that state. It seems that while they’ve started distilling their own product, none of it has aged enough for their standards, so Rendezvous was created from two [...]
Adirondack Winery entries earned one silver and five bronze medals in the recent 2009 World Value Wine Challenge (WVWC), run by the prestigious Beverage Testing Institute.
The Lake George winery’s Chardonnay took a silver in its class, and bronzes went to its Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Red Barn (a Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon), Fireworks Red Merlot and Barbera.
Winery [...]
Any city that has a restaurant family like the Purnomos is blessed when it comes to the food scene.
Yono and Donna Purnomo and their son Domenick, the people behind the Yono’s and dp: An American Bistro restaurants at the Hampton Inns & Suites downtown, today unveiled the details of their newest creation, the Albany Chefs’ [...]
Esquire magazine’s current edition lists the lifestyle magazine’s annual lineup of what it considers the nation’s best new restaurants, One from Upstate New York made the cut.
The Bedford Post Inn, a Bedford, Westchester County, project owned by the actor Richard Gere (above), a resident of nearby Pound Ridge, in what had been the home of [...]
It’s nearly time for the 19th annual International Cuisine Dinner & Auction, a fundraiser for the World Awareness Children’s Museum.
The event, which will feature about 30 restaurants and chefs from the area, is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, October 25, at the Fort William Henry Resort in nearby Lake George Village.
The museum, located [...]
Dale Miller, the chef, is known for his clever cuisine and is about to ratchet up his reputation with beverages as well.
Dale Miller, the restaurant, later this month will introduce “Wine Tasting Tuesdays” and “Monday Martini Madness.”
• The wine program will begin October 13 and run from 6 to 8 p.m. every other Tuesday. Wines [...]
Portland has a lot of fine drinking opportunities, with great bars and wineries in addition to about 30 local breweries. Even the gas stations have a pretty sweet beer fridge.
If you like beer, then Rogue Ales is certainly a familiar name. Its Dead Guy Ale, among many others, has made it a big name in [...]
Uncommon Grounds, which has coffee shops in Albany and Saratoga Springs, has a special offer running this month as a charity fundraiser.
The “Charity Roast of the Month” program will offer a $1 donation for each bag of house blend sold through the Uncommon Grounds Online Store to Team Billy, an organization that raises money for [...]
A small group of Saratoga Springs restaurants will participate in the city’s 5th annual Restaurant Week, scheduled for December 4-10.
Visitors to any of the participating restaurants will be able to order an appetizer or salad, a dinner entree, and a dessert from a pre-set menu, all for $18.19 plus tax and tip. Several restaurants will [...]
With a zombie-green pallor, the Spider’s Kiss is a sweet Halloween cocktail treat with a spooky appearance.
Spider’s Kiss
1 oz. Midori melon liqueur
1 oz. vodka
Squeeze of fresh Lemon
Grenadine (optional)
Chocolate syrup
Draw a chocolate web into a cocktail glass. Place in freezer and chill. Shake Midori, vodka and lemon juice and strain into glass. For a blood effect, [...]
1800 Tequila had a contest to design custom bottles–and the winners are quite impressive. Tequila with the winning designs on the bottles are now available in limited release.
The one pictured here is by Shepard Fairey’s Studio Number One. This one would look great on display at your Halloween party, no?
All 12 winning designs are pretty [...]