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Times Union reviews 62 Beekman Restaurant

This generally positive review can be accessed by clicking on the following link: http://www.timesunion.com/living/article/Value-on-the-menu-5410857.php?forceWeb=1

The Ice Cream Man in Saratoga is open!

In a very well timed soft opening on the year's first warm weekend, the Ice Cream Man on South Broadway opened today!   It's open until 9pm seven nights a week.  Look for a more official grand opening sometime around the beginning of May.

All night happy hour and $19 three-course dinners today March 9th at DZ Restaurants

Saratoga Springs' Healthy Living store newsletter

You can find that newsletter here.

Bar specials inlcuding $1 oysters and $12 Kobe burger + beer specials at Sperrys

You can find out more by clicking here.

New York Times article on opposition to gambling in Saratoga

This article was in Monday's edition and can be linked here.

The article has an interesting map of Saratoga Springs highlighting all the key landmarks that have relevance in the gambling debate. 

And I learned a new word in the article:  busker - a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money.

Times Union gives good review to Istanblue Restaurant

Times Union restaurant critic Bryan Fitzgerald reviewed Istanblue Mediterranean Restaurant in Congress Plaza.  The review was a very good one, which may be the shot in the arm the restaurant needs because as Fitzgerald noted, the place does not seem to attract too many customers.  The review can be found here, and the Times Union Table Hopping post about it, which includes reader comments, can be found here.

My wife and I dined at Istanblue last August, and we were disappointed.  That may have been just my lack of appreciation of the cuisine, or perhaps it is because we went when the restaurant was relatively new, and maybe it has since found its sea legs by now and is delivering a good experience.  I should also note that I have seen good comments about it on Tripadvisor.   Let's hope it can get through the rest of the winter.

Ups and downs on South Broadway

I noticed that Papa Johns and The Ice Cream Man have new signs on and out in front of the building.  I reported just over a month ago that The Ice Cream Man may open in May, but I get the feeling that will come sooner. 

Staying on South Broadway, a bit further towards downtown, it appears that the Carriage House Inn is closed. The sign is down and it is all of the windows are shaded.  I don't know if this is just a seasonal thing (although its web site shows rates for the winter), but you may recall that I reported back in September that it was for sale.  Well it's a beautiful property so let's hope it's just a seasonal thing and it opens back up this spring. 

OK that's it for now.  Blogging becomes harder and harder these days - but fatherhood is going great and Margarita and I are blessed with our beautiful daughter!  Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year, and that you're staying safe and warm in this blustery weather. 

 

Saratoga Brueggers is reopened

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Times Union reviews the Crown Grill

The Times Union's restaurant reviewer Bryan Fitzgerald reviewed the Crown Grill on Broadway in Saratoga Springs.  To view the review, click here, to review the Table Hopping blog post, which has comments, click here.  The long and short of it is he said it was good but not great.  More or less matches with my experience there earlier this year.