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Taste of Upstate NY Review

Details: Written by Brian; Category: News

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Today was the first 'Taste of Upstate NY' event in Saratoga Springs. There were over 20 wineries, breweries, and distilleries as well as 27 other food vendors.

Being their first year, there were a few kinks that will need to be worked out (cash only with no functioning ATM, long rope lines for no reason and a few timing issues) but overall, it was a successful event.

The wineries and vendors were there in full force with a large selection of wares. It is an event you should look out for next year.

Mazzone Food Tour

Details: Written by Brian; Category: News

Just got home from the Mazzone Food Tour. We visited all 6 Mazzone restaurants and had a small dish at each (and a dessert at the last stop). Our favorites were the edamame dumplings at Tala and the delmonico steak at Prime Bar and Grill.

The tour was put on by Mazzone Hospitality and the Giddyup Bus. They are already planning a second tour.

Market Bistro (by Price Chopper)

Details: Written by Brian; Category: News

Josie and I were lucky enough to get a private tour of the new Market Bistro by Price Chopper. Market Bistro isn't your standard grocery store, it is a nexus between a grocery store and restaurant. Besides being a significantly better than average grocery store, there is also a complete selection of prepared foods offered. Everything from salads and subs, to sushi, to BBQ smoked on site. There is even a full service restaurant and a cooking school within the Market Bistro

The supermarket itself is larger than a normal store, and has an entire aisle dedicated to organic and gluten free food, an aisle for cultural food, and usually two or three shelves in every aisle dedicated to local products. So instead of just finding Coke and Pepsi, you can also get a wide selection of Jones sodas, or get locally produced peanut butter instead of just Peter Pan.

It is an impressive store with an exciting new concept; merging the idea of a restaurant with a grocery store. We tried a variety of different foods from 'Bistro Blvd' and it was all quite impressive. It is hard to pick a favorite from the food we tried, but the smoked ribs and the lobster roll were among our favorites.

Market Bistro is located in Latham at 873 New Loudon Road. Whats not to love about a grocery store that has a larger selection than normal and a complete restaurant environment as well? I'm most excited to see what they do with the cooking school. It will be nice to take a class and be able to buy everything you need to make a recipe at home at the same place.

There are a ton of pictures below, so be sure to click 'read more' to see them all.


A 6 foot section of fresh pastas from a local manufacturer	Large selection of cheeses	Olive bar, with 32 different types of olives


BBQ - in addition to normal rotisserie, Market Bistro has a smoker in the store using hickory from Tennessee	Market Bistro has an entire aisle dedicated to organic and gluten free foods	Chef's Prepared Meals - Pick any entree and two sides for $6. Intended to be brought home and heated up, but they will also heat it up for you if you want to eat there