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English Full Breakfast
I’ve never been to England, and I’ve never had an English full breakfast. Until recently, I didn’t even know what an English full breakfast was. I actually came across it in a Gordon Ramsay cookbook,...
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derryX Dines Revisited: Cheesecake Machismo – Albany, NY
If you follow them closely on facebook, you might have seen Cheesecake Machismo offer something a little crazier than usual. [CRAZY in an AWESOME way!] Ron Mexico Dip Like all of their other flavors,...
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Chocolate Fondant
This isn’t about that plastic-like stuff that lines wedding cakes to make them look pretty that’s also named “fondant.” Chocolate fondant is a dessert that many of you will recognize as molten...
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derryX (wines &) dines for the arts! (Part I)
This past weekend, along with a trip to Connecticut, I was able to enjoy some of the events at the 2013 Wine and Dine for the Arts festival. As I indicated last week, it’s a grand event that brings...
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derryX (wines &) dines for the arts! (Part II)
Read Part I here. In addition to the grand tasting on Saturday, I got to see the Signature Chef Invitational challenge. Six of the areas best chefs competed in a 45 minute Chopped-style competition....
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derryX Dines: The Flying Chicken – Troy, NY
Fourth street in Troy has been getting some interesting new places. There’s The Brown Bag, which provides the burger and fries fix that any one drinking into the late hours would need. Just about a...
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Good Mother Stallard Beans from Rancho Gordo
One of the things I bought for myself over the holidays were a whole bunch of beans from Rancho Gordo. They cultivate some amazing looking heirloom beans. Aside from the special XOXOC Project beans, I...
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derryX Dines: The Ale House – Troy, NY
If you talk to people about where the great wings in the area are, I have no doubts that people will lead you to Troy, which has a few legendary wing spots, one being The Ale House (680 River Street)....
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Meyer lemon inspired farro salad
I found Meyer lemons at my local Hannaford recently, so I figured I’d try a recipe I saw for a farro salad with feta, green olives, and Meyer lemon. While the farro was cooking, I did all of the above...
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Family lunch at Illium Cafe
We’re in wedding planning mode, full swing! One thing that we wanted to do before the actual pre-wedding events started occurring was to sit down together with both of our families and bridal...
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Homemade brunch for a special weekend…
As it turns out, this past weekend marks one year since I proposed to Cassie at the now closed Cambridge Hotel. I didn’t intend for it to be so close to Valentines Day, but shit happens. This year,...
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derryX Dines: Cafe 217 – Albany, NY
There aren’t many places that we haven’t played out for breakfast, so Cafe 217 sounded like a fine option. Little did I know that they’re one of a handful of places in the area that specializes in...
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derryX cooks: Scallops
I don’t know why, but I had a strange temptation to buy scallops from Fin: Your Fishmonger. I’ve never ordered scallops in a restaurant nor have I ever tried cooking them. For some reason, the idea of...
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derryX Dines: Cornell’s – Schenectady, NY
Cassie had the idea to check out a place in Schenectady during their 2013 restaurant week. From February 18-24, about 20 restaurants offered a special prix fixe menu of three courses for $20.13. Every...
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Bad Guy’s Pasta
Spaghetti alla puttanesca is a fairly popular Italian pasta dish that you see around. The name is a bit bizarre, as it translates to whore’s style spaghetti. I don’t know where or how this started, and...
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derryX Dines Revisited: Scubbers – Colonie, NY
Nostalgia is a crazy thing, especially when it comes to food. During the four years that I was a student at Siena College, saying that 20% of my meals were eaten at Scubbers in Newton Plaza is probably...
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A very derryX bachelor party…
If you’ve seen the film Bachelor Party starring Tom Hanks, you know that modeling a bachelor party they way they did isn’t an easy thing to do. A little bit of planning went into what I ultimately did...
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derryX Dines Revisited: Yono’s – Albany, NY
Ever since my first visit, I’ve been curious to get back over to Yono’s to experience one of Albany’s finer restaurants in a bit more depth. As I brainstormed ideas for a bachelor party dinner, Yono’s,...
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derryX Dines Revisited: Aperitivo Bistro – Schenectady, NY
Restaurant week in the area can usually give false negative impressions. The first time I went to Aperitivo Bistro in Schenectady, it was for a restaurant week that Mazzone Hospitality’s “One...
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derryX Dines: The Ruck – Troy, NY
The legend of some places transcends reality in many cases. The Ruck (104 3rd St in Troy, NY) is a place where the legend is enormous. It’s known as a place where the wings are among the best in the...
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