Slavonian food is not something you see very often in the Capital District. Actually, I’ve never seen it at all before this summer, when My Dacha Slavonian & European Cafe opened on Lark Street in Albany. I’ll admit I had to look up where Slavonia even was (turns out it is a region in Croatia). The restaurant’s… Continue reading My Dacha Slavonian & European Cafe
I have wanted to visit New Orleans for a long time now, mostly just to eat all of the foods. I finally had an available long weekend this month, despite the fact that it was going to be blisteringly hot and that we were traveling in peak hurricane season. It didn’t matter – I was… Continue reading New Orleans
Ask people what makes the Capital District’s food scene unique and you’ll get a variety of responses. We don’t have one signature dish, like the buffalo wing in Western NY. But we do have some interesting smaller dishes like mozzarella sticks with melba sauce or the long fish fry in a roll. Another one of the Capital District… Continue reading Mini Hot Dog vs. Mini Hot Dog
There seem to be a lot of places with creative mac and cheese offerings showing up on menus in the Capital District these days. Unfortunately, I have tried quite a few and they tend to disappoint. Not only are the portion sizes usually crazy large, but they have a LOT of ingredients in them. I… Continue reading Mac & Cheese Flight at the Tipsy Moose
Crumbs Around the Capital 