Friday -Sept 8 – Day One SARATOGA SPRINGS- I have to ask a question… Do we really need August? Come and have a glass of wine, and let’s discuss… What we do need, regardless of your answer, is more events like this. A cornucopia of visual, audio, and of course, taste stimulation. That’s what...
Chef Suvir For The Win!
Chef Suvir Saran To Bring a Healthy and Happy Approach To Cuisine at Saratoga Wine and Food Festival this Weekend SARATOGA SPRINGS – He is a master of cuisine, who backs up his joyful philosophy with solid integrity and commitment. Basically, all you need to know about Chef Suvir Saran is that he once...
Primed for Prime Time at SPAC Wine + Food Festival
Of Course Melissa Doney is Ready: She’s Been to ‘Hell’ and Back! SARATOGA SPRINGS – You would expect a Food Prep Instructor to be prepped for anything regarding food. Armed with skills and a competitive spirit, Melissa Doney is more than ready to show off these skills at the 17th Saratoga Wine + Food...
Planet Mandy: Grow Near. Feast Here. Now in its Twelfth Year!
Feast of the Fields – Saratoga’s Original Farm to Table Event Returning September 21st! SARATOGA SPRINGS – Prior to speaking to Jaclyn Hakes (board of directors chair) and Michelle Hall (program assistant-development) I had no idea that Saratoga PLAN was responsible for 10 public preserves which provide over 22+ miles of beautifully maintained trails,...
Big Papi to Get All Fired Up!
Red Sox Legend David “Big Papi” Ortiz Highlights Saratoga Wine and Food Festival, September 8 + 9 SARATOGA SPRINGS – A special guest appearance by Boston Red Sox baseball legend David Ortiz will be among the highlights of this year’s Saratoga Wine and Food Festival, September 8 and 9 in Saratoga Springs, at SPAC....
Sizzling!
NYRA hosts annual Fabulous Fillies Day at Saratoga Race Course SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Thursday, August 10, The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) celebrated women and their contributions to the thoroughbred industry while raising funds to support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) during Fabulous Fillies Day at Saratoga Race Course. The celebration...
Hospital-ity
Saratoga Hospital Foundation and the Important Business of Goodness Photos by Matthew J. Campbell and Arthur Gonick —————————– The Cause is Vital – The Experience is Worthwhile Carrie Rowlands Johnson SARATOGA SPRINGS – The soft pads of my fingertips prickle, brushing against rough canvas as I pull back a flap of the fabric. Simultaneously,...
Croquet on the Green: Not Just Any Tuesday Afternoon
SARATOGA SPRINGS (Tuesday, August 1) – Cue music, please… Let it settle in, and scroll awhile…. this is the long version of the song, so take your time. Let’s play… …and let us savor… It’s a cliche’ of course, but it works here… it’s hard to believe the Moody Blues didn’t write this song...
Planet Mandy: A Feast For All My Senses
‘Fire Feast On The Farm’ At Pitney Meadows SARATOGA SPRINGS – Journey’s lyric, “Just a small town girl…” is beyond apropos for me. I was raised in apple country, in a town where my graduating class was 96. A town where people worked in acres – not in hours. So it made perfect sense...
Skidmore at Play: For An Important Cause – At Twilight
38th annual Palamountain Scholarship Benefit: Polo by Twilight SARATOGA SPRINGS – Good day, class. As you know, this is not a mathematics blog, but some numbers are too incredible to ignore: – On Tuesday, July 25, The Saratoga Polo Association Fields was once again the site of Skidmore College’s 38th annual event to benefit...