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The Famous Quintessence

Ashley Dingeman November 17, 2011November 8, 2017

Per my brothers request, I ventured over to Quintessence to try the “world famous” chicken teriyaki. For those of you who don’t already know, Quintessence, which is located in Albany and has just opened up in Malta, is well known for their chicken teriyaki dinner.

For approximately $14 dollars, you get a salad, a heaping pile of their spinach fettuccine and the chicken that everyone talks about. This chicken is wrapped around thinly sliced carrots and scallions, and marinated in a sweet yet savory teriyaki sauce.

It looks like a ton of food because well, it is. The meal itself is great, and I can see why they call it “world famous”. The pasta alone is enough to keep me coming back for more. My favorite part about this meal is that it’s so different from the norm. The pasta is cold and tangy, the chicken is moist and tender, and the salad is light and fresh to balance all of the flavors on the plate.

Way to go Quintessence, can’t wait for round two.

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My name is Ashley Dingeman and I am in love with food. A recent SUNY Geneseo graduate and Saratoga Springs native, it has always been a dream of mine to have the opportunity to do the two things I do best: eat & write. Just like in a Disney movie, I guess dreams really do come true.

First off, can I just say that my passion for food goes way beyond simply loving to eat. For some, eating is eating and food is food, but to me, it’s so much more. Every element of the food experience, I love.

Perhaps the profound effects of growing up in an Italian family have rubbed off on me. If there was one thing I learned in the process, it was that food brings people together, and where there’s food, there’s family. No, I didn’t grow up in The Olive Garden, but I did grow up privileged to have an incredible Grandmother, and the best cook I’ve ever known. To this day no one will ever be able to replicate her Sunday “gravy”, even though all grandchildren have come close (and some closer than others [me]). It was she who inspired me to begin cooking in the first place, and it is in her honor that I continue on in hopes of inspiring others the same way.

So I invite you now to revel in my words, devour my descriptions, fantasize over my photographs, and maybe just maybe, you’ll be move enough to go out and try something for yourself. Project “Eat Your Heart Out” starts now.

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