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Month: December 2011

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The Stadium Cafe

Ashley Dingeman December 30, 2011November 8, 2017

The Stadium is a staple for those who love sports and want to watch them all the time. This is indeed why I chose to bring my boyfriend there last night to watch the final Notre Dame game of the...

Having a ball at Circus Cafe!

Ashley Dingeman December 19, 2011November 8, 2017

As , the holiday season has consumed me and my time, so my apologies for the lag in posts. But with the season winding down in the next week or so, I can give you my word that I will...

The Bread Basket Bakery

Ashley Dingeman December 6, 2011November 8, 2017

The Bread Basket is one of those gems in Saratoga that doesn't get enough attention. A block from Broadway, it's a quaint little bakery with some delicious treats and sandwiches....

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.