Best of 2019: Chris Shaw’s Restaurant Picks
I have seen some great years for food in the Nippertown Region, but none better than this one. Not just a few great plates, but a plethora of them!
Best New Restaurant
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Chris Shaw spent the last 40 years singing the songs and telling the stories of the Adirondacks from here to Anchorage, and San Diego to Berlin. 15 years as the International representative of Taylor Guitars, 12 albums, numerous TV specials, and 25 years of "Mountain Snow and Mistletoe" shows later, he retired in 2015 after going back to school at both SCCC Culinary and CIA. He’s now writing about food and life in the Capital District and beyond here at Nippertown!
Chris Shaw’s Holiday Shopping Pitstops in Albany
Albany
The Olde English Pub683 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207(518) 434-6533
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Snowpocalypse Cookin’ with Shaw
While cruising social media, I posted a picture of a breakfast I cooked today and suggested others do the same! We got a ton of responses and that prompted this piece, so…
Chris Shaw’s Holiday Shopping Pitstops in Troy
You know the drill. Make the list. Check it twice. Run like mad from shop to shop, find parking, remember Uncle Louis’ sweater size. Suddenly you’re starved So where to…
Chris’s Short Take: Oaxaquena Triqui
Mexican food has been a real favorite of mine for as long as I can remember. No small feat for a guy raised in the Adirondacks, but between early trips to NYC and points…
A Pig Roast at Riverside Maple Farms & Field Notes with St Croix Farms and Wolf Hollow…
To say it was good and cold would be painfully accurate in describing the weather that the crew at Riverview Maple Farms had to deal with for their annual pig roast out in…
Road Trip: Queens Food Tour with Rick Bedrosian
It takes a lot to get me out of bed before 6 AM these days. A lot. But when Rick Bedrosian suggested we go to New York City for one of his food tours and make a whole day…
The Enchanted City: A Steampunk Blitz (with a Food Competition)
Over the years I have been a very fortunate man. Back in my younger days, I had the opportunity to tour all over the world with my music and meet people in a wide variety of…