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Cheap Eats
Last week, I shared some of the highs and lows from the Times Union’s Best of the Capital Region readers’ choice poll. And I’d argue the results were some of the best yet. I was thrilled that Stacks...
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Twenty Two Wings
Politicians lie. They distort. They finesse the truth. That’s the job. They do bad things, so we don’t have to. Hopefully they do it for the public good. You’re an adult. Somewhere in your heart of...
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Bean Season
Seasons in the Capital Region are a funny thing. Recently, I’ve adopted a rather unorthodox way of looking at winters up here. Instead of thinking about it as one season, it’s really three. I wish I...
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What Makes A Meal?
Simple questions are rarely simple. Earlier this week, a question came up on Facebook. Not on my Facebook page, but on the page of one of my Facebook friends. She actually writes a blog. Perhaps you’ve...
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American Food & Culture
There’s never a day that I wake up and say to myself, ”Man, I can’t wait to fight about politics.” That said, there is some awful stuff going on in America these days. And I’m not even talking about...
View ArticleTools To Soften Stiff Necks
Last night I saw Burnt My Fingers and he gave me a piece of his cheese bread. Once this is done, I’m going to warm it up in the oven and eat it for breakfast. And I cannot even begin to tell you how...
View ArticleThankful for Immigrants
Thanksgiving is coming. Many of us have our long standing family traditions. The Fussys will be doing Thanksgiving with Raf and his family in Westchester, and then we’ll be off to Connecticut for a...
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Emily L Goes Shopping
Where do you shop for food? One of the things I found about life in the Capital Region is that people are rarely neutral when it comes to grocery shopping. My hunch has always been that part of the...
View ArticleIndian in the Rough
What does it say about me that I like things a little bit dirty? One of my favorite Indian restaurants in San Francisco had pigeons wandering in through the kitchen door. My favorite dim sum place...
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Emily L and the Arabian Nights
Two weeks ago Emily L sent in a guest post about her tips and tricks for navigating the Asian Supermarket on Central Avenue in Albany. Even though it’s a place I personally shop with some regularity,...
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