http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:07:17 -0700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:41:33 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Candy-Cane-Chill-at-DQ-in-December?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner The Dairy Queen chain is using its flavor of the month program as a holiday stage this year.Candy Cane Chill, an updated version of DQ's peppermint-flavored Blizzard treat, will be the Blizzard of the Month for December.It is a blend of soft serve, ... Statewide Chains Dairy Queen Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:41:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Candy-Cane-Chill-at-DQ-in-December?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Macaroni-Grill-taking-next-step-in-menu-revamp?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner Romano's Macaroni Grills in Upstate New York and elsewhere are about to try out something new on their menus. Beginning Monday, November 23, the chain will add several new dishes and reformulated recipes.Center-cut Lamb Spiedini and Italian Sausa... Statewide Chains menu Macaroni Grill Romano's Macaroni Grill Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:31:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Macaroni-Grill-taking-next-step-in-menu-revamp?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Saratoga-Restaurant-Week-opens-December?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY -- The 5th annual Saratoga Restaurant Week has been set for December 4-10.Every year during the holiday season, a regional lineup of restaurants participates in the discount dining program. The routine:Visit any of the participa... Restaurant Week Capital Region Saratoga Springs Saratoga County Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:21:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Saratoga-Restaurant-Week-opens-December?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Syracuse-chefs-to-help-one-of-their-own?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner      Fred CritellaSYRACUSE, NY -- Fred Critella was a popular Syracuse-area restaurateur who now has fallen on hard times.His contemporaries have banded together to create fundraiser for Crittela, who ran the original Crittela&rsq... fundraiser Onondaga County Syracuse area Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:02:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Syracuse-chefs-to-help-one-of-their-own?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Steph-and-The-Chef-close-Guilderland-doors?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner GUILDERLAND, NY -- Apparently I wasn't alone. In several visits, I found the EATS Gourmet Marketplace overhyped and underequipped to serve as a go-to place for foodstuffs. Now, it has abruptly closed.If you take a peek through the windows of the reta... Albany area Capital Region Guilderland Closing Albany County Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:51:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Steph-and-The-Chef-close-Guilderland-doors?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Fire-destroys-Saratoga-County-restaurant?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner     The Jax Kitchen location before the fireGALWAY, NY -- Firefighters were called to a blaze at Jax Kitchen in this Saratoga County village at about 3 o'clock this morning.A fire believed to have started in a piece of kitchen equipmen... Closing Saratoga County Galway Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:02:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Fire-destroys-Saratoga-County-restaurant?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Wine--Culinary-Center-plans-New-Years-bash?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner CANANDAIGUA, NY -- Most restaurants have some sort of special menu planned for New Year's Eve celebrations, but you can be guaranteed of a total New York State experience at perhaps only one.The New York Wine & Culinary Center will hold a specia... Canandaigua Finger Lakes Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:29:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Wine--Culinary-Center-plans-New-Years-bash?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Hibiscus-becoming-food-drink-highlight?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner "Hibiscus has gained buzz recently for its healthful reputation and potential medicinal properties, but chefs long have prized the flower’s full flavor, deep red color and its heritage as an ingredient used around the globe," begins a... Statewide Chains Melting Pot Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:15:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Hibiscus-becoming-food-drink-highlight?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Cookies-dont-crumble-in-Ithaca-test?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner ITHACA, NY -- The little guy topped the competition in this year's version of the annual Cornell University "Battle of the Late Night Foods."The event, which this year drew 1,500 students to Willard Straight Hall, pitted a variety of late-n... Ithaca Competition Campus Awards Tompkins County M Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:46:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Cookies-dont-crumble-in-Ithaca-test?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Troy-Chili-Challenge-a-hot-fundraiser?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner TROY, NY -- The judges liked the entry from the Hollywood Café in Albany best, but the attendees picked the one from the hometown team at Carol's Place.Thus went the 2nd annual Chili Challenge held at the Troy Atrium on Sunday, which raised ab... Rensselaer County Capital Region Troy Competition Chili Awards Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:03:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Troy-Chili-Challenge-a-hot-fundraiser?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Teddys-Rome-completes-expansion?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner  ROME, NY -- Now there's more of Teddy's to love. The casual restaurant has just unveiled its expansion project, which added about 80 seats to push the number to 200. The popular restaurant, located at 851 Black River Boulevard North, ... Rome Oneida County Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:36:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Teddys-Rome-completes-expansion?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Old-Chatham-Country-Store-adds-dinner?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner     Artist's rendering of the Old Chatham Country StoreOLD CHATHAM, NY -- This historic Columbia County hamlet has a new place for dinner. It's the Old Chatham Country Store, which had been limited to breakfast and lunch.The store was ... Columbia County Old Chatham Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:06:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Old-Chatham-Country-Store-adds-dinner?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Poughkeepsie-getting-first-TGI-Fridays?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner POUGHKEEPSIE, NY -- Beginning next week, every day will be a Friday here.The nationwide restaurant chain T.G.I. Friday's plans to open its newest location Monday at the Poughkeepsie Plaza shopping mall on Route 9, according to an announcement.The sam... Dutchess County Poughkeepsie Chains T.G.I. Friday's Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:51:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Poughkeepsie-getting-first-TGI-Fridays?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Franchisees-lawsuit-holds-BK-to-the-fire?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner       The burger in question. The next time you see a briefcase-toting guy in a suit at an Upstate Burger King, chances are he's there for a legal consultation rather than a Whopper.The chain's franchisees, collectively ... Statewide Legal Burger King Chains Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:43:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Franchisees-lawsuit-holds-BK-to-the-fire?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Ben--Jerrys-flavor-contest-goes-nuts?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner Ben & Jerry's ice cream shops in Upstate New York and elsewhere will be getting yet another flavor on their menu in a few months.It was concocted by Toni Gunnison of Mount Horeb, WI, as an entry in the company's "Do the World a Flavor"... Southern Tier Desserts Specialty Foods Legal Chefs Ice Cream Sauces Lake George Lake Placid Rensselaer County Dutchess County Shawangunks Buffalo Area Erie County Chinese cuisine Canandaigua New York State Wine & Culinary Center Ric Orlando Colonie c Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:31:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Ben--Jerrys-flavor-contest-goes-nuts?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Manhattan-Bagel-taregting-Upstate-locations?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner     A typical Manhattan Bagel cafeManhattan Bagel has increased its presence to 60 sites in the Northeast. Now, Upstate New York is being targeted.I can't pinpoint the locations -- yet, but Jeff O'Neill, CEO of Einstein Noah Restaurant... Bakery cafe Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:15:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Manhattan-Bagel-taregting-Upstate-locations?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Buffet-deserts-Latham-ghost-mall?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner LATHAM, NY -- The financially beleaguered Latham Circle Mall has lost another tenant.The mall, which is rapidly becoming a ghost operation, has lost the Old Country Buffet which earlier this week posted a closing notice.Equipment already has been see... Latham Closing Albany County Buffet Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:07:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Buffet-deserts-Latham-ghost-mall?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Iconic-Miss-Albany-Diner-on-the-block?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner ALBANY, NY -- The Miss Albany Diner, an iconic old-style diner in the city''s warehouse district just north of downtown, is for sale.Owners Cliff and Jane Brown, who have run the operation for two decades, have confirmed for area news media that they... Diner Albany Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:54:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Iconic-Miss-Albany-Diner-on-the-block?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Turning-Stones-target-of-drinks-lawsuit?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner     An ad for Turning Stone's Lava nightclub and its catererALBANY, NY -- The State Liquor Authority is being sued for granting alcohol catering permits to Turning Stone Casino and Resort.A trio of restaurant owner associations that fi... Legal Syracuse area Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:37:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Turning-Stones-target-of-drinks-lawsuit?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Thai-peanut-shrimp-pizza-tops-Troy-competition?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner TROY, NY -- The Arlington House wound up with the "best overall" entry in Tuesday night's "Pizzapalooza" event benefitting the Troy Boys' and Girls' Club.The upscale West Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, restaurant came up with a sa... Rensselaer County fundraiser Troy Competition Awards Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:17:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Thai-peanut-shrimp-pizza-tops-Troy-competition?cid=exrss-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner