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Susie Davidson Powell

New York

Dining Critic | Food & Drink Writer at Times Union (Albany)

British food writer in upstate NY. @TimesUnion dining critic, cocktail columnist, https://t.co/U1q5XNpwEN author & recipe developer, travel & wine enthusiast.

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  • 3 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Susie Davidson Powell

    A pair of minireviews for today:Taqueria Tren Maya, 23D Lower Hudson Ave., Green Island; taqueriatrenmaya.comArticle continues below this adYou might not know the Tren Maya, or Mayan Train, is an intercity mega rail project in the Yucatan Peninsula that started in 2020 and is nearing completion, with a goal of redistributing the coastal concentration of tourists via train access to inland areas and historic Mayan sites.

  • 1 month ago | timesunion.com | Susie Davidson Powell

    Two miles east of Saratoga Race Course, the $30 million transformation of the former Longfellows hotel and conference center into Brookmere, a new luxury hotel and spa, is complete. The project, by Sonny and Julie Bonacio with investment partner Mark Haworth, is run by Hay Creek Hotels and Restaurants, which also operates the Bonacios’ The Lodge at Schroon Lake in its portfolio, looms large in its modernity even with Longfellow’s 100-year-old dairy barn baked into the design.

  • 1 month ago | timesunion.com | Susie Davidson Powell

    Previous installments of Second Course include The Daisy in Cohoes, The Stewart House in Athens, Arthur’s Market in Schenectady, Harvest Smokehouse in Valatie, The Seasoning House and Bespoki Bowl in Troy, Cart & Cafe — Indian Grocery and Restaurant in East Greenbush, Siro’s in Saratoga Springs, Lil’ Deb’s Oasis in Hudson, Farmacy in Glens Falls, Nine Pin Cider, Loch and Quay, Black and Blue Steak and Crab, and Kismet Grill, all in Albany, the The Aviary in Kinderhook, and Coray Kitchen in...

  • 1 month ago | timesunion.com | Susie Davidson Powell

    May is a packed full of days celebrating drinks, including World Cocktail Day on May 13, National Aperitif Day on May 15, World Whisky Day on the third Saturday, and of course, it also kicked off with plenty of margaritas in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. We have a local connection to the word “cocktail,” with the first known definition published by editor Harry Crosswell in 1806 in The Balance and Columbian Repository, a periodical printed in Hudson.

  • 1 month ago | timesunion.com | Susie Davidson Powell

    When Boca Bistro opened in Saratoga Springs in 2012 — the new baby in the DZ Restaurants portfolio — somehow it wasn’t reviewed by the Times Union, and by the time I started writing for the paper in 2014, it was already two years old. Unlike restaurateur David Zecchini’s existing Italian concepts, Chianti il Ristorante and Forno Bistro (and, at the time, Mare and Pasta Pane), Boca was focused on Spain.

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22 Jul 23

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26 Jun 23

RT @CaseySeiler: I've you've come to depend on or love to argue with @susiedp's restaurant reviews in the @timesunion, you'll savor this in…