Saratoga Living

5 days ago | saratogaliving.com | Sara Foss

Nine years ago, my husband and I set off on a long bike ride across New York State. We started in Buffalo and headed east to Albany, cycling for much of the way on the 360-mile Erie Canalway Trail, which parallels both active and historic sections of the waterway that helped build the United States we know today. We crossed flat, vast expanses of upstate New York and coasted down long, rolling hills.

5 days ago | saratogaliving.com | Kathleen Willcox

Photography by François GagneOccasionally, one particular store comes to embody the place in which it is set. Hudson Home, fittingly named for its home of Hudson, NY, does so with particular grace and aplomb. At first glance, Hudson Home looks like a curated collection of beautiful home furnishings and décor. And it is. But scratch beneath the tastefully gilded surface, and there’s so much more.

1 week ago | saratogaliving.com | Natalie Moore

If you’re a Capital Regionite of a certain age who liked to, er, indulge in the food and drink offerings available in Albany in the latter part of the 20th century, chances are, you wound up at Wolf Road’s Cranberry Bog on one occasion or another. Something of a post-workday mecca for young professionals, the Bog, as it was known, operated at 56 Wolf Road (where Taco Bell is now) from 1976–2001…“When Wolf Road had character!” per one Reddit user.

2 weeks ago | saratogaliving.com | Natalie Moore

A version of this story was originally published by The 518, a biweekly newsletter from our friends Phat X. Chiem and Karley Sullivan. Get more of their Capital Region coverage (including a killer events calendar) sent directly to your email by subscribing. Brian Plu makes some of the very best pizza in the Capital Region—but this is likely your first time hearing that name. There’s no brick-and-mortar store. No employees. No website. It’s just Brian. Read the full article on Saratoga Living After Hours

3 weeks ago | saratogaliving.com | Natalie Moore

Is Bocage Champagne Bar owner Zac Denham the most qualified person to give advice? Probably not. Do we still want his opinion on everything from tip culture to wine customs? Abso-freakin-lutely. Last week, we asked our Instagram followers to send in questions for the local entrepreneur, who, after opening Bocage in 2022, is gearing up to open a new restaurant on Phila Street. Missed Pour Decisions Part 1? Read it here. Have a question for Zac of your own?