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derryX Dines Revisited: Hungry Fish Cafe – Troy, NY
I’m a big fan of dining at The Hungry Fish Cafe in Troy. I’ve gone a few times for breakfast and had one of the greatest breakfast dishes I’ve had locally and definitely the best poached eggs around!...
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derryX Dines: Seoul Korean Restaurant – Latham, NY
Every since my multiple dining experiences at Mingle, I’ve become a fan of many Korean ingredients. Gochujang is a pantry staple for me, and I have to say I’m pretty addicted to the stuff. I’ve wanted...
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Brilliant Bites: Corned Beef Hash – Illium Cafe
One thing I am continually asked is what local restaurant I visit most. That would be Illium Cafe. I also get asked what local dish I eat on the highest frequency. That would be the corned beef hash at...
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Far from Over
If you didn’t notice, the blog was on hiatus for the last two weeks. Two weeks ago (when I dropped the latest installment of Brilliant Bites), I was super busy between work and buying a house. Last...
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derryX Dines: Hong Kong Bakery – Albany, NY
I had a chance to stop by Hong Kong Bakery on Wolf road for lunch on a cold weekday, and I took the opportunity to try a handful of things. They offer a fairly comprehensive weekday lunch menu that is...
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Kimchi Fries at Mingle Albany
On February 28, I was in Puerto Rico sitting by a pool, sipping on a Cuba Libre! with Don Q Cristal rum, minding my own business when I decided to check twitter. I noticed this tweet from the crew at...
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Classic Beef Wellington
I finally mustered up the cash to throw down on a nice piece of beef tenderloin to use for beef Wellington. Beef tenderloin from The Meat House I’ve seen a number of preparations over the years, but it...
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One Six Five Sneak Peek
Last week, I attended an event at “One Six Five” the restaurant at the Normanside Country Club. My friend, Michelle, works there as director of sales and marketing; she put together the party, and...
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Saint Joe – 2014
Two years ago, I wrote about how I fulfill my craving for St. Joseph’s pastries in the Captial Region. It usually involves a trip to Bella Napoli Bakery in Latham to pick up one of their halfway decent...
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Next cooking class: BURGERS AND FRIES!!!
Click here for information on how to sign up! Throughout the past several weeks, I’ve teased on facebook and twitter that I’m taking my next cooking demonstration class in a different direction. My...
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derryX Dines Revisited: Sage Bistro – Guilderland, NY
Read my first impressions here. I decided to stop back at Sage Bistro for lunch on a Saturday. Being that it’s a restaurant so close to work and home, I was eager to see how the experience was for...
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DDP Yoga for 365 Days!
Today is a special day. On this date last year, I did my first DDP Yoga workout. The progress I’ve made over the year is pretty incredible. I’ve even been added to the DDP Yoga Success Stories on the...
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The Bob Cobb Quest: TGI Fridays
After a packed night of preparing for our pizza class, my cousin Bobby and I sat down for a bite to eat at TGI Friday’s in Stuyvesant Plaza. We wanted somewhere we could sit down and talk for a little...
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derryX Dines: Professor Java’s – Colonie, NY
I often forget that Professor Java’s on Wolf Road has a fairly extensive food menu. In the past, my visits there have been to pick up the occasional flavored coffee drink, an Italian soda, or to meet...
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derryX Dines: Red Front – Troy, NY
One of my favorite pastimes is to sit down with a 10 cut COB from Red Front (71 Division St, Troy). It’s actually a really unhealthy hobby, and I don’t really recommend doing it the way I do, but i do...
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derryX Dines: The Hollow – Albany, NY
On a whim, we stopped in to The Hollow in Albany (79 North Pearl Street) for dinner one Friday evening. We made a reservation online, but the restaurant only seemed about half full. The menu was...
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Celebrating 1 Year of Marriage
Being that we moved into a house just one week before our first wedding anniversary, as much as I love dining out, I felt like it would be a great housewarming experience to celebrate with dinner...
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derryX Dines: La Mexicana Grocery – Schenectady, NY
I recently met some friends for lunch at La Mexicana, a grocery store and Mexican restaurant at 1759 State Street in Schenectady. While it’s not the Mexican restaurant in the capital region that I’ve...
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The most bizarre derryX Dines posts
I’m coming up on my 300th installment of derryX Dines, a feature I started 4 years ago. The purpose of these posts is usually to provide some insight into how it is to dine at all different types of...
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derryX Dines: Reel Seafood Co. – Albany, NY
I only dined at the Reel Seafood Company (195 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY) one time back in 2007. It was a group lunch with co-workers. I ordered fish and chips, and the dish was poor. I became excited to...
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