Are upstate farms equipped to become the Amazon of food?
Are upstate farms equipped to become the Amazon of food?
Pandemic forces many farmers into e-commerce, but not every farm is ready to turn their produce into a click-to-buy product
Robin Catalano
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For upstate New York farmers, being able to sell online was a game changer during the pandemic. But the fees involved in e-commerce and lack of high-speed internet access in rural locations posed problems.Amy Scott Photography
Dale-Ila Riggs knew a monumental change was in the works the moment the Troy Farmers Market one of the region’s oldest and largest closed down in March 2020. For the past several years, Riggs, the owner of The Berry Patch in Stephentown in Rensselaer County, had made the bulk of her annual sales there. In the earliest days of the pandemic, as many farms scrambled to come up with a solution to getting their products into customers’ hands, she recalls, “I just put out an email b
Whose breakfast sandwiches does the Capital Region love the most?
Plus, how they likely got to the New York region in the first place
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Bacon, egg and cheese on an everything bagel from Bagels and Bakes in Rotterdam.Photos by Deanna FoxShow MoreShow Less
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Sausage, egg and cheese on a sesame seed bagel at Uncommon Grounds in Saratoga Springs.Photos by Deanna FoxShow MoreShow Less
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A breakfast sandwich with New Jersey-based Taylor ham pork roll at Fat Paulie s Deli in Saratoga Springs.Photos by Deanna FoxShow MoreShow Less
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A classic BEC (bacon, egg and cheese) from McCarroll s Village Butcher in Delmar.Photos by Deanna FoxShow MoreShow Less
Troy High School graduate Steven Yeun gets best actor Oscar nomination
Star’s former teachers remember him as a student
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On Monday morning one of the school’s alums got an Oscar nomination for best actor.
Steven Yeun is nominated for best actor alongside Anthony Hopkins and Gary Oldman for his role in Minari.
He got his start right here in Metro Detroit.
Yeun attended the school 20 years ago. Teachers at the school remember him as a great student, and are excited to learn he went on to achieve so much.
“To know he is nominated for an Oscar is, I’m getting chills even thinking about it,” said Troy High School teacher, Rebecca Brewer.
Bite-Sized: Ian Brower takes over New World head chef position
Plus, more in food, restaurant news from dp: An American Brasserie, Spice Malabar
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Ian Brower, most recently of Lost & Found Kitchen & Bar in Albany, is the new executive chef of New World Bistro Bar in Albany. (File photo.)Times Union photo
New executive chef named for New World Bistro Bar
Ian Brower, who has run kitchens at Albany restaurants including Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen and the former Capital City Gastropub and was chef de cuisine at the original incarnation of Donna’s Italian in Troy, has been named executive chef of New World Bistro Bar in Albany.