Critic s notebook: Plant-based options expand across region
Susie Davidson Powell
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Bao buns with barbecued jackfruit at Troy Beer Garden in Troy. (Konrad Odhiambo/for the Times Union.)Konrad Odhiambo for the Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Plants and flowers abound at Troy Beer Garden in Troy, which completely remakes the former Troy location of Wolff s Biergarten and includes an in-house florist. (Susie Davidson Powell/for the Times Union.) Susie Davidson Powell/For the Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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The Gin Violette cocktail at Troy Beer Garden in Troy, which completely remakes the former Troy location of Wolff s Biergarten. (Susie Davidson Powell/for the Times Union.) Susie Davidson Powell/For the Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Table Hopping By Steve Barnes, senior writer on May 15, 2021 at 7:45 AM
My story from yesterday:
TROY Police are investigating a threat of violence directed at The Berlin cocktail lounge after its owner announced Thursday (5/13) that he will require proof of coronavirus vaccination before admitting patrons when the bar reopens next weekend.
Matt Baumgartner, who owns The Berlin and its downstairs sibling, Troy Beer Garden, said that in less than four hours Thursday afternoon he received more than 100 messages via phone, email and social media, nearly all sharply critical of the stance. Some threatened boycotts, others vandalism, and one threatened violence that Baumgartner declined to specify.
Bar owners thrilled at imminent end of food-with-booze rule
Harvey’s Restaurant and Bar co-owners Matthew Bagley, left, and Adam Humphrey hold $1 snacks they introduced to tweak new state rules requiring food be sold with every initial drink order on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Harvey’s “Cuomo chips,” right, were quickly judged by the state as not substantial enough to meet the then-new food-with-alcohol requirement. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
Local bar owners expressed elation Tuesday when the state Legislature moved toward rescinding Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s 9-month-old rule requiring food be purchased with all initial orders of alcohol.
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20 Things Plus: Matt Baumgartner
Kristi Gustafson Barlette
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Kristi Gustafson Barlette catches up with farmer and entrepreneur Matt Baumgartner for her weekly 20 Things Plus.
How did Baumgartner end up sitting on Elton John s piano? What near-paralyzing fear does he have? Which dish is a must try at his new plant-based restaurant, the Troy Beer Garden? And what disease did he recently battle?
The owner of June Farms as well as several area restaurants discusses that and more in this episode of 20 Things Plus.
Matt Baumgartner owns the new Troy Beer Garden as well as June Farms in Averill Park, The Olde English in Albany and several Wolff s Biergarten locations. Courtesy of @JuneFarmsMatt