New Brewer at Albany Pump Station

The Business Review reported today that the C.H. Evan's Brewing Company at the Albany Pump Station, a staple in downtown Albany's dining scene for thirteen years now, announced its new brewery operations manager.

From the article: "Demler, 28, is the new brewery operations manager at C.H. Evans. He replaces George de Piro, now a partner in the new Druthers Brew Pub in Saratoga Springs."

The Albany Pump Station announced their new brewery operations manager today.

And Ryan hasn't wasted any time: "So far, Demler has brewed an English Mild, English Light and three types of Belgian beer in addition to the brewery’s regular labels."

Read more at the Business Review.

Marché Celebrates 5th Wine Spectator Award

This year Marché won the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for the 5th year in a row.  To celebrate this achievement by our Food and Beverage Director, Melissa Kane, Marché will be offering 20% off all bottles of wine during the month of August.


To check out their wine list, click here.

The Marché Dining Room

Marché offers farm-to-table meals that satisfy

The temperature today reached a sweltering 90 degrees in downtown Albany. The last thing you want to do is fire up the oven and cook a meal after work, right? The folks at Marché have prepared a menu based on some local, seasonal ingredients that will also keep you cool during these dog days of summer.

So what did the local farmers bring to the table today? Cucumbers and blueberries, it seems. An unlikely combination, but both evoke the essence of cool and comfortable. Check out the new specialty menu on their website by clicking here. (And they didn't forget the drink pairings, either!)

Central Steak Closing Its Doors

If you've got a gift card to Central Steak, plan on going out to dinner tonight to redeem it. After tonight's dinner service, Central Steak is closing it's doors. A phone call confirmed that they will still be accepting gift cards this evening.

Plans for the future have yet to be released by White Management, which owns and operates a number of restaurants throughout the Capital Region and beyond, including Bountiful Bread and Creo' in Stuyvesant Plaza and Mangia in Slingerlands.

Central Steak opened two years ago after the owners renovated the Butcher Block restaurant.

Sangria Festival at Hudson-Chatham

What’s more refreshing – and fun – in the sweet summertime than fruit-filled sangrias? Whether you like a classic red wine sangria or want to try a sparkling watermelon sangria, you can enjoy these and several other variations on the theme at the Hudson-Chatham Winery on Saturday, August 4^th for their 5th Annual Sangria Festival!

The sign of a good time!

While tasting and enjoying your favorite sangrias, you can listen to live flamenco guitar music by the Capital Region’s own Maria Zemantauski and Jose Miralles. They are really amazing! There will be lots of delicious food, including tamales, burritos, tortilla chips & watermelon salsa made with local ingredients from the folks at Block Factory Talmales. Tony’s Grilled Pizza truck will be there, too, with amazing grilled pizzas, French fries, and fried dough. They’ll have some additional vendors for shopping fun, and you can even enjoy a chair massage!

It will be a fiesta at the winery – an event that folks look forward to all year long. Winery hours on August 4 are 12 noon to 7:00 pm, with flamenco music playing til about 5 p.m., and a local band “bringing it home” in the early evening. There is no admission fee. The cost is $5 for tasting the selection of sangrias, and $5 for a glass of your favorite sangria. Foods, massage, and other vendor offerings are priced by their providers.

Photo Courtesy of  hvwinegoddess.blogspot.com 

The winery is located at 1900 State Route 66 in Ghent, NY. For more information, visit the website at www.hudson-chathamwinery.com, or call 518-392-WINE.

The Hudson-Chatham Winery is Columbia County’s first winery. Voted “Best Local Wine/Winery” by Capital Region Living magazine, the winery is located on the former Brisklea Dairy Farm property on Route 66 in Ghent, NY.