Edible Capital District (2024)

11/07/2024

Hello, readers! We’re looking ahead to Fall and thinking about how best our fall issue can serve and support all of you. On that note, we have decided to include an “Ask Edible” column! In other words, we’d love to know your fall cooking, baking, hosting, harvesting, seed saving, and holiday-ing questions so that we can help answer them.

Please reply below or by DM to let us know what you’re wondering about, and we’ll consult an expert with one of your questions to be answered in our October issue.

Cheers!

— Haley and the Edible team

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18/05/2024

As spring continues to unfurl, we are eating our way through the different seasonal stages from ramps and tender greens during the early season rainy chill to rhubarb and dandelions growing up toward the sun.

Find our full list of spring vegetables, forageables, and meet and poultry in our latest addition, and tell us what seasonal foods you’re loving now in the comments below! (Bonus points for tagging a farm, market, or shop where others can find your favorite seasonal bites this spring!)

P.S. These gorgeous ramps foraging photos were taken by .

17/05/2024

We love seeing our spring issue out in the wild! 🤩 Thanks for sharing , .coffeeculture, and !

Share pics of your copy when you pick it up, on your coffee table, outside or wherever you’re reading it! Haven’t gotten a copy yet, pic one up at any of these lovely establishments:

Pick up a copy while you can at:

The Carrot Barn at Schoharie Valley Farm

coffeeculture and .ja

16/05/2024

Do you know ? Not only do Adam, Yiyi, and their team make the most delicious kombuchas, they also pour creative spirit, deep generosity, and mindfulness into all of their work.

In our latest issue, we asked them why they’re dedicated to food and drink and they told us, “Radical hospitality was the love language in the homes we grew up in.”

This sense of hospitality is immediately apparent when you step into their new taproom in Downtown Troy. Not only are they offering a delicious line up of nourishing beverages and bites; they have also created a unique space for friends and family to gather. The fare might differ from a coffee shop, bar, or restaurant, but their taproom very much offers the kind of third space that makes these other types of establishments such meaningful places for community to connect. Moreover, Yiyi and Adam have taken care and consideration to create a beautiful space that’s accessible and welcoming to all and that brings others into the fold, sharing their cultures and home comforts with everyone.

Long story short… whether you’re a regular or newly discovering ’s incredible offerings, give them a visit. You’ll be welcomed and warmed by what they’re created.

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15/05/2024

Wild violet and lemon shortbreads offer a springtime trifecta! 💜 Foraging wild violets and seeing their happy purple faces turned up in the grass is a joy. ’ shortbread recipe delivers the perfectly short, buttery texture and flavor we crave in shortbread. And these biscuits look beautifully cheery, don’t you think?

Find Shannon’s shortbread recipe and a bit about foraging and pressing wild violets in our spring issue. (See previous post for a list of our distribution partners to find a copy.)

14/05/2024

In our efforts to make Edible the best resource for our readers and to build an even bigger megaphone for all the amazing work happening in food and drink around the Capital District, our number one priority as new publishers has been to get this gorgeous magazine into more hands. And we’re having a great time doing it!

Over the past week, we’ve been running around dropping magazines off at some of the Capital Region’s most delicious and beautiful joints, and guess what? We’ve maxed out our first print run!

Pick up a copy while you can at:

coffeeculture and .ja

This distribution route makes us so happy! We are very grateful to all of our distribution partners for helping to get the stories of our local food hero’s into the hands of eager readers. Thank you! 🙏

Looking to expand your audience? Advertise with us to get in front of local, active, quality-focused shoppers and to help us print and distribute more even magazines while you’re at it! 🙌

Advertisers who join us now through the end of the year will be grandfathered in to Edible’s historic ad prices. After 2024, we’ll be updating our ad pricing to reflect our expanded print run, distribution network, digital presence, and content creation. We’re just getting started here!

10/05/2024

Our spring issue has landed! 🥳

In this issue, cover star and Niskayuna resident, tells us all about her journey in blogging and her new cookbook Pizza Night. 🍕🤤

We explore seasonal delicacies including wild violets, which feature in ’ wild violet and lemon shortbread recipe.

Editor .l.whalen reflects on the impact so many talented individuals have on our foodscape and highlights a few of our regional gems, including: Yiyi and Adam of , Shaleena and W***y Bridgman and Josie Madison of , Eric Guenther of , Corinne Hansch of , Mae-yee of , and Cheryl Whilby of and .

Long-time contributor profiles some of the incredible vendors at the , including: , , , and .

Becky Daniel’s of weighs in with a date night recommendation, giving a glowing review of .restaurant.

And to cap it all off, the issue closes out with recipes for cucumber lime agua fresca and for sausage biscuits!

Big thanks to all of our contributors, and a special shout out to of who shot this issue’s cover photo.

Another huge shout out to all of our ad partners, who make it all possible and who bring many of their own delicious and beautiful products to our community: , , , , , , , and .

07/02/2024

Hi! 👋 I’m popping on here to quickly introduce myself, share why I’m SO excited to take the reins at Edible Capital District, and ask for your input:

My name is Haley, and I moved to Schenectady 7 years ago when my husband Harry opened . Since then, I’ve fallen in love with living (and eating and drinking!) here, adopted a couple mystery mutts Zucchini and Baloo, and opened in our neighborhood.

Now, I am asking all of you to help me make Edible the biggest and best megaphone for our local food and beverage scene. First up, let’s talk about the people that make this place! We’ll be periodically posting profiles of local gems — people in our food, beverage, farming, and related communities who really bring something to the table through their talent, spirit, generosity, vision, muscle, or creativity. This magazine is about us and for us. Help me highlight the people that make the Capital Region great! Please send all nominations with a brief description of why they’re such a gem to our DMs.

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04/02/2024

Our Winter issue is here!! Featuring of Troy, and of Saratoga, and of Brunswick, this read offers all the cozy, comforting flavors needed to survive and indeed thrive in an upstate winter! Pick up a copy at the , , , , and .

This issue deserves some extra special attention since it’s our founding publisher ’s last issue before passing the baton to new owner .l.whalen. Mary deserves our enormous thanks and huge credit for bringing .communities to the Capital Region. She built a talented team of contributors — including , , who brought this issue and many others to life. Through the magazine, Mary highlighted many of the visionary, hard working, and community-minded food and beverage folks that make the Capital Region such a delicious place to live. Hats off to Mary 🙏🙏🙏 and here’s to carrying Edible Capital District forward! 🥂

19/09/2023

The late summer harvest is in full swing, and we’re reflecting on how lucky we are to have urban and rural landscapes at our fingertips in The Capital Region!

From our latest issue…
Words by .
Photos by .

“"Breathe in deeply and smell the warmth of summer emanating from this lush Eden in which you find yourself. Yet this earthly paradise is located not in a bucolic rural setting but within the city limits of Troy, just three minutes from the humming whine of traffic of Route 787…. ‘One of the biggest challenges for farms is accessing new markets and customers,’ Alicia of notes.
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Although Ben and Alicia never envisioned living in an urban setting, they’ve discovered the joys of having friends nearby. ‘Last year, we needed extra hands to help with the sweet potato harvest,’ Alicia recalls. ‘We sent a text message out to everyone, and so many folks showed up that we finished the harvest in record time.’”

15/08/2023

It’s landed! Our summer issue is here!!

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Featuring stories on in Ballston Spa; of , , , , and ; in Troy; and in Saratoga this issue highlights some of our favorite businesses in the area. Big credit to writers and and to photographer for bringing their stories to light!

Grab your copy on stands , .living.market, , and !

08/08/2023

Are you a pick-your-own-is-all-about-eating-and-enjoying-the-experience kind of person or a pick-and-bring-home-as-many-as-you-can kind of person? And be honest, you can’t really be both, can you? 🫐 ⚖️ 🥧

Check in with these awesome farms to see what’s ripe at the moment, and let us know of other favorite pick-your-own operations in the comments!

📸 1: The Chatham Berry Farm (Chatham)

📸 2: Indian Ladder Farm (Altamont)

📸 3: Gardenworks Farm (Salem)

📸 4: Hand Melon Farm (Greenwich)

📸 5: Kristy’s Barn (Castleton-on-Hudson)

23/07/2023

Tomato season is officially underway — hooray!! 🍅♥️ How do you like to eat and/or preserve these treasures? 📸:

05/06/2023

"Let’s get this out of the way: I love bacon. Porky, fatty, sizzling bacon, fresh from the skillet…But, I also love the planet.” writes in our latest issue. That’s where comes in! Founded by the team behind , My Forest Foods runs a mycelium farm on Green Island for the purpose of growing MyBacon, their gourmet bacon-alternative.
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Not only do we love this story because their bacon is delicious and because it’s a local tale. (The founders graduated from . Their companies are based right at the heart of the Capital Region. They launched MyBacon at in Albany, and they grow their mycelium using wood chips from a furniture factory in Western NY.) We also love this story because of its national and global implications for climate change.

Interested? Find a copy of our spring issue , , , and .living.market. Moreover, snag a packet of MyBacon at (Albany), (Troy), (Saratoga), and (Ghent) for your next brunch, lunch, or dinner!

01/06/2023

Have you read ’s interview with yet? In our latest cover story, they explore the world of a chef who knows what people like to eat and cook, discuss Taffy’s earliest cooking memories, and chronicle her career path including how she found herself teaching others. Find a copy of our spring issue at .living.market, , , and to read this rich, inspiring conversation! 📸 by

31/05/2023

We don’t want to miss a single one if Spring’s delicious offerings, and we bet you don’t either! So here’s a little reminder of what’s in season:

🫛🍓🥬 Arugula • Asparagus • Baby Beets • Carrots • Chard • Chives • Cilantro • Early Turnips • Fava Beans • Fiddleheads • Garlic Scapes • Horseradish • Kale • Lettuce • Mesclun Greens • Mint* • Morels • Mushrooms • Nettles • Parsley* • Peas* • Pea Shoots • Radishes • Ramps • Rhubarb* • Rosemary • Sorrel • Spinach • Spring Garlic • Spring Onions Sprouts • Strawberries • Tarragon* • Watercress

🫙*Recommended for Preserving

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📸 4: Carol Sullivan

24/05/2023

It’s here!!! 🌸 Our latest issue featuring cover star has officially hit the stands!

In this issue, Chef Taffy shares her passion for cookbooks — “Cookbooks were magic for me: I could take something from the pages of a book and bring it into the real world.” — and a number of her best spring recipes! 🍓

We explore bacon alternatives with , an innovative team of farm kids turned engineers, nature lovers, and chefs who love bacon just as much as our beautiful, precious planet! 🌎

gives us the grand tour of their Troy-based food hall, which offers a beautiful community dining space and boasts seven superb vendors including , , , , , , and . In the words of author , “The only challenge? Deciding what to eat!”

Pick up a free copy of this season’s issue to read the full articles, discover many recipes, and much more at one of our distribution partners including: , , .living.market, and .

16/05/2023

Oh, don’t mind us! We’re just swooning over these gorgeous cakes by of Saratoga Springs, but we’re fairly confident we’ll be back on our feet in time to claim one of her next bakery boxes. Seriously, this girl’s got style, and we hear her baked goods are just as tasty as they look! 😍😍😍

15/05/2023

Sending this little Monday reminder via .coffee! 🥰

P.S. Have you seen their beautiful new space on River Street in Troy? (Swipe for pics.) Their coffee bar is open on Saturdays and Sundays, so make sure to plan a visit!

12/05/2023

CSA season is upon us!! From fruit to veggies to meat to eggs, our local farms are offering up a bounty of fresh, seasonal goodies, and we want in!

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Photos here feature a number of beautiful options as tagged, and below is a longer list of producers to look into! 🤩 Please comment with anyone we’ve missed!

Black Horse Farm (Athens)
(Scotia)
(Hillsdale)
(Schaghticoke)
(Troy)schreiber (Westerlo)
(Balston Spa)
(Schoharie)
(Salem)
(Ghent)
(Kinderhook)
(Castleton-on-Hudson)
(Colonie)earth (Cropseyville)
(Amsterdam)
(Amsterdam)
(Westerlo)
(Cooperstown)
(Kinderhook)
(West Fulton)farm (Leeds)
(Fort Plain)
(Valley Falls)
(Stephentown)
(Berne)
(Berne)

07/05/2023

Spring brings forth a trove of wild edible delights, and we’re here for it! 🌱 From the pungent flavor of ramps and the grassy, nutty taste of fiddleheads to fragrant violets and spicy mustard garlic, the season of renewal is ripe with gastronomic possibilities. And for the daring forager, the likes of morels, nettles, trout lily, and Japanese knotweed await those who seek to explore the wilderness with a discerning palate.

If you're curious about embarking on your own foraging adventures, then be sure to check out the upcoming events hosted by .ny, where you'll learn how to identify, gather, and prepare these seasonal delicacies under the guidance of experienced foragers. Come discover the wonders of wild food and experience the joy of connecting with nature in a meaningful way.

📸 1: Fiddleheads by for our spring 2021 issue.

📸 2: Ramps by on ’s recent foraging field trip.

📸 3: Morels by at . Fort Ferry Farm is hosting a number of the .ny walking tours. Consider this a little preview!

📸 4: Nettles by for .ny

📸 5: Mustard garlic and violets by on ’s recent foraging field trip.

04/05/2023

Good news: This weekend is looking sweeter than ever as it marks the opening day for many local ice cream stands and shops! 🍦🍨💫 Soak up the sunshine (finally!) while indulging in your favorite flavors. We’ve highlighted a few awesome Capital Region spots here and would love to know about all your favorite scoop shops, twist stands, and shake shacks. Drop any mentions in the comments!

📸 1 & 10: (Schenectady)

📸 2: (Albany)

📸 3: (Salem)

📸 4: (Vischer Ferry)

📸 5: (Greenwich)

📸 6: (Schuylerville)

📸 7: (Clifton Park)

📸 8: (Scotia)

📸 9: (Saratoga Springs)

01/05/2023

Hello, May! 🪻🌷🌼 April showers are behind us, and we’re so excited to reap the rewards! Flowers have been popping up all over our feed, and we thought we’d share a few beauties with you here. Please also reply in the comments with any of your favorite flower farmers. We want to know them all! 😍

📸 1: Tulips by of Amsterdam, NY (Find Lovin’ Mama at the , , , , and !)

📸 2: Tulips by of Hebron, NY (Find them at their farm stand and at the )

📸 3: Daffodils by of Latham, NY (Find them at the )

22/02/2023

One of our favorite stories.

31/01/2023

These Roasted Vegetable Empanadas are on repeat. The leftovers are the perfect lunch.
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Recipe link in profile!

30/01/2023

Sometimes a comforting bowl of soup makes everything better. Check out this recipe for Tomato Bisque. The link to the recipe is in our profile.
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15/01/2023

Wild card football chicken wings! A little hotter than the usual way we make them but we’ll be ok. Happy Sunday!
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03/12/2022

Cheers to Saturday! 🥂🎄✌🏽

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07/11/2022

It’s a good night for Three Bean Chili 🌶 🥣 ✌🏽
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02/11/2022

Happy November! Check out our latest issue with on the cover! Read about the great work they are doing and how you can help.
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