‘Cuisine Magic’ chef lineup announced
Examiner AlbaNY Edition — Tue Jan 25 21:27:04 UTC 2011 Do you like this story?ALBANY, NY — Cuisine Magic, one of just two American Culinary Federation-sanctioned culinary competitions in the Capital Region, will return for the 18th year as a fundraiser for the Eddy Visiting Nurse Association.The event, wh… about: ALBANY Albany New York American Culinary Federation chef Eddy Visiting Nurse Association fundraiser Hospitality_Recreation
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Casa Vega Restaurant’s Famous Mexican Cuisine Showcased at House Beautiful’s “Kitchen of the Year”
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Casa Vega Restaurant’s Famous Mexican Cuisine Showcased at House Beautiful’s “Kitchen of the Year”
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Footsy Magoos
AlbaNY Eats! — Mon Jun 28 18:15:00 UTC 2010 On Sunday Artsy Designer Friend was working, so we met up him for lunch in Troy. I know Troy’s not really busy on Sundays, but jeeze – it was really quiet. We met up at Old San Juan Cuisine (387 3rd Street, Troy, NY). I only recently heard about it, an… about: Artsy bar beef beverage Cook Designer Friend Google Home Hospitality Recreation local Monument Square pork restaurant review River St Roast beef sandwich Sandwich Sandwiches Troy World Health Organization
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Ala Shanghai Chinese Cuisine
Albany Eats! — Mon Mar 01 12:00:00 UTC 2010 After reading about the opening of Ala Shanghai Chinese Cuisine in Latham, NY on Steve’s Table Hopping Blog last Thursday, and checking out Ala’s menu on facebook, I knew I’d have to get over as SOON AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE to try their food. There are no … about: Chinese Chinese cuisine Dim sum dumplings food Hospitality Recreation New York City pork recommendations restaurant review scallion oil Xiao Long Bao
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Ethnic Cuisine Ideas For Caterers to Ace The Next Catering Event
As a professional caterer, one of the trends you could not have helped noticing is that over the years, catering events have become multi-cultural in nature both in body and in spirit. Every public event to which you provide your catering services is sure to attract people from all parts of the world. Given this gradual change in your guest profile, it makes sense to serve foods from the countries to which your guest groups belong. Catering supplies for instance, which feature designs, patterns and concepts from all continents, are now readily available and they are sure to add a zing to your catering presentation and decor.
Planning an Ethnic Catering Gala
Although your client is the final authority on the matter, you can surely suggest an ethnic spin on the catering menu when you sit down with your client to discuss the finer details of the event. How about suggesting a Chinese wok station, and Indian curry station and the ever-popular Italian pasta station while finalizing the menu? Exotic delicacies from different parts of the world would be an adjunct to and not a substitute for traditional big Apple American cuisine. You can even top off the event with ethnic desserts such as fried Mexican ice cream, Indian gulab jamuns or Greek baklavas. The more innovative you get with your catering ideas, the higher the possibilities of your increasing your local market share.
Sourcing the Resources and the Expertise for your Catering Assignments
The best way to professionally add an ethnic flavor to your catering event is by establishing a direct alliance with a restaurant, which exclusively serves just one type of ethnic cuisine such as a Chinese, Mexican, Italian or Indian restaurant. Unless you have the requisite volumes, it may not be cost-effective to hire full-time chefs who specialize in ethnic cooking. Your full-time chefs could specialize in mainstream cuisine while your ethnic chefs could be hired from established ethnic restaurants by arrangement on an “as needed” basis. Try to use chefs who are native to the region—Chinese chefs for Chinese cuisine, Mexican chefs for Mexican favorites and so on. Serving traditional American cuisine along with two other types of ethnic cuisine is an excellent combination.
Impressive Food Presentation with Unique Catering Supply Products
Most online catering supply companies including ours stock an incredible variety of elegant disposable dinnerware, cutlery and other forms of elegant tableware many of which match perfectly with multiple cuisine menus. Once you have finalized your menu selection after client consultation, you can visit us online and ask for suggestions to coordinate and match the two. A well-conceived and executed menu plan combined with memorable food presentation will bring you many referrals and tons of new business. After all, your catering events are the best advertisement for your catering business.
Best Restaurants in Albany
From mouth watering steaks to freshly caught seafood, the capital of New York has a great selection of fine dining establishments to choose from. You will especially enjoy the upscale service given at each of these local cuisine options. Below are the ten best restaurants in Albany:
1. Angelo’s 677 Prime – Steakhouse
518-427-7463
677 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207
2. Envy Lounge – New American Cuisine
518-694-3689
55 N Pearl St
Albany, NY 12207
3. Jack’s Oyster House – Seafood
518-465-8854
42 State St
Albany, NY 12207
4. Cafe Capriccio – Italian Cuisine
518-465-0439
49 Grand St
Albany, NY 12207
5. Nicoles Bistro At Quackenbush – French Cuisine
518-465-1111
25 Quackenbush Sq Ste 1
Albany, NY 12207
6. Butcher Block Steak & Seafood – Steakhouse & Seafood
518-456-1653
1632 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12205
7. Vico Restaurant & Bar – Italian Cuisine
518-828-6529
136 Warren St
Hudson, NY 12534
8. Avenue A – International Cuisine
518-434-2832
544 Delaware Ave
Albany, NY 12209
9. Lombardo’s Restaurant – Italian Cuisine
518-462-9180
121 Madison Ave
Albany, NY 12202
10. Yono’s Restaurant – Indonesian Cuisine
518-436-7747
25 Chapel St
Albany, NY 12210
