Category Archives: Restaurants

St. Andrew’s Café: Green Kitchen Back Story

Posted on August 4, 2011 by upstatedowntown

By Kathryn Matthews St. Andrew’s Café, one of five teaching restaurants at the Culinary Institute of America’s leafy campus in Hyde Park, New York, became Dutchess County’s first two star certified green restaurant in 2009.  My husband and I recently … Continue reading →

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Italian Cooking with a Southern (Memphis) Accent

Posted on June 20, 2011 by upstatedowntown

By Kathryn Matthews My husband Christopher and I recently braved a 100-degree June heat wave in Memphis for two reasons: to visit Rhodes College, his alma mater (where, despite the heat, we were compelled to stroll the stunning campus).  And…to … Continue reading →

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Saddle Up: Paso Robles Wines + Steakhouse Chow

Posted on April 16, 2011 by upstatedowntown

By Kathryn Matthews Perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Paso Robles, a former ranching town turned fashionable winemaking region, can produce wines that go down easy with steakhouse fare. It’s the reason why, on a recent school night, … Continue reading →

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Rain Art Eat

Posted on March 24, 2011 by upstatedowntown

Daniel Borlandelli art exhibit in Chelsea and dinner at Boutique Eat Shop Continue reading →

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More Dish on Steel City’s Local Food Scene

Posted on March 17, 2011 by upstatedowntown

By Kathryn Matthews Did Andy Warhol ever eat a Primanti Brothers sandwich? As a food-obsessed New Yorker, I’ve pondered this question, on occasion, when visiting my parents in Pittsburgh. My February 27th New York Times travel article about a new … Continue reading →

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Seeing the World, Gluten-Free

Posted on March 9, 2011 by upstatedowntown

By Kathryn Matthews I have no gluten allergies.  But I recently attended a gluten-free Chinese luncheon to meet Bob Levy of Bob & Ruth’s Gluten-Free Dining & Travel Club at Golden Unicorn restaurant in Chinatown. I was curious. The term … Continue reading →

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@ Triomphe at Breakfast

Posted on January 10, 2011 by upstatedowntown

By Kathryn Matthews On this bright, freezing cold Monday morning, I was at Triomphe in the Iroquois New York Hotel,  a luxury boutique hotel (across from the Royalton) on West 44th Street, for one reason only: The Waffled French Toast … Continue reading →

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Planting My Fork Here

Posted on August 2, 2010 by upstatedowntown

by Kathryn Matthews A man who isn’t afraid of vegetables is a man who gets my attention. And I’ll make a point to see him.  I may have found that special man (with Chris’ blessing, I promise!) in Jamie Perry, … Continue reading →

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