Restaurants

Restaurant Week returns to Albany

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012, 2:05pm

ALBANY - The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District is announcing this years Restaurant Week line-up. This time around there will be 15 restaurants offering three course meals, for only $20.12 each.

This year The Merry Monk joins the selection of great restaurants. Many Restaurants will be offereing additional specials.

For more information, PLEASE VISIT.

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Restaurant owner holds fundraiser for Irene victims

Submitted by Sophia Sofferman, WNYT Web Producer

Friday, September 9th, 2011, 1:44pm

Art Riley, The owner of McGrievy's Restaurant in Waterford is holding the Fordian/Fortitude fundraiser tonight for the victims of Irene.

The cost is $5 per person and all proceeds to go to residents in Waterford who were affected by tropical storm Irene and subsequent flooding.

The restaurant will be hosting specials and the entertainment starts at 7 p.m. with Johnny Rabb and the Jailhouse Rockers

It’s at 91 Broad Street.

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Saratoga's Spring Mardi Gras Festival!

Submitted by Kristie Hodgens, KidsOutAndAbout.com

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011, 11:48pm

Saratoga Springs will hold it's annual Saratoga Springs Mardi Gras Festival on Saturday April 30th from 11am to 4:30.

This is a great celebration in downtown Saratoga Springs including an "Arti Gras" Parade on Beekman St., Cajun Cooking Competition with the Saratoga Restaurants, Music, and more! We've had a whole Mardi Gras party shipped up from the South - Beads, Masks, Crowns and other surprises....

The Beekman Street Festival starts the neighborhood party off with a wide assortment of fun and crazy activities at 11:00

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McDonald's holds 'National Hiring Day'

Submitted by WNYT Staff

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011, 5:41pm

WATERVLIET- Along with Happy Meals and McNuggets, McDonalds was dishing up something else today, 50,000 jobs nationwide.

Today was national hiring day, an opportunity to hire 400 new workers in the Capital Region and get some publicity at the same time.

NewsChannel 13’s John McLoughlin was at the McDonald’s in Watervliet, where he says there was been a steady stream of applicants despite the jobs are all entry level starting at minimum wage.

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Fast food consumers encouraged to count calories

Submitted by WNYT Staff

Monday, April 4th, 2011, 5:52pm

GUILDERLAND - You may not think of it when you order fast food, the number of calories you're swallowing. For instance, a standard breakfast platter with pancakes? Over 1300 calories. That bacon cheeseburger combo meal?

"1010," pronounced State Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah, at a media event Monday.

Health officials say that's too much, launching a campaign called "I Choose 600" to get New Yorkers to limit the calories in each meal.

"600 is the magic number because 600 times three meals plus a snack is 2000 calories we should be having a day for an average adult," said Shah.

But Shah said too many people exceed 2000 calories a day, with larger portions and eating on-the-go.

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