Eric & I Explore Locally: The Central Troy Historic District Food Tour

How much do you know about the region you live in?  Eric and I are Capital District natives who rarely travel sixteen miles east to Troy.  

Amy introduces our group to

to historic Troy's eclectic

food scene.

We will visit restaurants near the weekly Troy Waterfront Farmers Market.  Amy recommends we browse and shop after our tour.  

Our first stop is
Psychedelicatessen.

New York City Style Jewish

 Bagels meet the vibrant

  Hippie Culture at this deli.

Our group enjoys Mini
Everything Bagels with
Cream Cheese & Lox.

Dee-lish!

Our second stop is

The Whistling

Kettle.

This is the place to
shop for tea.

We learn about tea, in its

various forms & blends,

while sampling 9 Dragon

 Black Tea & Rooibos Tea

Amy brought us to
St. Paul's Episcopal
Church to see its
Tiffany features.

We walk to the Illium Cafe to

sample Chef Marla Ortega's

cuisine.

Chef Marla finds the time to conduct Healthy Cooking Classes at a local Hannaford Supermarket.

I love the cafe's airy

interior that retains 

the building's historic

features.

A Buttery Giant Bean Salad is

paired with a tiny Corned

 Beef Sandwich.

Beautiful and delectable!  Amy tells our group that Chef Marla won Guy's Grocery Games on the Food Network in 2014.  Unfortunately, the link to Moms Know Best is currently offline.

I scoured Illium Cafe's website and found no mention of Chef Marla's accomplishment.  I'm glad that everyone else is bragging while she prepares delicious meals.

Brown's Brewing Company

is our next stop.

Brown's has been serving

craft beers here since 1993.

We sample Krush Kolsch &

Mosaic Pale Ale beers.

I liked both beers and would love to return to try Brown's other brews.

The Deep Fried Buffalo

Cauliflower is a tasty

appetizer.

We follow the arrow to

our last sampling site,

nibble, inc. doughnuts.

Amy has a tray of doughnut

samples for us to try...

Pistachio, Blackberry,  Orange

 Cardamom & Dark Chocolate
 Sea Salt.

These are not your average doughnuts.  They are made with potatoes and King Arthur Whole Wheat Flour.

The Orange Cardamon Doughnut

I chose was lightly flavored,

chewy & dense.

Owner, Jessie Cramer, supplies Whole Foods in Colonie Center with her unique doughnuts.  I do recommend trying some, as these doughnuts are in a class by themselves.  

We thank Amy for the tour before heading off to the Farmers Market....