Instead of entertaining thoughts of roasted turkey and bowls of cranberries this past Thanksgiving weekend, Andrew and I hopped in the car and road-tripped away from Montreal, dipping into Ontario and parts of New York.
Driving through the Adirondacks
Putnam Market (435 Broadway, Saratoga Springs): We randomly chose Lake George, New York as a destination without realizing that it was one of the tackiest towns in the Adirondacks. I like tacky, but food-wise the place wasn’t very promising, and that night’s dinner was takeout Domino’s pizza and Adirondack Ale. Instead of attempting breakfast, we shopped at the outlet mall, and then headed east, ending up in Saratoga Springs. We were running a little later than expected and grabbed sandwiches from Putnam Market, a bustling gourmet store and deli, to sustain us. The sandwich selections were amazing. I had a roast beef + mango chutney while Andrew had roast turkey and bacon. I also picked up a bottle of sparkling Saratoga Springs water and a few chocolates from Burlington, Vermont. With the strong Canadian dollar I also took the opportunity to buy a nice pouch of Maldon sea salt and a box of Café du Monde beignet mix.
Hot Dog Heaven (216 Lark Street, Albany) and Daily Grind (234 Lark Street, Albany): Albany is eerily deserted on the weekends, and as we strolled through the large empty streets surrounded by a blend of ornately architectured state buildings, abandoned hotels and churches, and monolith structures, we wondered if something had happened to the rest of the world while we had been outlet shopping in the Adirondacks. When it came time for dinner, the only place we could find open and relatively busy was Jack’s Oyster House (42 State Street, Albany), a little fancier than what we had been planning. We accepted the situation and happily slurped down some oysters, but our waiter, who recognized that we didn’t quite fit into the average Jack’s customer, told us to check out Lark Street. Breakfast the next day was a combination of coffee from Daily Grind (there is no need for Starbucks when you can get a pumpkin spice latte from them) and cheap, greasy sandwiches from Hot Dog Heaven, which we went to mostly for the name.
Driving through the Adirondacks
Metropolitain Brasserie (700 Sussex Dr, Ottawa): First up was Ottawa, where we had spent the night so that I could relive high school nostalgia and watch Eric’s Trip rock out at Barrymore’s. Friday was an abnormally warm day – we were walking around the city in short sleeves – but by Saturday it was rainy and chilly.
Putnam Market (435 Broadway, Saratoga Springs): We randomly chose Lake George, New York as a destination without realizing that it was one of the tackiest towns in the Adirondacks. I like tacky, but food-wise the place wasn’t very promising, and that night’s dinner was takeout Domino’s pizza and Adirondack Ale. Instead of attempting breakfast, we shopped at the outlet mall, and then headed east, ending up in Saratoga Springs. We were running a little later than expected and grabbed sandwiches from Putnam Market, a bustling gourmet store and deli, to sustain us. The sandwich selections were amazing. I had a roast beef + mango chutney while Andrew had roast turkey and bacon. I also picked up a bottle of sparkling Saratoga Springs water and a few chocolates from Burlington, Vermont. With the strong Canadian dollar I also took the opportunity to buy a nice pouch of Maldon sea salt and a box of Café du Monde beignet mix.
Hot Dog Heaven (216 Lark Street, Albany) and Daily Grind (234 Lark Street, Albany): Albany is eerily deserted on the weekends, and as we strolled through the large empty streets surrounded by a blend of ornately architectured state buildings, abandoned hotels and churches, and monolith structures, we wondered if something had happened to the rest of the world while we had been outlet shopping in the Adirondacks. When it came time for dinner, the only place we could find open and relatively busy was Jack’s Oyster House (42 State Street, Albany), a little fancier than what we had been planning. We accepted the situation and happily slurped down some oysters, but our waiter, who recognized that we didn’t quite fit into the average Jack’s customer, told us to check out Lark Street. Breakfast the next day was a combination of coffee from Daily Grind (there is no need for Starbucks when you can get a pumpkin spice latte from them) and cheap, greasy sandwiches from Hot Dog Heaven, which we went to mostly for the name.
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