Super Bowl đ Saratoga: insiderâs guide
PLUS: Poll results â who you want to win. And Chowderfest warm-up (itâs TOMORROW!)
đ Super Bowl 60: Saratoga insiderâs guide
The best ways to watch, toast and eat.
Walt & Whitman is offering packages, including The Whitman for $85, which offers chips + dip, 24 chicken wings, 8 Bavarian soft pretzel sticks + beer cheese, 2 Detroit-style pizzas, or The Deluxe for $125, which includes chips + dip, 24 chicken wings, 8 Bavarian soft pretzel sticks + beer cheese, 3 Detroit-style pizzas, and two four-packs of your choice. Call 518-682-3602.
Cardonaâs Market is offering Game Day Party Packs with a range of subs, meatballs, salads, arancini, cold cut platters and more to choose from. Call 518-587-6004.
Party-Out Options
If you want to celebrate with fellow food (and music / football) fans, hereâs where to go:
The Bunker is hosting a VIP Watch Party on the upstairs mezzanine level, with complimentary appetizers, promo items to take home as mementos, raffle giveaways, and the best views of the game. The main bar area and dining room will be open to the public for free. $30 for VIP access, with the party starting at 5 pm and going until 11:30 pm.
Saratoga Hotel & Casino is hosting a party starting at 5 pm, hosted by Chris Onorato. $60 gets you a buffet, one drink ticket, specials and a $10 free play.
BWP is throwing a Super Bowl special, with great offers on food all day, including 2 one-top pizzas and 1 pound of boneless wings for $40, and a choice of 6 sliders with a large side of fries for $30.
Putnam Place is hosting a Big Game Party starting at 5:30 pm. $10 admission includes pizza and wings, with $5 draft specials.
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đłď¸ Super Bowl poll results
Not only did 67% of you agree with most sports analysts that the Seahawks will triumph over the Patriots on Sunday, but 63% of you said you want them to. (I honestly thought that number would be higher.) You were, however, less sure than the professionals â at ESPN, to name one outlet, 82.8% picked the Seattle team over New England.
Fightinâ words
Dunkin, meanwhile, disagrees â and isnât apologizing for rooting for the Patriots. Click on the above pic to the coffee and donut brandâs official map that shows zero Dunkin locations in the state of Washington. New England, however? 2,011 â four of which are right here in Saratoga Springs, out of more than 50 in the Capital Region.
Super Bowl ad watch: Massachusettsâ son Ben Affleck phoned a friend or three â including two actual Friends â to tease his Dunkin Super Bowl ad, which didnât exactly impress Jennifer Aniston.
Be like Ben and have some chowda â tomorrow at Chowderfest!
It could be as low as 9 degrees when Chowderfest kicks off tomorrow at 11 a.m. If it feels even colder (-13 anyone?), blame the 12-13 mph northwest winds theyâre also predicting. Single digits could break the record as the coldest Chowderfest ever â and donât you want to help make history?
For participating restaurants, street closure info and more, visit discoversaratoga.org.
But first, coffee?
If youâre coming in from the Halfmoon area tomorrow for Chowderfest and want to first warm your belly with a strong cup of joe, stop by Boutique & Coffee Made Simple (1471 Route 9, 518-280-3745). Online coffee reviewer Joseph Padin of The Daily Brew Review Insta and the new Behind the Roast podcast (you might recognize him from his reviews on Walt Cafe, Kru and Saratoga Chocolate, to name a few) will be guest barista from 8-11 a.m.
đ° IN BRIEF
Joel Moss honored at the Grammys
Of all the years to miss the Grammy AwardsâŚSaratogaâs own Joel Moss was honored during the In Memoriam tribute, reports Jonathon Norcross in Saratoga Today. Sad I missed it; Saratoga misses you, Joel.
Keep reading:
Putnam Street lot denied park transformation
That wasted space next to the Putnam Place parking lot will remain vacant â at least for now, says Saratoga Civic Pulse, which has all the details. At last nightâs Planning Board meeting, a proposal to designate the area as an interim public park was unanimously denied, says the outlet. âThe Board expressed significant reservations regarding public safety, lighting, and the lack of a secondary emergency exit,â but the applicant was encouraged to clean up the space.
Saratogian on TV
Survivalist I am not. But Saratogian Katie Kratovil â whoâs on this season of Extracted on Fox â is up to the task. The 29-year-old business professional sat down with Norcross to talk about her training, her sistersâ involvement, and much more in âSaratogian Battles the Elements in FOX Survival Competition Showâ.
TGIF, Dispatchers!
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