Delaware Ave as gourmet destination
Follow up: The Cheese Traveler is one of the applicants for this year's AOA Sunmark Startup Grant -- and in its application, Eric Paul mentions more about the plans for the shop he's opening with Tilldale Farms in Albany's Delaware Ave neighborhood, next to All Good Bakers:
The Cheese Traveler and Tilldale Farm are opening an eclectic food and farm store that will house a full service, cut-to-order European style cheese shop that focuses on farmhouse and artisan cheeses from the Northeast, greater US, and abroad. Tilldale Farm will sell grass-fed, certified organic, heritage breed beef, pork and eggs. Projected hours for the store will be 10 AM to 7 PM Tuesday through Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6PM. The Cheese Traveler and Tilldale Farm will invite other farmers market vendors to sell at "market days" in the space. "Market Days": There is interest from a growing list of vendors - fin, Our Daily Eats, Cascade Mtn. Winery, Frantzen's Scenic Acres, Saratoga Apple, and Farmer John Produce. Projected Market Days will be Friday from 4-7 and Sunday from 2-5.
You might recognize fin -- it's the mobile fishmonger that's been selling in Delmar and Guilderland.
If things work for out this shop -- Eric says they've already signed a lease -- it pushes Delaware Ave (The DelSo, if you're so inclined) toward becoming a gourmet food destination: Cardona's, All Good Bakers, Emack & Bolio's, this shop, a handful of good restaurants.
Earlier on AOA:
+ The Cheese Traveler is opening a shop
+ The Cheese Traveler
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Couldn't agree more - Delaware Ave is a great destination whether you're looking for good eats, good movies, good health (the Yoga Loft at 540!) or good neighbors - we've got it all!
... said Lissa on May 7, 2012 at 2:10 PM | link
Just wanted to say kudos to The Cheese Traveler for staying open reasonably-late, making it possible for people who live in the area but who work out of the area to make it to your shop before you close. A lot of (failed) shops don't seem to understand this idea.
... said Paul on May 7, 2012 at 3:04 PM | link
We also have a wonderful long time Farmers' Market on Delaware Ave on Tuesdays from 4 to 7 pm. Starts June 26 (perhaps earlier this year depending on the cherries)
... said Louise on May 7, 2012 at 5:25 PM | link
Add Andy's & Sons to the list of delicious places to eat on Delaware Ave. Although you can't actually eat there, they have no seats.
... said Capitol to Capital on May 8, 2012 at 9:02 AM | link
Obvious favoritism for this applicant. Don’t see any others getting separate posts with their applications quoted and featured.
... said Jessica R on May 8, 2012 at 10:07 AM | link
Jessica R. above has a valid point. Does seem to lack impartiality to give much more exposure to one of the applicants.
... said chrisck on May 8, 2012 at 11:06 AM | link
@Jessica R, chrisck: We discussed this issue before posting the item and concluded that it was a piece of information that people would be generally interested in -- whether they were going to read the applications or not. We had covered the topic before, and the recent news about the shop had drawn a fair amount of interest. It seemed odd that we would have this information -- which was now public -- and not point it out.
But, obviously, there's room for disagreement. And you are both reasonable people whose opinions we respect. We'll keep what you said in mind the next time something like this comes up.
... said Greg on May 8, 2012 at 4:09 PM | link
Greg, thanks for addressing my concern. As someone who took the time to read the applications, I guess I didn't see this as "new" information - just highlighting a specific application. I would have been fine if this was posted as 12:01 on Friday.
... said Jessica R on May 8, 2012 at 4:37 PM | link
@Greg -- I see your point that it was a judgement call. I know a lot of people will not read through the applications (I did), but this is big news for the denizens and habitues of DelSo.
... said chrisck on May 8, 2012 at 4:56 PM | link