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sky high A rendering of Saratoga Race Course’s new Paddock Suite, which is situated above the open-air Post Bar.
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those saratoga racing fans who prefer to spend their late July and August afternoons out of the heat of the sun now have another climate-controlled option at the track. This season, NYRA will debut the Paddock Suite, Saratoga’s newest hospitality venue that can be reserved by groups of up to 80 guests. Named for its prime spot overlooking the
Rise and Grind
while fans of Kelly’s Kitchen will be disappointed to hear that the Saratoga bakery recently closed its doors, fans of Kelly Groff herself have something new to celebrate: The former queen of all things sugary and frosted has moved downtown, and made the transition from sweet to savory. “My baking passion kind of turned into a cooking passion,” says Groff, who opened The Broadway Grind coffee shop in the former location of Palette Café in May. “And I love coffee, so a coffee shop/café is perfect.”
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saddling area, the Paddock Suite is located above the newly renovated Post Bar, adjacent to Shake Shack. In other words, in addition to your choice of food platters, non-alcoholic beverages, coffee and tea, which are all included with admission to the Paddock Suite, an order of Crinkle Cut Fries and a Chocolate Churro Shake are just a short walk away.
idea board The Broadway Grind’s dining area features a chalk board– style mural by Gretchen Louise Tisch of Feathered Antler.
items that get people in and out.” Those items include avocado toast, breakfast burritos and sandwiches, salads and CAFFEINE wraps. And while Groff has put away her cake plate and piping bag for now, she hasn’t completely forgotten her sweet tooth: Cookies and muffins While you can get all sorts are also available, courtesy of Saratogaof caffeinated concoctions at the based Indulgence Bakery. lower level shop (The Broadway Grind So, a few weeks in, is Groff happy serves Kru Coffee as well as tea from with her big move? “I loved that place, Saratoga Tea & Honey), you can also get but it was outside of town,” she says both breakfast and lunch delicacies, fast. of her Kelly’s Kitchen location. “It’s a “I’m basing my menu off a 30-minute lunch break idea,” Groff says. “Quick dream to be on Broadway.”
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