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We Hope Lucia's Two-Go Reopens in Rotterdam Former NYS Governor David Paterson celebrated his 70th birthday at the War Room with Chef Yasuo Saso Albany War Room Master Sushi Chef Saso was voted the best sushi chef in the Capital Region. Albany Republican and Democratic leaders unveiled "a sushi roll poll" to try to predict the 2024 presidential election.
OpenTable Serves Up 2025 Dining Predictions "We're seeing a new age of dining out that is more adventurous than years past, evidenced by diners embracing midweek dining, dining solo or with large groups, or upping the ante with a dining experi- ence," said Debby Soo, CEO of OpenTable. "... this is great news for restaurants all around."
Lucia's Two-Go owner Paul Cor- radi, Sr., recently announced that the pizzeria would close for aperiod on December 21, 2024. We hope they reopen after Paul takes a well-deserved season of rest and reflection... Paul Corradi, Sr., is a United States Marine Corps (USMC) Veteran who served his country — and the Rotterdam area for decades! Lucia's Two Go has been one of our favorite pizzerias to buy an- chovy, pepperoni, and sausage Sicilian-style pizza for years. The thick Sicilian-style crust is rich and tasty, and the three toppings (anchovy fil- lets, umami pepperoni, and pork Italian sausage crum- bles) garnished on top of the balanced pizza sauce with melted mozzarella cheese have made our mouths water. Rotterdam, NY - 518PIZZERIAS.COM NEWS Sicilian Pizza that reminds us of So. Jersey/So. Philly!
Every bite of their Sicilian-style pizza reminds me of the pizza I ate for over 15 years living in the South Philadelphia and South Jersey region. When I returned to Schenectady, in 2014 (after 27 years of living and working as an executive chef around the world), I was so grateful to find Sicilian-style piz- za different than the Tomato Pie with no meat my dad bought for our family each Friday growing up Roman Catholic. Lucia's Two Go is a great loca- tion in the #rotterdamspoon and Schenectady County area. The Sicilian Pizza with ancho- vy, pepperoni, and sausage is so GOOD that I made a video featuring the masterpiece of pizza, and why we LIKE pizza at https://youtu.be/-ZiAtbQohnM 518PIZZERIAS™ and Taste of Schenectady® and BEYOND/Taste and Shop™ magazine does not charge gourmet shops and restaurants to be featured in our Facebook and YouTube videos.
Three trends permeated the dining scene in 2024 (Janu- ary 1–September 30) and are expected to continue through 2025: Is Wednesday the new Friday? – Mid-week dining emerged as a new trend, with Wednesdays seeing an 11% in- crease in dining year-over-year (YoY) – the largest increase of any other day. 2 For 2025, 43% of Americans from OpenTable's research said they plan to dine out on Wednesday if they were to dine out during the week. Why? 41% say to break up the week. 1 Come one, come all – While solo dining is up 10% YoY, group dining is also having a moment: parties of 6+ are up 8% YoY. 2 Consumer research backs the
trend's staying power, 55% plan to group dine over holidays and a further 43% plan to do it more frequently in 2025. 1 Diners are challenging the status quo – Diners are being drawn to dining experienc- es from multi-course tasting menus to cooking classes to Omakase and everything in be- tween: OpenTable Experiences bookings are up 27% YoY 2 and 42% of Americans are more in- terested in experiential dining this year vs. last year. 1 Diners are also looking to up the ante in other ways: 61% plan to try new restaurants in 2025 rather than stick to the same. 1 1. An online survey was conducted by PureSpec- trum among 1503 US consumers. 2. OpenTable data.
PRNewswire/ -- OpenTable , a global leader in restaurant technology, has revealed the trends and consumer behav- ior that reshaped the culinary landscape, with out-of-the-box dining habits gaining momen- tum through 2025. Anoth- er standout trend among OpenTable's new consumer research is optimism for dining out in 2025, with 54% of respon- dents planning to dine out more this year than they did last year. Younger generations are lead- ing this movement, with 71% of Gen Zers and 68% of Millennials planning to increase their din- ing frequency in 2025. 1
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