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Breaking for the 4th, Back Saturday
Wed. July 2 to Fri. July 4 Carmen’s takes a breather— We’ll be back on Sat. & Sun. – Jul. 5 & 6 So this week we are all chillin’, getting ready to pick up the post-holiday slack. We are closed...
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Weekly Specials / Tapas / New Art / Fall Music Schedule
Week of Thurs. Oct. 9 to Sun. Oct. 12 Carmen Updates Window Boxes As Wednesday’s cold front was rolling in, Jim was winter proofing and Carmen was cleaning and redecorating the window boxes. Check them...
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Prix Fixe Dinners
Friday, October 31st Served 5-9 Braised Oxtail fontina grits, apple gastrique, fried leeks, cilantro Smoked Baby Pork Loin whipped plantains w coconut, butternut squash hay, pineapple rosemary...
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Xocolate Season Is Upon Us!
Spanish Hot Chocolate Whipping down from the North Pole, the bitter wind of winter brings the cold. Our only recourse, the only way to fight back, is with Piping Hot Xocolate from the sunny plains of...
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Kasius & Heard bring World Beat Jazz to Carmen’s
Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius and Heard will play Carmen’s, Friday night, Nov. 21 at 6 & 8 moving us with their wonderful music. Two sets, reservations suggested. $5 cover. 198 1st Street Troy, NY...
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Happy Thanksgiving— See You Saturday!
Week of Sat. Nov. 29 to Sun. Nov. 30 Carmen’s is closed on Thurs. & Fri the 27th & 28th We’ll Be Open Sat. & Sun! Everyone needs time to be with their families. So, if we may suggest,...
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Good Morning from the Heart of the South Troy Arts District!
New Artist! Does the name Susan B. Anthony ring a bell? And she came by it honestly! Susan is from Brooklyn, and just loves Troy. So much that she’s writing a book about us— if by writing you mean...
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Best Coffee in All The Land!
Week of Sat. Jan 24 to Sun. Jan. 25 Why are those Cortados so good? Meet Matthew Loiacono, Lead Roaster at Uncommon Grounds in Saratoga Springs, NY The idea of the Cortado is that it pulls all the...
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Blueberry Pancakes / Huevos Tostados / Vote for Carmen’s / Tiffany Tour
Cuba meets New England Blueberry Pancakes with pineapple-mango sauce! and FRESH blueberries! Light and fluffy, just what the doctor ordered to chase the wintertime blahs away! Some whipped cream, a...
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Easter is here, and the weather just broke
Baked Ham Easter is here, and the weather just broke. It’s amazing how it feels balmy at 38*. Join us and enjoy our baked ham, Cuban style. And if there’s one thing Cubanos know, it’s how to handle...
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The Nellies and Friends Play the Victorian Stroll at Carmen’s
Troy Victorian Stroll This Sunday —The Whole Town is Open! Dress up in your Victorian finery, pass a few coppers to the urchins, and have a grand time! Don’t expect any snow, the weatherman says 50°....
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