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New Year, New Shoe
A NEW PAIR OF SNEAKERS FROM IRUN LOCAL WARRANTS A FULL OVERHAUL OF YOUR ATHLEISURE WARDROBE WITH MUST-HAVE PIECES FROM IRENE LEIGH. photography by DORI FITZPATRICK
whether your new year’s resolution is to get back to the gym, take a daily walk around town to clear your head, or spend more time wearing comfy clothes (count me in!), these two looks are for you. Those who identify with Wednesday Addams should head straight to Irene Leigh in the Saratoga Marketplace for a trendy head-to-toe look that’s (almost?) as dark as her soul. I paired slightly shiny black leggings with this fun sweater and puffer coat, and added a splash of color with Hoka sneakers from iRun Local. For those not afraid of a little hot pink, I dressed up another pair of black leggings with somewhat of a statement piece: a soft, fuchsia coat that matches the pink in the sneakers perfectly, and a bulky black scarf (hey, in Saratoga in the wintertime, keeping warm is always in style). The final touch for either look? Futuristic ski glasses that’ll propel your style into 2023 and beyond.
—CLAIRE BURNETT @clairewburnett
IRENE LEIGH: ELECTRIC & ROSE SHAUNA SWEATSHIRT | $148 FP MOVEMENT PIPPA PACKABLE PUFFER JACKER | $198 SPIRITUAL GANGSTER SHINE INTENT LEGGING | $88
IRUN LOCAL: OISELLE LUX EARBAND | $26 GOODR “I DO MY OWN STUNTS” GLASSES | $45 IRENE LEIGH: BEYOND YOGA DAYDREAM PULLOVER | $66 RD STYLE HEIDI JACKET | $118 ALO YOGA LOUNGE LEGGING | $108 WINDOWPANE SCARF | $34
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baby it’s cold outside Fancy
winter cocktails beckon patrons into (from left) Lucy’s (Sweater Weather); Henry Street Taproom (Brutella); and (opposite) The Misfit (Red Ryder and Drop It Like It’s Hot).
Coziest Cocktails
THIS YEAR’S WINTER COCKTAILS ARE NEXT-LEVEL, SO WARM UP AT YOUR FAVORITE BAR WITH ONE (OR TWO) OF THESE SPIKED MASTERPIECES. BY ABBY TEGNELIA
There’s no at better way to warm up one’s belly than by bellying up to the bar—so get out of the house and hit up one of these hot spots for a drool-worthy concoction or two. Downtown’s most creative mixologists have outdone themselves this year, with each boozy confection more delectable than the last.
“Patrons want that magical kind of feeling in the winter, like they’re ordering a present—something special—for themselves when they order a drink,” says cocktail curator Jess Contompasis of Henry Street Taproom. Her liquid treats include a Brutella (cold brew, Bruno Mars’ SelvaRey chocolate rum, biscotti liquor and hazelnut whipped cream topping) and It’s Tradition (eggnog, St. George apple brandy, vanilla vodka and grated nutmeg).
Other downtown hotspots splashed out fancy new winter cocktail menus— stop in for a visit at Lucy’s (the bar’s vodka-soaked Sweater Weather will speak to the staunchest s’mores fans) or The Bourbon Room, for starters. But don’t miss The Misfit, their newest Caroline Street neighbor.
Owner Michael Mills started his enviable winter cocktail list with a base of seasonal flavors such as rosemary, chocolate and cinnamon. “Every member of the bar staff works together to build recipes that are unique and unexpected,” he says. “We finish by making sure we’re offering a mix of spirits, colors, glassware and interesting garnishes to complete the job.”
The outcome? An impressive list that includes a spiced rum cocktail made with apple cider, orange and cinnamon and served warm—plus an over-the-top s’mores treat, peanut butter espresso martini, and tequila/mezcal masterpiece topped with egg white and called We Didn’t Start the Fire. If that doesn’t warm you up, we don’t know what will.
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Cake Boss
BREAD BASKET BAKERY DEDICATES ITS SECOND LOCATION TO THE ART OF CAKES. BY NATALIE MOORE
Saratoga’s Bread Basket Bakery has been much in the news in recent years: First, in 2020, it was purchased by Ed and Lisa Mitzen and turned from a for-profit business into one whose profits go to charity, as one of the couple’s Business for Good family of companies. The following year, a second location of the beloved bakery was opened across town in The Springs apartment complex at 3 Hampstead Place. And now, this past fall, that second location has been transformed to meet Bread Basket’s rising demand for one thing: cakes.
Heading up the cake-making operation is cake designer and manager Angelina Tallman. She first worked at the bakery starting in the 1990s, then she ran her own operation, Cakes By Angelina, for five years before coming back to Bread Basket full-time in 2016. “What sets us apart is the length of time we’ve been operating,” she says. “I’ve made cakes for families for decades. I make cakes for kids now, when once I made their parents’ wedding cake.”
While the Hampstead Place location no longer serves food (you can still get all your Bread Basket favorites at the original location on Spring Street), the shop still offers coffee and tea, as well as some breakfast pastries and, if you just need a little something to satisfy your sweet tooth? Cupcakes.
ice, ice, baby Angelina Tallman
