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This Week @ Carmen’s: South Troy through Outsiders Eyes Artists Reception, Gideon Fruedmann, Tapas, 2013 Rising Star Chef Nominee Chris Faraci

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Tonight! “South Troy through Outsider Eyes”  can be seen at Carmen’s Café, 198 First Street Troy.  It starts with an Artist’s Reception from 5-8PM on Thursday, October 25 catered by Carmen herself.  It closes on Christmas Eve with Carmen’s annual Community Potluck, open to all.

Friday October 26 Gideon Freudmann— Jazz/ Rock/ Baroque Fusion on the Cello

Friday Tapas Specials:

  • Butternut & Fennel Bisque, Yucca Chicken Croquettes, Pan Seared Radicchio Salad Roasted Tomatoes, Sweet Pickled Carrots Tossed w/ Champagne Vinaigrette Option—Topped w/ Poached Egg
  • Crab Cakes w/ Spicy Remoulade Served w/ Sweet Mashed Potatoes w/ Honey & Chipotle
  • Braised Stuffed Flank Steak w/ Spinach Peppers & Caramelized Onions Served w/ Yucca fries & Veggie
  • Marinated Roast Chicken Served w/ Rice & Beans
  • Pumpkin Risotto w/ Roasted Acorn Squash Topped W/ Whipped Goat Cheese & Roasted Shallots
  •  Caramel Apple Cheesecake, Flan

Breakfast Specials for Sat-Sun, Oct. 27-28 ~

  • Huevos Benedictus Poached Eggs over Saffron Rice Cake & Bacon served w/ House-Made Hollandaise Sauce & Plantain
  • Veggie Huevos Benedictus Drop the Bacon & Plantain, Served on a Bed of Greens
  • Steak & Eggs Home Fries & Toast

Cast your vote for our own Executive Chef, Chris Faraci as the 2013 Rising Star Chef!2013 Rising Star Chefs

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Acoustic Diva (Diva & the Dirty Boys)

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June 22  Acoustic Diva  (Diva & the Dirty Boys)

What do you get when you mix a spunky NYC cabaret singer with a burning ’60s rock band? Well, it ain’t cabaret!

Lisa Gordon on keys, harmonica and lead vocals, treats audiences to punchy covers of Grace Slick, torchy renditions of Dusty Springfield, Joplin, and more. Looking for Beatles, Kinks or Cream? Burning guitarist Rob Piorkowski, slick bassist Nick Bisanz and hot percussionist Johnny Easy blend their instrumental and vocal talent with harmonies that result in a DIRTY BOY sound much bigger than a quartet.

Cafe open from 5–10pm with music in two live shows from 6–7:30 or 8–9:30 5$ Cover.
Call 518 326 2064 for reservations

 

~ Specials Menu for Friday June 22nd ~

~ APPETIZERS ~

Shrimp and Scallop Cocktail

Eggplant sliders,
grilled, topped with avocado, and guava sauce, served on a multi grain dinner roll

~ TAPAS ~

Chicken breast
stuffed with chorizo, olives, raisins and onions, served with rice and beans

Beef tamales
served with yucca fries and seasonal veggie

Red snapper
w/ avocado sauce, served over saffron rice  and veggies

Black bean patties
w/pineapple rice, seasonal veggies and lime creme

~ DESSERT ~

Strawberry shortcake
served on a house made biscuit, with fresh strawberries and creme fraiche

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Pancakes with nutella mousse and salted caramel sauce
Steak….filet mignon…. and eggs, served with home fries and toast

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Graham Tichy Trio Friday June 1st

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Cafe open from 5–10pm with music in two live shows from 6–7:30 or 8–9:30 5$ Cover.
Call 518 326 2064 for reservations

And the Graham Tichy Trio is gonna rock and swing the night away. Let’s heat up the night with some good friends, some great tapas, homemade sangria, and the rockin beat of Graham Tichy’s trio.

Dinner Specials for Friday, June 1:

Ropa Vieja
Shredded Beef in Spicy Tomato Sauce
w/ Peppers & Onion, Served w/ Yucca Fries & Veggies

Seafood Bouillaibasse
w/ Shrimp, Scallops, Tilapia & Red Snapper over Saffron Rice

Marinated & Slow Roasted  Chicken
Served w/ Mashed Potatoes & Veggies

Asparagus Rolled in Fried Eggplant
w/ Tomato Thyme Sauce

Eggplant Sliders
Grilled Eggplant & Sliced Avocado
Topped w/ Guava Sauce

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Todd Nelson Trio TN3—

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Friday, March 16th:  Todd Nelson 4 – Jazz

Todd Nelson Trio TN3 mixes elements of jazz, rock and electronics, playing original songs and new arrangements of unusual covers, including pop, folk and gospel and any other genre signified by the muse.
The music of TN3 is improvisational but not noise; exploratory in texture and sound but melodic; arranged but open-ended; structured while embracing the random; aware of the past without repeating it; unafraid of space, subtlety or beauty, and it rocks.

Two Shows 6-7:30 & 8-9:30, $5 Cover

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Graham Tichy Trio with John Tichy and Don Dworkin

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The Tichy Boys—Father, Son, and Holy Crow, that’s Doc Scanlon on Bass!

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing!

And the Graham Tichy Trio is gonna rock and swing the night away. Let’s warm up the December night with some good friends, some great tapas, homemade sangria, and the rockin beat of Graham Tichy, the legendary John Tichy of Commander Cody fame and the amazing globe-trotting – swing-master Don “Doc Scanlon” Dworkin.

This Friday December 9, Open 5-10, Music 6:30-9:30, $5 Cover

Tapas Specials for Friday, December 9:

Pan Seared Chicken Breast
With Tomato Onion Jam
Served With Fried Yucca

Pan Seared Salmon
With Rum-Honey Glaze
Served With Saffron Rice

Cuban Beef Stew With Grilled Roll

Vegetarian Pot Pie With Grilled Roll

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Breakfast Specials for Saturday & Sunday December 10 & 11

Flan French Toast
Drizzled With Carmel Sauce

Life By Chocolate Pancakes
Topped With Homemade Raspberry-Pear Compote
and Creme Fraiche

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Christmas Eve, Saturday December 24—
Carmen’s Annual Holiday Potluck

We’ll put out the basics:  Picadillo, Rice & Black Beans, Fried Yucca,
Plantains and Flan Along With Mulled Cider and Sangria

You bring a Dish or Drink to share and an Open Heart

No charge, no cover, just an evening of conviviality & conversation
with the Carmen’s community

Carmen's Cafe March Calendar of Events

¡Holá from Carmen’s!

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Sway to the Cuban beat with Mundo Nuevo, Albany’s own Latin band, this Friday March 18.  Open from 5-9, live music from 6 on.  No cover or minimum.

Sample our new Tapas treats, like Seafood Crepes and Beef Brochettes, plus new desserts like Chocolate Mousse and Simmered Pears with Bleu Cheese & chocolate drizzle.

Don’t forget to sign up for Carmen’s Facebook Fanpage.  You’ll get all the news, plus some great special offers.  Just sign up now and tell us you are a fan to get a free refill on a glass of Sangria!