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Taste and Shop: Celebrating Gastronomy

Cook, dine, travel, shop. Taste and Shop™ is a leading gourmet food, lifestyle, and travel magazine publisher in the Albany/Schenectady, New York, Lenox, and Pittsfield, Massachusetts area. For over 26 years, we have been dedicated to promoting gastronomy—celebrating the joy of good eating and nutrition. As members of SLOW FOOD USA and SLOW FOOD INTERNATIONAL, we taste, cook, dine, travel, and shop—and are committed to preserving traditional food cultures and sustainable food systems.

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Local Travel

Join us as we explore the beautiful Berkshires, and Cook, dine, travel, shop, and taste the flavors of history!

International Travel Video

Join us as we explore Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was a kingdom in Southern Italy from 1816 to 1860. The kingdom was formed when the Kingdom of Sicily merged with the Kingdom of Naples.

Maria Carolina of Austria, the wife of Ferdinand I, and the sister of Marie Antoinette imported French master chefs (Monzù) to the royal court in Sicily, in 1805. The French Monzù taught chefs in Naples and Sicily, Italy how to cook!

Our late mentor Dan DiNicola

Our mentor since 1981, Daily Gazette, and WRGB CBS6 28-year veteran reporter Dan DiNicola, who taught Russian literature, was inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame... Dan DiNicola, a Sicilian-American, was born on October 31, 1941, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He helped Rachael Ray get her start in cooking on TV. Dan's niece, Renee DiNicola, and I, shared a duplex, in Pittsfield, MA.

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We are committed to providing you with accurate, reliable, and timely news and information. Our team of experienced journalists and editors cook, dine, travel, shop, and work tirelessly to bring you the latest updates and insights from the newspaper and magazine industry in the Albany/Schenectady, New York, Lenox, and Pittsfield, Massachusetts area. With Taste and Shop™ magazine, you can stay ahead of the curve and make informed decisions.

Taste of Schenectady® and Beyond™ magazine launched our YouTube Channel TASTE518 in February 2022 to share the best cheap eats, casual and fine dining, hidden gems, and recipes with people passionate about cooking, dining, history, shopping, and travel. For over twenty-six (26) years, we have published gourmet food, lifestyle, and travel magazines.

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