ChowDaFest 2011

     Today, Julie and I headed up to Saratoga to meet some fabulous ladies and indulge in some tasty chowders.  After meeting the girls at Chianti, my favorite restaurant in Saratoga (have I mentioned that a few times already?), we headed toward the masses on Broadway. My first stop was Grey Gelding for a cajun shrimp chowder and Plum Dandy for hot cocoa. It really helped keep me warm as we stood in line. You can't tell from the picture, but there were ridiculous snow squalls all day long. So much for not wearing a hat -- Julie and Katie were well prepared!

Julie, Kristin, Katie, Kara and I

         We saw so many adorable dogs on the sidewalks and couldn't help but stop and smile. The St. Bernards, Siberian Huskys and English Bulldogs, of course, were my favorite. If it weren't such a long drive, I'd be really tempted to bring Buster -- three places serve doggie chowder! Next stop was Irish Times where I had an amazing scallop based chowder with a garlic crostini. This is the second time I've been to Chowderfest and I think this blend was the best I've tried yet!

Yum!

      After visiting Brinidisi's and chatting with the girls some more, we decided to head home, but not before another stop at Plum Dandy. And, this time it was for a delicious fro yo sundae. I had sugar free mint chocolate chip, but was not calorie conscious  whatsoever when it came to my toppings (hot fudge, oreo chunks, brownie bits, dark chocolate chips, and possibly more).   It was a good thing we left when we did because it took me 90 minutes to get home due to the snowstorm and accidents on the Northway.