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Table Hopping By Steve Barnes, senior writer on March 9, 2021 at 11:34 AM I have a story online now, which will be in print in Thursday’s Food section, that chats with David MacVane Sr., the majority owner of Fred the Butcher, and his son David MacVane Jr., who is the general manager of Fred the Butcher II. The new store, a satellite of the main store in Halfmoon, opened last weekend on the site of the former Falvo’s Meat Market in New Scotland. Short version: Fred the But...

Bite-Sized: Tiney Diney opens, new Freds location coming, more in food news FacebookTwitterEmail The Tiny Diney, in the small Cohoes building that has been a diner for a century, opened in mid-February. (Steve Barnes/Times Union.)Steve Barnes/Times Union Chicken and seafood restaurant opens in Schenectady A restaurant called Union Bonchon Chicken & Cajun Seafood has opened at 1638 Union St. in Schenectady, a former Pizza Hut location. The  menu offers mostly fish and seafood, in fried and b...

Fred the Butchers New Scotland location due in early March FacebookTwitterEmail 2of8 The former Falvos Meat Market in New Scotland has received an extensive exterior and interior renovation to prepare its opening as the second location of Halfmoon-based Fred the Butcher. A March 5, 2021, opening is projected. (Provided photo.)Provided photoShow MoreShow Less 3of8 4of8 Falvos Meat Market, a New Scotland institution since 1974, closed last year. (Provided photo.) Show MoreShow Less 7of8Buy Phot...

Table Hopping By Steve Barnes, senior writer on February 17, 2021 at 10:50 AM Falvo’s Meat Market last year. (File photo.) Fred the Butcher, a meat-centric destination in in Mechanicville and then Halfmoon since 1979, is in the final weeks of preparing to open its second location, in the former Falvo’s Meat Market, 20 miles south in New Scotland. A representative tells me an opening on Friday, March 5, is projected. Hours are expected to be 10 a.m. to 6 or 7 p.m. weekdays, ...