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October 12, 2018Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe Comes to Troy
The Capital Region Chamber along with Ambassadors, patrons, family and friends welcomed Bard and Baker to Broadway on Thursday, October 11th. Bard and Baker is a unique cafe in that it holds almost 400 different board games for guests to play at their table. From the classics to new modern games, the theme of the cafe is to “unplug and play.” Something we all need to do from time to time.
Charlotte Guyton is the Owner and General Manager of Bard & Baker. Charlotte is classically trained in hospitality, studying at Paul Smiths College in the Adirondacks, and has been managing food and beverage establishments for the past 10 years. Most recently, Charlotte was the General Manager of Restaurants of Clark House Hospitality in downtown Troy, NY, managing front of house operations for the Charles F. Lucas Confectionery & Wine Bar, Peck’s Arcade (OpenTable’s Top 100 Restaurants in America 2016), little pecks: all day café, The Tavern Bar, and Donna’s Italian Restaurant.
Bryan Connor is the Kitchen Manager and Head Game Curator of Bard & Baker. Bryan is a classically trained pastry chef and publicized author of MOTHER’s Cookbook, an EarthBound-inspired video game food cookbook, funded through Kickstarter. Bryan previously was the Pastry Sous Chef at Clark House Hospitality, crafting desserts for the Charles F. Lucas Confectionery & Wine Bar, Peck’s Arcade (OpenTable’s Top 100 Restaurants in America 2016), and little pecks: all day café. He also runs a food blog, called Lvl.1 Chef, creating real life recipes from popular video games.
