Hot Crispy Oil - Press

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Move aside, Tabasco: There’s a new spicy condiment in town. When the pandemic forced Albany’s family-owned French restaurant La Serre to temporarily close back in March, co-manager and Saratoga Springs native John Trimble passed his time in its kitchen, concocting a new condiment made from fresh garlic, shallots, chili pepper and blended olive oil. He shared his creation...

Hot Crispy Oil, a local product created by John Trimble, whose family owned La Serre from its 1977 founding until the Albany restaurant closed earlier this year, is beginning to roll out in retail stores after an online launch earlier this summer.

John Trimble could have been left reeling during the COVID-19 pandemic, and no one would blame him: Trimble managed La Serre, a restaurant owned by his family that for 43 years was a hallmark of downtown Albany’s fine-dining and political scene before...