Binghamton Restaurant Takes the Spotlight on Empire Plate Show

"The Empire Plate" is a popular online food show that features family-owned bars and restaurants across the state of New York, showcasing the best foods that the state has to offer.

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For over nine years, Bill Vinci, host and producer of the Empire Plate, has traveled across New York State to feature special family-owned bars and restaurants and the delicious dishes they serve.

One of the most iconic dishes featured on the Empire Plate is the New York-style pizza which is a staple of the New York food scene. Another famous dish featured on the Empire Plate is the Buffalo wing which was invented in Buffalo and has become a favorite snack food all over the world.

Lesser known but equally delicious dishes featured on the Empire Plate include the Rochester-style garbage plate which is a bed of home fries or macaroni salad, topped with a choice of meat and smothered in onions, mustard, and hot sauce.

Recently, the Empire Plate released a new episode featuring The Old Union Hotel in Binghamton. The Old Union Hotel is located in Binghamton's First Ward and is a historic landmark that has stood the test of time for over 150 years serving the community as a hotel, a saloon, and a gathering place.

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Current owners of The Old Union, brothers Andy and Adam Kipp and cousin Mike Cooke, purchased the restaurant in 2012 and have created a truly wonderful space that serves delicious food and drinks in a cozy, historic setting.

The Old Union Hotel's Empire Plate episode revealed to the world that the eatery has won an impressive 14 awards for making some of the tastiest wings in New York State.

The Old Union Hotel isn't the only Binghamton restaurant to be featured on Empire Plate, a testament to the incredible food scene in Broome County. In April of 2023, Nip's Park Avenue Saloon was highlighted.

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2022 was a big year for Empire Plate to feature outstanding food from Binghamton. Although now closed, both Dos Rios Cantina and The Colonial were featured on the show. Also featured were Stone Fox and Social on State.

And in 2019, Michelangelo's Pizzeria and Restaurant was featured on the show during which host Bill Vinci said the restaurant served some of the very best pizza he'd had in the time that he'd been filming the show.