{"id":31052,"date":"2018-07-11T05:25:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T09:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=31052"},"modified":"2018-07-12T09:55:58","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T13:55:58","slug":"grandmas-back-porch-eatery-in-lake-george-is-now-christines-new-owners-new-chef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2018\/07\/grandmas-back-porch-eatery-in-lake-george-is-now-christines-new-owners-new-chef\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandma\u2019s Back Porch Eatery In Lake George Is Now Christine\u2019s; New Owners, New Chef"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Christine\u2019s, owned by Cassandra Chiaravalle-Randall and Michael Latham, opened in May and offers homemade comfort food and other dishes at 3017 Lakeshore Drive, Lake George.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Jill Nagy<\/p>\n

In a short period of time, Cassandra Chiaravalle-Randall and Michael Latham transformed the former Grandma\u2019s Back Porch restaurant into Christine\u2019s at 3017 Lakeshore Drive, about half a mile from Lake George Village.<\/p>\n

It opened over Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really proud of how quickly we did get in there,\u201d Chiaravalle-Randall said.<\/p>\n

The walls went from several shades of green to a burgundy red. Bathrooms were painted and wall papered. A new service bar was added and new lights went up on the deck.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s not everything I wanted to do,\u201d she said, but a good start.<\/p>\n

In addition to the renovations, she and Latham, her business partner and chef, added some new items to the menu, including some of the Italian dishes she knew from Gino and Tony\u2019s, a restaurant in Lake George owned by her family until last summer.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>She said much of it is dressed with \u201cour delicious sauce that I grew up on.\u201d However, the popular American comfort-food type items like meatloaf, ribs, chicken and turkey remain the heart of the menu.<\/p>\n

For breakfast, the new owners retained the \u201cnice, homemade comfort food\u201d menu, making everything from scratch, including home fried potatoes every morning. The breakfast business is doing very well, she said.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are trying to find a way to bring people in,\u201d including discount coupons, Chiaravalle-Randall said.<\/p>\n

Latham and Chiaravalle-Randall are renting the restaurant from Charlene Depold, the woman who used to operate Grandma\u2019s Back Porch. The building is not insulated or heated, so, \u201cat least for now,\u201d will only be open from Memorial Day to Labor Day.<\/p>\n

Christine\u2019s can seat 129 diners, including 34 on the deck and the rest split between two dining rooms. They can also pack up food for take-out.<\/p>\n

A rotating staff of eight to 10 serve the meals and another three work\u00a0 <\/span>in the back of the house.<\/p>\n

Hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. The telephone number is 518-685-5228.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Jill Nagy In a short period of time, Cassandra Chiaravalle-Randall and Michael Latham transformed the former Grandma\u2019s Back Porch restaurant into Christine\u2019s at 3017 Lakeshore Drive, about half a mile from Lake George Village. It opened over Memorial Day weekend. \u201cI\u2019m really proud of how quickly we did get in there,\u201d Chiaravalle-Randall said. 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