Casual clothing and dining at Stuyvesant Plaza

— Photo fromordersimones.com

“A Mediterranean Fusion” is how Bashir Chedrawee describes the fare at Simone’s Kitchen.

GUILDERLAND — Two local businesses will be expanding their reach to Stuyvesant Plaza this summer: Simone’s Kitchen and Union Hall Supply Co.

Union Hall, in Saratoga Springs, was named after founding father Gideon Putnam’s first drink hall, which eventually became The Grand Union Hotel, according to the shop’s website.

“Union Hall Supply Company was born after listening to men wait outside the changing rooms of Lifestyles of Saratoga asking when we would open a shop for them,” says owner Heidi Owen West on the website. “They were hoping for casual, well-made clothing and accessories, all in one place.”

Simone’s Kitchen, with current locations in Schenectady and Coxsackie, bills itself as “the first Mediterranean-inspired fast-casual eatery in the Capital Region.”

The restaurant started as a mother-and-son operation, run by Simone and Bashir Chedrawee, expanding from there, and its website says, “Simone’s Kitchen is inspired by the school lunches Simone used to pack her two sons which consisted of a base of greens and grains, topped with a source of protein, and decorated with a variety of vegetable medleys.”

“Our menu draws inspiration from all over the mediterranean — a Mediterranean Fusion — and is made with wholesome ingredients thoughtfully combined to create meals that are bursting with flavors,” said Bashir Chedrawee in a release from Stuyvesant Plaza.

Both the men’s clothing store and the Mediterranean restaurant will open on the south side of Stuyvesant Plaza, next to Felthousen’s Florist.

The Stuyvesant Plaza release also mentioned the opening of community café Uncommon Grounds; the renewed leases of Pearl Grant Richmans, Lola Saratoga, and Peaches Café; and the recruitment of national retailers Sur La Table and Warby Parker.

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