Category Archives: New Businesses

Amber Chaves, right, owner of the Bundle Store in Clifton Park, helps a customer with a ‘babywearing’ device used for carrying infant children.

BY JENNIFER FARNSWORTH

The Bundle Store has a new location at 1789
Route 9 in Clifton Park. Nestled in between Exit 9
and Exit 10 of the Northway, owner Amber Chaves
said the move from Ballston Spa allows for more
space and other positive changes.

Chaves said going from 300 to 1,700 square feet
gives the store a better way to showcase its goods
and more space for classes conducted for mothers.
There is also more parking.

“Before we could only offer on-street parking and
classes sometimes held outside, because of space.
Now we have the room that we need,” said Chaves.

Chaves opened The Bundle Store in 2013. The
business expanded, but has managed to stay true
to its original purpose. Chaves said the reasons
why she started the company are still what is most
important. She wanted to give parents a safe place to
go for advice on baby carrying and natural products
for infants, such as cloth diapers.

Peter Chen right, and Qing Chen operate
Great Tang’s restaurant in Saratoga Springs.

BY LIZ WITBECK

Great Tang’s, a new restaurant in Saratoga
Springs, brings Asian cuisine to the Spa City.

The establishment opened in October in the
Price Chopper Plaza at 127 Ballston Avenue.
It offers a variety of Chinese, Japanese, and
Thai food.

Owner Peter Chen grew up in China, and
moved to New York City. It was there that he
began his career in the food industry. He has
been working in restaurants since 1998. He
has owned restaurants in New York City and
Pennsylvania, but wanted a change of pace.

“I wanted to try something new,” said Chen.

Comfort Inn and Suites at 7 Northside Drive in Clifton Park now has a restaurant offering
breakfast, lunch and dinner. The space is also available for weddings, shower and business events.

BY JENNIER FARNSWORTH

The Comfort Inn and Suites in Clifton Park
now has a full-service restaurant and banquet
facility for customers.

After several construction delays, the
American Bistro is now open for business at
the hotel.

The grand opening was scheduled for Jan.
11.

Restaurant owner Frank Ciaccio comes to
the hotel with 12 years of training restaurant
managers with the Cheesecake Factory. Ciaccio
said he trained at eight different locations and
is ready for both the change and the challenge
of opening a new restaurant.

He will have between 30 to 35 people on
staff.

The new hotel at Saratoga Casino & Raceway is under construction and scheduled for opening
this summer. When it does, Morton’s The Steakhouse will be one of its restaurant choices.

Saratoga Casino and Raceway announced
that a Morton’s The Steakhouse will operate the
feature restaurant inside the casino’s $40 million
hotel expansion.

Both the hotel and Morton’s The Steakhouse
are on track to open for the summer of 2016,
casino officials said.

Morton’s The Steakhouse opened its first
restaurant in 1978. Its menu features USDA
prime-aged beef, fresh seafood and hand-picked
produce.

“We are proud to be able to offer our guests
‘the best steak anywhere’ right here in Saratoga
Springs,” said Tom Wiedmayer, general manager
of Saratoga Casino and Raceway. “Morton’s The
Steakhouse shares our core goal of providing
unique and special experiences to each and every
one of our guests and we couldn’t imagine a more
perfect fit for our property or our community.”

Lisa Liptak, owner of Nurture Green Salon and Spa at 182 South Broadway in Saratoga Springs,
is environmentally conscious from the products she uses to materials used to build her studio.

BY LIZ WITBECK

For Lisa Liptak, being conscious about the
environment is not just her career. It is something
she integrates into her daily life. When
she opened Nurture Green Salon and Spa, she
thought about ways she could make her facility
a better place for the earth.

Nurture Green Salon and Spa, at 182 South
Broadway in Saratoga Springs, had its grand
opening ceremony in November. Liptak was
interested in creating a salon and spa that promoted
a green atmosphere.

“Hair salons are very toxic places,” said Liptak.
“I want to show people that you can pamper yourself
and take care of the earth at the same time.”

Liptak has been a hair stylist for 17 years. She
got her degree from BOCES.