Scarlet Knife Receives Third Consecutive Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
-Acclaimed Latham Restaurant Recognized Again in 2026 for Exceptional Wine Program- LATHAM, NY — Scarlet Knife has once again earned national recognition from Wine Spectator, receiving the publication’s prestigious 2026 Award of Excellence. The honor marks the third year in a row that the restaurant has been recognized for creating a wine program that enhances the dining experience and showcases a carefully selected range of producers from around the world. “The restaurant industry is rapidly transforming as diners become more selective about when, how and what they drink. As wine drinkers grow more mindful, restaurants are adapting with creative wine programs,” said
Scarlet Knife Earns 2025 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
—Celebrating Back-to-Back Wins for Outstanding Wine Excellence— LATHAM, NY — For the second year in a row, Scarlet Knife has been honored for its outstanding wine program in Wine Spectator’s 2025 Restaurant Awards, which celebrate the world’s best restaurants for wine. “A wine list is a restaurant’s identity in print, and this year’s Wine Spectator Restaurant Award winners reflect both deep knowledge and a passion for discovery,” said Marvin R. Shanken, Editor and Publisher, Wine Spectator. “I proudly present the 3,811 restaurants worldwide that earned a Restaurant Award this year—we raise a glass to all our winners.” “This back-to-back recognition from Wine Spectator
Mondiale Dinner at the Scarlet Knife
March 26, 2023 Article by Ilona Weisman, Vice Chargée de Presse Photos by William M. Harris, Bailli When the Albany Chaîne met in March for the first Mondiale since Covid, the subject was Priorat—those berry-rich Spanish wines from the stony, terraced vineyards of Catalonia. The site was Scarlet Knife, an exciting new restaurant in Latham, New York, the magnum opus of brothers-in-law James Warren and Executive Chef Paul Dimm. With the debut of Scarlet Knife in November 2022, the two men realized a long-shared vision to create a premier dining venue in the Capital Region. Bailli William Harris tapped Vice Echanson Robert Brass to plan
Review: Scarlet Knife classy, pricey, worthwhile option
Impressive in size and ambition, Scarlet Knife is a luxurious restaurant in a former Kmart. Our critic says it offers an accomplished fine-dining experience. Times Union | Susie Davidson Powell There’s hardly a trace of the former Kmart in the elevated parking lot off Route 2, between Latham Circle and Watervliet. The brand new Scarlet Knife has radically reimagined 15,000 square feet, taking a flagship position in big-box space left vacant since the store’s closure in 2014 and more recently filled with mixed businesses from Vent Fitness to Bunker indoor golf, since Bill Lia of the LIA Auto Group snapped it up. Scarlet
First Course: The Scarlet Knife
Saratoga Living After Hours Forget everything you know about the KMart that was on Troy-Schenectady Road in Latham until about 10 years ago: That bygone bargain shopping destination has been utterly transformed into the Capital Region’s newest fine farm-to-table dining destination, with only one cheeky nod to the property’s big-box past bridging the gap between department store deals and decadent Duck Cassoulet. But I’ll get to that later. The Scarlet Knife, a brainchild of Chef Paul Dimm and his brother-in-law, James, celebrated its grand opening this past Saturday, November 12, some 18 months after the owners set out with a concept, a