Very Special Place: Crystal Restaurant in Watertown

You’ve got to feel sorry for NCPR’s Joel Hurd and TAUNY’s Varick Chittenden. Our look at very special places has forced them to sample great diner food from Lloyds of Lowville, sweets from Freeman’s Taffy Stand, ice cream from Donnelly’s in Lake Clear, Michigans from Clare and Carl’s in Plattsburgh, and cider and donuts from the Burrville Cider Mill. Hard work…but they’ve struggled through it. Well it turns out they’ve saved the toughest assignment for last. Last year, just before Christmas, they paid a visit to the Crystal Restaurant in Watertown to learn more about this North Country landmark and sample a holiday favorite, a tasty and potent creation called the “Tom and Jerry.”