While gleefully perusing the FaceBook photos of Lynn Beaumont, it suddenly struck me how difficult it was to find one of her solo, where she was not pictured with another friend or family member – a telling testimony to her popularity and well-deserved belovedness. With her equally-beloved partner Bam Lynch, she has turned Cheesecake Machismo into a national treasure; people come from miles around to try out the magical selection of traditional and wildly non-traditional varieties on hand each day (get there early as they often sell out for the day). Having opened the very first Bomber’s Burritos with Matt Baumgartner, she’s been a jewel of the Albany scene for decades, and can often be found around some of my most favorite local luminaries (see Kevin Bruce and Tess Collins). Today it tickles me to offer what little honor I can with this Dazzler of the Day crowning (and it’s my way of paying her back for driving me to a party after a First Friday gallery night many years ago, something she probably doesn’t even remember because she does such kind things all the time).
