You could go years without realizing that the Park Avenue Pub even exists. Until it was recommended to me last year, even I’d been unaware, and I did my laundry next door for years. But Ted Bunce has been running the place since July of 1973. Ted’s wife, Lisa, says it’s the kind of […]
Adam Wilcox
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Cotton, kickboxing, and cornbread
Big Al Anderson drives up to his Genesee Family Restaurant and apologizes for opening late, saying he’s been helping a friend. Priorities matter, and there’s no question that a friend comes before opening on time for a man raising his seventh and eighth foster children (he also raised two of his own). Anderson opened this […]
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Raging Burrito
People are always saying there’s no good Mexican food in Rochester. It’s certainly true that we don’t have the variety you’d find in Texas or California, but the general pronouncement might say more about the taste of the speaker. Besides the chains, we also have Maria’s, Salena’s, and Los Amigos, all of which are good […]
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Chicken fight
Four months ago, I
set out to find the best chicken wings in the Rochester area. Over that time,
many wondered whether the subject warranted the time and effort. Trying to
argue that it did, I found myself feeling that it didn’t. But since Buffalo’s
Anchor Bar (1047 Main Street, Buffalo) started serving wings in 1964, the
appeal of the little fried hunks of mostly skin and bone has been hard to deny,
and in the spirit of populism, here goes.
