It’s beyond heartbreaking when wealthy, middle-aged white men can’t find work as action heroes, so cheers to French filmmaker Pierre Morel for singlehandedly doing something to address their plight. After announcing his arrival with 2004’s entertainingly dumb “District B13,” Morel went on to reinvent Liam Neeson’s career (2008’s “Taken”), then — well, he kept John […]
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Film Review: “Run All Night”
There’s a reason Liam Neeson doesn’t have an Academy Award, and that’s because as a dramatic actor, he is just shy of awful. Yeah, he did receive an Oscar nod for 1993’s “Schindler’s List,” but let’s admit that any one of us could get nominated in the lead role of a Steven Spielberg Holocaust movie. […]
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ImageOut 2014
A colorful look at the 22nd Annual Rochester LGBT Film & Video Festival
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Ithaca is gorging
According to the all-too-true joke, ’round these parts there are only two seasons: winter and roadwork. But there’s actually a third: leaf-peeping season. Watching the trees abandon their lush jewel tones in favor of a fleeting, fiery splendor is one of New York State’s genuine pleasures, and the Finger Lakes set the perfect stage. The […]
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CHOW HOUND: On the waterfront
The term “sports bar” carries with it a little bit of a stigma, evoking thoughts of rowdy patrons, mediocre beer, and deep-fried everything, the dimly lit room typically set off by an army of televisions tuned to different channels. So in at least one respect, the new Rochester Taproom is indeed a sports bar, with […]
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ROUND-UP: Raw materials
You don’t need me to tell you that sushi ain’t all that cheap, which is why it’s easy to get stuck in a comfortable rut with regular visits to restaurants at which you’re certain that your money will be wisely spent. That’s where I come in. Between the professional writing and the amateur eating, I […]
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Dishing it out
We’re emptying the Tip Jar over here at Chow Hound HQ, but before we do, a trip to exotic State Street… Berbere-spiced lentils have lately become this carnivore’s first thought when venturing out for a bite, and credit for that should go to Rochester’s recent wave of excellent and affordable Ethiopian spots. The latest is […]
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CHOW HOUND: Setting the bar
So while the other suburbs seem to be busy opening a frozen-yogurt shop in every strip mall, the tiny village of Spencerport (population 3,601, according to the 2010 census) may be slowly morphing into a culinary mecca. You’ll encounter excellent barbecue, homey Italian, Mexican both classic and nuevo, a nifty new-American bistro, and most recently […]
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CHOW HOUND: Park and Berkeley redux
Food-scene watchers are no doubt aware that the stateside ramen era has been in full effect for the last several years. While we noodle-loving Rochesterians knew of a couple places where we could score piping-hot bowls of the Japanese comfort food, many of us held out hope for a ramen shop of our very own. […]
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CHOW HOUND: That famiglia feeling
Paul Vroman is the co-owner and chef of East Main Street’s new Italian restaurant Aunt Rosie’s, located in the recent former home of Max Sushi & Noodles, and right before that Duck Soupe. Truly, there are few people with whom I enjoy dishing about food and the Rochester dining scene more than the informed Vroman, […]
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DINING REVIEW: Nikko
When a new restaurant hits the scene, the first adjective that often gets tossed around is “trendy,” and that’s not exactly a compliment. Because while being of-the-moment is cool and all, that moment won’t last forever. There will always be someplace newer, and those so-called foodies will wander off to chase the proverbial dragon. At […]
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CHOW HOUND: Flour arrangements
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my Italian heritage, it is this: You do not visit someone’s home, especially during the holiday season, without an armload of carbohydrates. Sure, you could pop by empty-handed, but everyone will whisper behind your back, and the invitations should dry up quickly once the malocchio really kicks in. […]
