Carrie Beagle lived in Corn Hill during her 20’s — and at the time she was frustrated that there weren’t more options for dining out or grabbing a drink in the area. She was excited when Corn Hill Landing was built, but had no idea that she would eventually be running her own business there. […]
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Culinary South Clinton
Opened by a bootlegger in 1929, The Stork Club in Manhattan was a nightclub that you or I could probably never get into. The club’s clientele included the rich, the famous, and the fabulous and they all hung out together in the “Cub Room” — the club’s lounge for the VIPs of the VIPs. Rochester’s […]
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Rodeo watch
Some say Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but we prefer food truck season, which is now in full swing. The next Food Truck Rodeo at the Rochester Public Market is set for June 24, so we wanted to check in on some of our recent food truck favorites. We’ve openly swooned […]
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A permanent parking spot
Anyone who is familiar with the food truck scene in Rochester knows Marty’s Meats: the popular sandwich truck is a fixture downtown and at office parks and food truck rodeos. A new brick and mortar location at 703 Park Avenue, Marty’s on Park, allows owners Marty O’Sullivan and Paul Koecheler an opportunity to expand their […]
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Mรกs Mofongo
When a door closes, another one opens. It’s a common saying, and has many different iterations, but the idea is the same: a chapter in your life comes to a close, whether it’s a job or a relationship, and it paves the way for something new. This was the case for Xavier Borges, the co-owner […]
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Drifting through downtown
For those that might only go downtown at night for concerts or other events, it can be easy to forget that there is life in the area during the day, before it empties out after all the nine-to-fivers go home. Drifters L.B. is a new restaurant located inside the recently opened Hilton Garden Inn (155 […]
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Love at first sight
When Alessio Troiano, a native of Italy’s Abruzzo region, first visited his girlfriend in Rochester, he fell in love with the region’s summer. (I didn’t ask him about the Rochester winter). “I loved it so much that the next time I came, I made my father come with me,” Troiano says. On that visit with […]
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Cooking what you love
Ashley Swan-Abramson, chef at Roux (688 Park Avenue), loves the versatility of French cooking. “French food is influenced by so many different regions and you can do so much with it,” she says. “I love doing new twists on classic interpretations.” Swan-Abramson’s mother, Robin Banister, owns Roux, and her sister, Paulina Swan, is the bar […]
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The late night nosh
When it comes to late-night food options in Rochester, your choices are typically limited to whether you want cheeseburgers or hot dogs on your garbage plate. Monroe Kabob (201 Monroe Avenue) is offering something different for those looking for the late-night nosh. Monroe Kabob is also open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, however, […]
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A taste of France in the East End
Vive Bistro and Bakery wants to make vegan food more inviting for the uninitiated. “We find if we refer to our menu as plant-based, it’s a lot less scary for people,” Nick Lemesis says with a laugh. Lemesis is co-owner of Vive Bistro and Bakery (130 East Avenue), a new French-inspired vegan restaurant in the […]
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CHOW HOUND: Old-school in a new space
Cinelli’s Pizza Ristorante (840 Long Pond Road) moved into its space in the new plaza next to Bryant & Stratton College on January 20. “We literally built this place from the ground up; there was a dirt floor,” says co-owner Franca Cinelli. Franca, along with her husband, John, and her son, Tom, are all owners […]
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CHOW HOUND: An edible renaissance
The story behind the new restaurant Mamma Lucia reads like a romantic-comedy script. Boy meets girl in high school, date, but eventually break up and lose touch. They reconnect 20 years later, get married, and open a restaurant together. This is the story of Senada and Orhan Pehlivanovic and Mamma Lucia, which opened in the […]
