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CHOW HOUND: Meet and eat
The story of Sabra Grill (2600 Elmwood Avenue) reads like a word problem from a standardized test. Question: Your mom has a culinary degree, your dad is a contractor, and you own an event planning business, what type of business should you all open together? Answer: A restaurant, obviously. Noy Cohen Botier, along with her […]
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The most important meal of the day
The food world can be a divisive place where finding something that most people agree on is difficult, to say the least. Despite that, almost everyone loves to eat food stuffed between two pieces of bread. I’m a huge fan of sandwiches, and specifically, I have become obsessed with great breakfast sandwiches. There’s something irresistible […]
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CHOW HOUND: A new ball game
Rochester isn’t a rookie in the meatball game. When it comes to those spherical mounds of meat, we’ve got choices. Do you like your meatballs with a frosty can of Schmidt and a game of pinball? Go for Skylark Lounge on South Union. Those who want their meatballs on-the-go can visit The Meatball Co. food […]
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CHOW HOUND: Let’s do lunch
If you’ve been downtown during the lunch hour then you’ve undoubtedly witnessed the increased pulse of our fair city. Plop down on a bench with a sandwich and you can watch the law office couriers rush past you, or see the worker bees who have removed their cubicle shackles to take a walk and get […]
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CHOW HOUND: Bar food, turned up to 11
Marshall Street Bar and Grill is not new. They opened officially on October 1, 2010, in the space formerly occupied by Damian’s Pub on the corner of Monroe Avenue and Marshall Street. Over the last year, however, a certain buzz has grown around them. In recent conversations I have had regarding Rochester food, many have […]
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CHOW HOUND: Like family
The enthusiasm that Tom Joy has for his new business is contagious. Walking through the door of Park Ave Paninoteca, my friend and I were greeted like family — which makes sense because if you wander in on any given day, you’ll see Joy’s brother, sister, wife, or another member of the family helping out. […]
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DINING: Free to be gluten-free
While eating gluten-free is a necessity for many — specifically those suffering from Celiac Disease or a gluten-intolerance — an increasing amount of people are choosing a gluten-free lifestyle for healthier eating. Gone are the days of the gluten-free products being tucked in a hard-to-find corner of the grocery store’s “health food” aisle. Gluten-free products […]
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CHOW HOUND: Angry Goat, happy patron
The Angry Goat still has that new bar smell. Filling the air is the scent of recently painted walls and freshly cut wood, not yet spoiled by spilled beer. Located on the corner of South Goodman Street and South Clinton Avenue, the pub has a great location near both the South Wedge and Swillburg neighborhoods. […]
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CHOW HOUND: A west side story
La Marifinga started out as an idea for a food truck, but eventually evolved into a restaurant serving Spanish and American food on the west side. Edgar Gonzalez, the current Sous Chef at Rocco, opened the restaurant with his wife, Diana, who is at the restaurant seven days a week — an admirable feat when […]
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CHOW HOUND: Back to the neighborhood
A neon sign stating “Sorry We’re Open” greets you as you walk in the door of the newly renovated Bosco’s Richmond’s Tavern. The “Bosco’s” might be new, but Richmond’s has been an establishment in Rochester for years. Located on Richmond Street, a small side street off of Main Street, Richmond’s had been a destination for […]
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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 […]
