Will there be capacity restrictions? Will there be street dining? Will we be able to belly up to a bar? They are all on the table.
Restaurant News
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Call (and send brunch over to) your mother
A pandemic is no reason not to treat mom sweetly. Many restaurants are offering to-go versions of Mother’s Day brunches.
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Quaran-tea time
Combine a virtual hangout and check-in with one another while supporting the local bakeries and pastry shops that are still open for biz. Place your orders ahead of time, brew up your favorite Darjeeling, Earl Grey, or rooibos, and take a mid-afternoon work break with friends and fam.
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Open for (limited) business
The local food industry took a big hit when the state mandated that all restaurants, bars, and cafés switch to take-out only. Here we present a running list of places that are open for to-go orders, and what else patrons can do to help their favorite eateries through this time.
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Lucky for you
Restaurant Good Luck recently opened Lucky’s on North Winton. Co-owner Chuck Cerankosky describes the new restaurant as a smaller, more casual, neighborhood version of Good Luck. “If Good Luck is for special occasions and showboating, this is an everyday place for everyone to have a great meal,” he says.
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A new twist on an old space
After sitting empty for nearly three years, the former Matthew’s East End Grill space has been filled. Twisted Tap is a Packers bar, serves a variety of burgers (but caters to the meat-free), and will have its grand opening on Valentine’s Day.
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Yes, we canned
Friday, January 24, is the beer can’s 85th birthday, and some of the first cans were manufactured in Fairport. This calls for a toast.
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Vegan butchery opens in Hungerford
“Vegan” and “butcher” are not two words you expect to see side-by-side. But with the help of Grass Fed, a local purveyor of plant-based meat alternatives, there’s no reason a vegan lifestyle can’t be compatible with a BLT, some chicken schnitzel, or a Thanksgiving turkey.
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Misfit Doughnuts reopens after fire
After nearly five months since the four-alarm fire, the beloved all-vegan bakery will reopen Saturday, August 24, in the South Wedge.
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Chow Hound: Aldaskeller Wine Co. pop-up tasting series
The series’ wine curator Brandon Opalich has been working in the service industry for nearly 20 years in New York and various other states. Now, Opalich wants to introduce wine lovers to an inclusive, laid-back vibe.
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Sweet Mist makes ice cream magic
Theatrics aside, the technique is well worth it: flash freezing with liquid nitrogen makes the ice cream smooth and dense. Sweet Mist offers classics like chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry, but there is also matcha green tea, saffron, sweet ginger, and dill pickle.
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In search of Butter Boy
It’s no secret that Rochesterians are obsessed with Wegmans. But when our dining writer Chris learned about the phenomenon of Butter Boy through a Wegmans-worshiping meme page on Facebook, he had to find out what the fervor was all about.
