DISH ’12: Unique local dishes
Sometimes, when I’m enjoying an especially tasty restaurant meal, or munching on some homemade candy, or even just scraping the vegetal goodness from a simple steamed artichoke, my thoughts will wander from what’s happening in my mouth and I’ll find myself once again floored by the minor miracle that is cooking. Who first looked at…
DISH ’12: Cakes
BY HEATHER CHARLTON The past few years have seen an influx of TV shows focused on incredible pastry chefs who create outrageous cakes and pastries. Their creations are so over-the-top, it is almost impossible to consider them food, and not art. I often sit at home and think to myself, “Dang, where can I get…
DISH ’12: Coffee guide
At his roastery located inside Java’s at the Market, Joe Palozzi, who has been roasting coffee beans in the Rochester area under one name or another for more than 30 years, pulls a tiny scoop from the latest incarnation of his century-old coffee roaster and looks closely at the smoking beans heaped in it. He…
DISH ’12: Introduction
They say you are what you eat. I submit that if you eat some of the food mentioned in this edition of Dish, you will be awesome. This time out our writers found some of the most outrageous, interesting food and drink items in the Greater Rochester area. Frog-leg garbage plates. Birthday cakes shaped like…
DISH ’12: Park Avenue food guide
Ever marveled at the array of signs for food along Park Avenue? With more than 30 restaurants, bars, and specialty food shops, it took me two full afternoons to visit every one. From favorites I know and love to businesses I’d never have noticed without a map, Park Avenue offers something for everyone’s appetite and…
