With his distinctive, genre-defying voice , Rochester singer-songwriter Evan Meulemans will provide an incidental performance at Black Button Distilling on September 4..
Black Button Distilling
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Sanitizer showdown
Scent, stickiness, and slick packaging: we rate hand sanitizers from the big companies to the local upstarts.
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Black Button shifts from gin to germicide
The distillery on Railroad Street has switched 100 percent of its operations over to making hand sanitizer for area health care facilities, daycares, and homeless shelters.
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Unter Biergarten brings the Wurst to the East End
There has been a collaborative trend in Rochester restaurants over recent years with restaurant owners partnering on events and sourcing products from each other. Unter Biergarten (120 East Avenue), which held its grand opening last Thursday, is no exception. Chef and owner Derrick DePorter has created a menu of what he calls “Bavarican” cuisine — […]
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A long time coming, Bitter Honey opens on Railroad Street
Zack Mikida’s enthusiasm is contagious. On the day we sat down to talk, everyone who walked into Bitter Honey (127 Railroad Street), Mikida’s new venture with SCN Hospitality (The Revelry, Branca), whether it was an employee or a customer, was greeted with a high five or a hug. Bitter Honey has been a long time […]
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Local spirit
The last five years has seen a growth in local distilling, so City wanted to learn more about three growing companies
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Roots in Pittsford
“Organic.” “Local.” “Sustainable.” There are certain buzz words that pop up for pretty much every restaurant that opens these days.
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Going back to Greece
The “coming home” theme is a common one when it comes to telling the story of where people decide to open restaurants. Mark Chiarenza grew up in Greece and after being involved in opening and running various establishments in Rochester (Murphy’s Law, Nikko, Char at the Strathallan), he decided he wanted to open his next […]
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CHOW HOUND: Nerding out
Approaching Nox Craft Cocktails & Comfort Food in Village Gate, you may think you need a password to enter. The impressive, dungeonesque doorway has eye-level panels that can be opened from the inside to snoop on who is outside. When my friend and I stepped inside on our visit, she immediately gasped, “Oh my goodness, […]
