Ted Stiker is a familiar face in the Rochester restaurant industry — he started Rochester’s Top Shelf Staffing, an event planning and service staff provider located downtown. After receiving many requests from clients to add catering to his available services, Stiker opened Tedwards Café and Catering (183 East Main Street) in April 2014. Tedwards serves […]
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CHOW HOUND: In praise of the pig
Americans love their pork. We add bacon to everything, from ice cream to vegetables, and look to discover new and inventive ways to prepare and serve as much of the animal as possible. The pig is featured prominently on the menu at ButaPub (315 Gregory Street), a new casual, American pub located in the historic […]
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CHOW HOUND: Something sweet
While Yuting “Tina” Yuan was studying for a Master’s degree in Statistics at Rutgers University, she often found herself distracted when hitting the books. “When I was studying, I was always thinking about baking — it’s my true passion,” Yuan says. Enter Dragon Sweetie, the bakery Yuan opened in September at 389 Gregory Street in […]
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DINING NEWS: East meets West
Fusion cuisine is a common concept for restaurants. It allows for more menu options and an opportunity to blend traditional ingredients from more than one region to make something new and original. The concept for East/West Kitchen (337 East Avenue) is a fusion of Russian, Vietnamese, and American cuisine. Andrea Lanphere, Alex Zapesochny, and Thuan […]
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CHOW HOUND: New face on an old place
Rochester residents have seen 170 East Avenue go through many incarnations. From Milestones to High Fidelity, and then Easy on East, the space has been a destination for East Avenue bar hoppers and music lovers for decades. Now the space sits as Flour City Station, and the venue’s current owners have added a menu created […]
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CHOW HOUND: To your health
Pulling in to the plaza where Saha Med Grill (1290 University Avenue) is located, I had a sense that there’s a theme going on: health. Walking from the car to the restaurant, I heard the barking of a personal trainer and the grunts from participants in what looked to be a circuit training class going […]
