Rochester loves its craft beer. From Three Heads Brewing to Lost Borough to Swiftwater, there are more destinations than ever for local beer connoisseurs to wet their whistles. And yet many beers get overlooked — seemingly too obscure or odd to be considered everyday elixirs. What follows is a non-comprehensive survey of seven beers and […]
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How to make: Habichuelas Con Dulce
When the smell of habichuelas con dulce (or sweet beans) comes drifting from the kitchen, you know it’s spring. It might be hard to imagine beans as a key component of a dessert, but this Dominican dish doesn’t last long in our household because of its subtle yet sweet flavor and thick texture, perfectly topped […]
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How to make: Khao Neow Ma Muang
Linda Seng, owner of Thai Mii Up, shares her recipe for mango with sticky rice According to Linda Seng, the most popular dessert on her menu at Thai Mii Up (1780 East Ridge Road) is the Khao Neow Ma Muang, or mango with sticky rice. The dessert originated in Thailand and is especially popular in […]
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The essentials
Ten restaurants that define Rochester’s dining scene Rochester’s culinary community has developed into a dynamic scene over the last 10 years. It may be impossible to fully define, but City Newspaper’s dining staff has set out to describe the area’s food landscape through its first list of 10 essential Rochester restaurants. This isn’t a traditional […]
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Art Rogers’ neighborhood
Meet the James Beard Award-nominee who started a local farm-to-table trend Art Rogers is running late. It’s a Wednesday at noon, and the young man who answered the door at Lento, Rogers’ Village Gate restaurant, doesn’t know where the owner is, but says “he’ll be back; won’t you have a seat?” The restaurant is eerily […]
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The sweet life
City went in search for the simple delights of dessert drinks We’re living in a time of great innovation on the craft cocktail front, but this article is not about that. I’m here to talk about the simpler joys of dessert drinks; the sweet stuff, the candy drinks. Some call them “girl drinks” — although […]
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Bean to cup
In 2012, City contributor James Leach wrote about three new coffee shops in Rochester that were roasting, brewing, and selling their coffee all in house, a relatively new concept: Joe Bean Coffee Roasters, Canaltown Coffee Roasters, and Java’s at the Market. Fast forward to 2015 and I had the chance to interview the owners of […]
