It’s a mixed metaphor of major proportions: the country’s headed for the fiscal cliff, with the debt ceiling closing in. And Robert H. Frank, professor of economics at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, says we might have to go off that cliff before Republicans realize they’re holding a losing hand.
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DINING REVIEW: Royal India
It is not Christmas at Royal India. Crouched on the edge of the commercial sprawl that is Henrietta, Royal India sits apart from the celebration of America’s No. 1 consumer holiday, an oasis in a desert of faux holiday cheer. Mommy is not kissing Santa Claus here. Nor is anyone bemoaning giving their heart away […]
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Present day: where to shop for foodies
Is your holiday shopping list filled with hard-to-shop for food fans? Our Chow Hound profiles some local stores packed with gifts for the gourmand, griller, snacker, or aspiring chef in your life.
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Theater Review: RBTL’s “Memphis”
Given that the 2012-13 Rochester Broadway Theatre League season is stocked with big-name shows like “Book of Mormon,” “Les Miserables,” and “Mary Poppins,” you might have overlooked “Memphis,” which is currently on stage at the Auditorium Theatre. Judging by the audience reaction to Tuesday night’s area debut, this show has the potential to be a […]
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Proposed RBTL theater hinges on Medley progress
Medley Centre developer Scott Congel plans to build the Rochester Broadway Theatre League a new 3,000-seat theater.
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CHOW HOUND: CHAR at Strathallan, and more
Throughout time, weary travelers have been able to procure meals and lodging at the same establishment, though the food can sometimes taste mostly of convenience. Ideally, the in-house restaurant should enhance a hotel’s reputation; think Escoffier at London’s Savoy, Ducasse at Monte Carlo’s Louis XV, or Robuchon at Manhattan’s Four Seasons. Here in Rochester the […]
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Greek peek
In this day and age, an online presence should be a priority for any business, especially a new restaurant hoping to persuade curious customers to spend their hard-earned money at an as-yet-unfamiliar place. Opa! Authentic Greek Koozina, which opened recently in Henrietta’s Frontier Commons, posted its impressive menu a few weeks before its projected debut, […]
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DINING REVIEW: Good Smoke BBQ
Around this time of year, I tend to pull my dog-eared copy of H.P. Lovecraft’s collected stories off the shelf, looking for something to send a chill up my spine. The plot of every one of the old hack’s stories is the same: some deeply troubled soul trying to warn an unsuspecting world of the […]
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DINING REVIEW: Pleased to meat you
It’s a chilly Wednesday evening in early October. The sheds at the Rochester Public Market are vacant, a brisk wind chasing bits of paper and leaves around the wide-open space. On the edges of the market, warehouses, brooding ramparts of industrial-grey concrete and steel rolling doors, stand shuttered and dead under the glare of security […]
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie’s brutal creativity is spread equally over his music and films. Both aspects of his career bleed with a visceral cult verve and classic B-movie horror. Zombie’s work is over the top. Whether rocking the stage with his trademark metal/industrial kerrang or getting his slasher ya-ya’s out on film, one look, one listen and […]
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CHOW HOUND: Fiamma, Finger Lakes Restaurant Week, and more
I watched Fiamma co-owner Giuseppe Paciullo slide his pizza-laden peel into a wood-burning oven aglow with flame, turned around to jot something down, then, less than a minute later, heard shocked noises coming from photographer Matt DeTurck: “It’s done!?” Forty-five seconds. That’s how long co-owner Robby Brockler says it takes for Fiamma’s Neapolitan pizza oven, […]
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CLASSICAL: The many colors of Debussy
Fans of the works of Claude Debussy (1862-1918) should be sure to invite themselves to the “Prismatic Debussy” Festival, a month-long series of concerts, lectures, and displays taking place at the Eastman School of Music, held to celebrate the composer’s 150th birthday. Highlights include premieres of recently discovered Debussy songs, new compositions inspired by Debussy’s […]
