The modern pizza originated, as you probably know, in Naples, Italy. There’s a long, global history of flat breads, but the story goes that it was in Naples that flat breads were first topped with tomatoes — and later buffalo-milk mozzarella — giving birth to what we now think of as pizza. You’ll still find […]
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Cheap Eats 2013
Would you like to get all gussied up and treat yourself to an expensive gastronomic feast, complete with wine pairings and decadent, show-stopping desserts? If so, you can take your top hat and monocle elsewhere. This rundown of Rochester’s cheap eats is for hungry people who don’t carry their money around in sacks with dollar […]
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Fired up
Pollsters tell us that more than 90 percent of Americans eat pizza at least once a month, and statistically we consume some 350 slices of pizza per second. Pizza is probably as universally popular a food as there is in this great land of ours. The vast majority of that pizza is baked in gas […]
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DINING REVIEW: Pomodoro Grill and Wine Bar
On the surface, Pomodoro Grill and Wine Bar in Pittsford appears to have little in common with its older sister establishment in Rochester. The original Pomodoro, which opened in 1994, occupies the rear of a former sawmill factory on an otherwise restaurant-free stretch of University Avenue. Freight and passenger trains rumble by occasionally on the […]
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ANNUAL MANUAL ’11: Rochester’s Pizzerias
In his indispensable book “American Pie,” author and baking educator Peter Reinhart embarks upon a hunt for the perfect pizza. Even he acknowledges that a flawlessly prepared pie often can’t compare to one that is simply, thoroughly satisfying. Because pizza really doesn’t have to be perfect; it can evoke a savory memory, lure friends over […]
