You’re liable to work up quite an appetite while checking out a night’s worth of shows at the Jazz Fest. Thankfully, the festival provides. Several of the Club Pass venues offer food (at an additional fee, of course), including Max of Eastman Place and the Rochester Club. Refreshments are available at most of the others. […]
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CHOW HOUND: Sweet somethings
Get the details on the new bakery in Village Gate, Get Caked. Plus: a new permanent home for popular food cart Lettuce B. Frank, the Edible Book Festival, openings, and closings.
DISH ’12: Introduction
They say you are what you eat. I submit that if you eat some of the food mentioned in this edition of Dish, you will be awesome. This time out our writers found some of the most outrageous, interesting food and drink items in the Greater Rochester area. Frog-leg garbage plates. Birthday cakes shaped like […]
DISH ’12: Park Avenue food guide
Ever marveled at the array of signs for food along Park Avenue? With more than 30 restaurants, bars, and specialty food shops, it took me two full afternoons to visit every one. From favorites I know and love to businesses I’d never have noticed without a map, Park Avenue offers something for everyone’s appetite and […]
DISH ’10: Chef favorites
 [ INTERVIEW ] Unlike sports or politics, gastronomy is one of the few topics about which people get passionate but not violent. While the world has seen many heated discussions concerning food, rarely has anyone ever rioted about the yummiest cut of steak, and few, if any, have been punched out in debate over the […]
DISH ’10: Sandwich guide
 [ ROUND-UP ] Sometimes, when the demands of the world leave you feeling pressed and wafer thin, packed between obligations and carelessly speared by some pick with a garish plastic frill, you might reach for consolation in a comforting bowl of hot soup. Soup certainly takes in the tears, but how do we gather the […]
ANNUAL MANUAL ’10: Eating Around the World
 [ DINING ] BY SUSIE HUME With budgets tighter than ever, it’s unlikely that most of us will be filling our passports with too many new international stamps this year. And yet, if you’ve long been wanting to travel the globe to experience new cultures and — more importantly to this writer — new cuisines, […]
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’09: Late-night eating
BY DEB SCHLEEDE Once the semester gets going you’ll likely find that college life keeps you up well into the early hours of the morning. But many times campus food facilities aren’t staffed with kind of night owls you’ll become. Whether you’re out bar hopping or studying your ass off until 2 a.m., there’s always […]
DISH ’09: Buffet Guide
BY SUSIE HUME Whether you’re trying to stretch your dollar in this tight economy, expand your limited palette, or you just enjoy pigging out every once in a while, the all-you-can-eat buffet offers something for everyone. It’s enticing because it presents a challenge to the diner: The value is directly proportional to the amount you […]
ANNUAL MANUAL ’09: Rochester Favorites
FOOD & DRINK [ BEST OF ] BY CITY NEWSPAPER READERS Every yearCity Newspaper asks its readers to tell us what’s great about our fair city. And every year thousands reply with their choices for the best of Rochester. From pizza shop to art gallery, laundromat to nightclub, you’ll find many of their picks here. […]
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’08: Surviving without a car
BY JESSICA BAKEMAN Having a car is a luxury most of us take for granted. But now that you’re a poor college student, perhaps in a new town and alone for the first time in your life, that luxury is probably a distant memory. For all of you new to Rochester — or to the […]
ANNUAL MANUAL ’08: Rochester favorites
Every year City Newspaper asks its readers to tell us what’s great about our fair city. And every year hundreds replay with their choices for the best of Rochester. From pie shops to strippers, radio shows to beauty salons, you’ll find their picks here. For additional Best Of content, including picks by City Newspaper’s critics, […]






