In bowling, the fifth frame is commonly referred to as the beer frame; whoever has the lowest score buys the next round. When Jon Mervine, Wade Reed, and Jarred Foster were looking for a name for a new venture combining their passions for coffee and beer, the name Fifth Frame Brewing Co. seemed like a […]
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Remembering Java Joe
There was a phrase heard again and again while interviewing those that knew Joe Palozzi, endearingly known as Java Joe: “That was just Java.” Whether people were describing how he golfed barefoot — something he picked up when he lived in Hawaii — or how when he would deliver coffee to restaurants that he loved, […]
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Dissecting the coffee wave
Rochester’s unique cluster of third wave coffee shops has grown into an intertwined family tree
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Best Food & Drink 2016
Best Pizza Mark’s Pizzeria. Many area locations. markspizzeria.com Runners up: The Pizza Stop | Pontillo’s | Salvatore’s Best Burger Bill Gray’s. Many area locations. billgrays.com Runners up: The Gate House | Restaurant Good Luck | Swillburger Best Barbecue Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. 99 Court Street, 325-7090, dinosaurbarbque.com Runners up: Good Smoke | Sticky Lips | Texas Bar-B-Q […]
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Meraki Coffee Co. serves up coffee with soul
Ryan Baker found the Greek word meraki (pronounced “may-rah-key”) on Google. He was searching for interesting names and came across the word, which means “to do something with soul, creativity, or love; to put something of yourself into your work.” Baker chose it as the name for his new pop-up coffee company that recently made […]
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Five coffee drinks that are anything but usual
It’s the time of year when energy is hard to come by. Snow flurries and frigid temps make “Netflix and chill” more tempting than usual. What’s a busy Rochesterian to do? Pick up one of these unique coffee drinks. They’ll jumpstart your brain and keep it buzzing with flavors that give you something to think […]
