“Any movie you love can provide comfort, but lately I’ve favored low-stakes stories that have nothing to do with the end of the world.”
Round-Up
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The 15 best films of 2019
It was as good a year for film as it was bad for, well, (gestures broadly to the world) everything else. These are the movies that most spoke to Adam this year, each conveying something unexpected about what it feels like to be alive right now.
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Think spring
Even though it may not seem that way — especially after Stella wreaked havoc on our city last week — spring is technically here. The snow may still crunch under our feet, but the intoxicating smell of French fries and gravy will soon be in the air as Le Petit Poutine starts the engines of […]
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ROUND-UP: Lighter bites
After weeks of holiday feasting on cookies, cakes, eggnogs, and ham with all the trimmings, I like to reset my palate in the new year by eating lighter foods. That’s not code for dieting; it’s seeking out foods that are lighter in flavor, the way Swiss cheese is more delicate than Parmesan, or lighter in […]
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A sandwich greater than the sum of its parts
Roast beef on kümmelweck, better known simply as beef on weck, is a humble sandwich. It’s a venerated staple in Buffalo-area restaurants and taverns, yet mysteriously, has not taken a solid foothold in the Rochester area in the way that Buffalo’s other culinary pillar, the chicken wing, has. Beef on weck consists of only three […]
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The most important meal of the day
The food world can be a divisive place where finding something that most people agree on is difficult, to say the least. Despite that, almost everyone loves to eat food stuffed between two pieces of bread. I’m a huge fan of sandwiches, and specifically, I have become obsessed with great breakfast sandwiches. There’s something irresistible […]
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CHOW HOUND: Where food is worth eating
Much has changed in Webster since I left the suburb (back when there was only one Webster high school, kids). I currently live in the city, and usually proximity and convenience determine where I satisfy my culinary cravings. But a recent excursion through my hometown prompted several reactions — “That wasn’t there before!” “Where did […]
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ROUND-UP: Raw materials
You don’t need me to tell you that sushi ain’t all that cheap, which is why it’s easy to get stuck in a comfortable rut with regular visits to restaurants at which you’re certain that your money will be wisely spent. That’s where I come in. Between the professional writing and the amateur eating, I […]
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ROUND UP: The ground round
As much as we may not want to admit it, Rochester is pretty well known for its meats. We have the Garbage Plate (can’t escape that one), white hots, BBQ joints, and pretty decent chicken wings. But the city is not typically known for its meatballs — but maybe it should be. From traditional Italian-style […]
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CHOW HOUND: Flour arrangements
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my Italian heritage, it is this: You do not visit someone’s home, especially during the holiday season, without an armload of carbohydrates. Sure, you could pop by empty-handed, but everyone will whisper behind your back, and the invitations should dry up quickly once the malocchio really kicks in. […]
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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 […]
