Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef, author, and television personality, has made a career out of cultivating the image of a foul-mouthed blackguard. Whether he's slagging vegans, attacking ascendant Food Network...
CHOW HOUND: Hose 22 Firehouse Grill
At more than 175 years old, Rochester has quite an array of historical architecture, some of...
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Tandoor Flame
I could happily eat Indian food every day for the rest of my life, but recently indulging my...
CHOW HOUND: Sugar Mountain and La-Tea-Da Merge
For the past two years Riley Greider and Donald Brown have been operating Sugar Mountain Bake...
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RESTAURANT REVIEW: Food at Fishers Station
I have a personal question for you. You don't have to answer out loud, but I want you to be honest with yourself. You like, really like, Egg McMuffins, don't you? It's OK. I won't tell anyone, but I can offer you a way to hold your head up high...
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CHOW HOUND: Nathan's Soup and Salad, The Gingerbread House
There are many dreams that we all share: winning the lottery, learning to fly, becoming famous, and, arguably the most common, having a menu item at a local restaurant named after us. And while you may have to wait on the first three, Nathan's...
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RESTAURANT REVIEW: Perlo's Italian Grill
Donna Perlo knows almost everyone who sets foot in her East Rochester restaurant. She greets most of her regulars as they come in, others she catches on her rounds through the busy dining rooms. A few stop to chat with her as they juggle jackets...
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CHOW HOUND: Carside-to-go service, Sample NY Beer Festival
When you don't feel like dining in or waiting up to half an hour for delivery, carside-to-go service (sometimes called curbside pick-up, express pick-up, or myriad other names) lets you pick up your food without ever stepping foot out of your...
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RESTAURANT REVIEW: Olives Greek Taverna
I went to Salt Lake City earlier this summer to attend a friend's Greek Orthodox wedding. I left home with visions of Greek excess dancing in my head: endless tables piled high with pita and dolmades, vast dishes full of tasty dips and spreads,...
Talk about tough shoes to fill. From the beginning, the great pianist Dave Brubeck's signature...
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Step right up to the greatest show in town: City Newspaper's Best of Rochester 2009! Every...
I was recently talking with a friend who, due to various schisms in his family, doesn't...
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