On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, we’re back with another audio version of the new Rochester Food Net . Amanda Antinore and Chris Clemens (also from Exploring Upstate ) joined me remotely to talk about our experiences in quarantine, cooking, media consumption, and plenty more. If you want more from Chris (and who doesn’t?!) I recorded many episodes with him that can be found on your podcast feed! We recorded this episode on March 21 in the time of the Coronavirus COVID-19 here in R...
May 05, 2020•1 hr
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Trystan Sandvoss from First Light Creamery to talk about their new Cheese Care Package initiative and all about how First Light came to be where they are today. It was a pleasure to engage with some fantastic local products that take care in sourcing. Check out Cheese Care Package to support First Light and other great producers while also getting yourself a great tasting experience. It is a reminder for us to still find some joy in the times we ar...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 1 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Ben Turiano from Joe Bean Coffee Roasters and Ben Weiner from Gold Mountain Coffee talked everything around quality coffee sourcing and distribution. Ben Turiano called into the studio late last week to give an update on Joe Bean and how they are doing with the current pandemic situation. If you want to support Joe Bean right now, go to their website and subscribe to their Perpetual Joy coffee program or watch their series of videos coming out talk...
Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 14 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, we’re back with another audio version of the new Rochester Food Net . Adam Wilcox and Kurt Brownell joined me remotely to talk about our experiences in quarantine, cooking, media consumption, and plenty more. If you want more from Adam, check out the two episodes ( Part 1 and Part 2 ) I recorded with him in 2018. We recorded this episode on March 21 in the time of the Coronavirus COVID-19 here in Rochester so please keep in mind that there will be ...
Apr 01, 2020•54 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, we’re kicking off an audio version of the new Rochester Food Net . Vince Press started things off and we talked through his background, restaurant reviewing, cooking, and how he’s passing the time. If you want more from Vince, check out the earlier episode I recorded with him in 2018. We recorded this episode on March 21 in the time of the Coronavirus COVID-19 here in Rochester so please keep in mind that there will be some talk about that but we t...
Mar 26, 2020•40 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Jill Chodak from URMC called into the studio remotely to talk about nutrition and balance. We recorded this on March 21 in the time of the Coronavirus COVID-19 here in Rochester so please keep in mind that there will be some talk about that but we tried to bounce around to a bunch of nutrition topics as well. This episode is brought to you by the newly launched RochesterFoodNet . I am very happy to be a part of the group of well established voices ...
Mar 24, 2020•36 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, my good friend Bryan Chue from Boston came to Rochester for NYE 2020 and we recorded a wide ranging episode before he left town. This is the first episode I’ve posted in a while and I hope to be around a bit more now that life has calmed down somewhat. Stay tuned for more episodes I have saved up! This episode is brought to you by the newly launched RochesterFoodNet . I am very happy to be a part of the group of well established voices in the Roche...
Jan 13, 2020•1 hr
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Chris Spinelli from ROC Brewing came over to the studio to talk about the beginnings of ROC and where it is today , local beer and an overall great conversation. This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and specialty goods more transparent and change the way people find their food. I have been following ROC since their early days and a few of my friends and I were regu...
Aug 23, 2019•1 hr 3 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Chris Thompson from Chronicles of Nonsense and his writings in the City Newspaper came over to the studio to talk about his writings around black owned restaurants in Rochester and all about his path. This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and specialty goods more transparent and change the way people find their food. I have been following Chris online and on his app...
Jun 14, 2019•1 hr 5 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Ryan Pierson and Ben Tolhurst from the Good Food Collective / Headwater Food Hub came over to the studio talk about their custom share options and the current state and future of the Hub. My fellow Phrankly co-founder Brandon Vulaj joined as well to discuss local food sourcing and our experiences with the Custom Share. This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and speci...
Apr 16, 2019•1 hr 6 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Chris Clemens from Exploring Upstate came over to the studio to talk about our recent road trip from Rochester to Lewiston taking (mostly) Route 31 on the way. Chris wrote a great accompanying recap on his website that you should check out! He did a much better job than I would covering all of our stops and I highly recommend heading over to take a look. This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribut...
Jan 07, 2019•1 hr 6 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Magnus Apollo (John Magnus Champlin) came over to the studio to talk about his work on the radio, his path and we also talked movies toward the end. My friend Bryan Chue and my wife Carrie Lindstrom also chimed in! Happy New Year! Make sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast app or platform and leave a review if you can. This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants...
Jan 02, 2019•1 hr 29 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I recorded my second conversation with Chef Jeffory McLean who is a regular guest on the podcast and a man with knives who travels to wherever he is needed. Happy Holidays to all of the listeners to the podcast and we’ve got some great episodes recorded for the next few weeks as well as interviews scheduled I’m very excited about. Make sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast app or platform and leave a review if you can! This episode...
Dec 21, 2018•1 hr 16 min
Picture from Brian Jackson on FB On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I recorded my second conversation with Donny Clutterbuck from Cure and his updated Pour Cost app . Thanks for everyone’s patience with the delay since the last episode. In between, Food About Town won Best Podcast in the City Newspaper Best of Poll for the 3rd year in a row! Thanks to everyone who continues to listen and supports what we’re trying to do here on the podcast. More great interviews, discussions and new...
Nov 14, 2018•1 hr 17 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I talked to Will Cleveland from the Democrat and Chronicle to talk about what has been going on in the local beer scene. Today is the last day to vote in the City Newspaper Best of Poll for 2018 so please go and vote for Food About Town for best podcast before 5pm! Thanks for listening! This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and specialty goods more transparent and c...
Oct 12, 2018•1 hr 17 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I talked about my experience cooking for the last three days of the Joe Bean kitchen a little while back with my buddy Bryan Chue from Boston. Thanks for listening! This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and specialty goods more transparent and change the way people find their food. It was an honor and a privilege to be involved in the last few days of Joe Bean the w...
Sep 28, 2018•1 hr 4 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Joe McBane from Tap and Mallet came over to the studio to talk local beer, Rochester Real Beer Week and the Expo, his path in Rochester and trends in the industry. Thanks for listening! This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and specialty goods more transparent and change the way people find their food. It was fantastic spending an evening chatting beer with Joe. I h...
Sep 17, 2018•1 hr 22 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Paul Guglielmo from Guglielmo Sauce , the Brother Wease Show and part of the tag team champions of IWF out of Brockport came over to the studio to talk sauce, radio and wrestling! The Rochester City Newspaper Best of Poll for 2018 is now open! Head over to their website and answer the poll for all of your favorites including Food About Town for best podcast. Let’s get out the vote and get us on the ballot for the 3rd year in a row. Thanks for liste...
Sep 07, 2018•1 hr 21 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, John Cannon from Glen Edith Coffee Roasters and every band came over to the studio to talk about his work as their wholesale manager, coffee in general and lots of random topics along the way including music. The Rochester City Newspaper Best of Poll for 2018 is now open! Head over to their website and answer the poll for all of your favorites including Food About Town for best podcast. Let’s get out the vote and get us on the ballot for the 3rd ye...
Aug 31, 2018•1 hr 7 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Chef Jeffory McLean (Cheffory!) came over to the studio to talk about his work over at NY Kitchen (formerly New York Wine and Culinary Center) teaching, his culinary concierge company FLX Foodies and noodling around about food. Thanks for listening and see you out there! This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and specialty goods more transparent and change the way pe...
Aug 17, 2018•1 hr 12 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, my good friend Chris Clemens from Exploring Upstate joined me to talk about some coffee related news in Rochester and hit on the coffee scene in general. We also covered some of Chris’ recent travels around Rochester and the Finger Lakes and bounced around talking about some cool food events. Thanks for listening and see you out there! This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants...
Aug 10, 2018•1 hr 7 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, my wife Carrie Lindstrom and my friend Bryan Chue joined me to talk about my experience at Anthrocon and food while traveling and on the road in general. This was my first time at a furry convention and it just so happened to be one of the largest in the US to help Carrie sell her artwork. Thanks for listening and see you out there! This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, f...
Jul 27, 2018•1 hr 4 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I took the portable rig over to Sapori Cafe to talk with Vinnie Paulino from the Comedy at the Carlson Cast and Chef Joe from Sapori about the Vinnie Paulino Panini! Who wouldn’t want a panini with cup and char pepperoni pizza as bread? We talked comedy, broke down the mammoth (and delicious) sandwich and learned about how Chef Joe opened Sapori. Thanks for listening and see you out there! This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is wo...
Jul 20, 2018•1 hr 12 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Kathy Turiano , Dena Jones and Ben Turiano from Joe Bean Coffee Roasters came over to the studio to talk through the history of Rochester’s first specialty coffee shop and where they are today. This was a long time coming as I have been a regular customer for just about as long as they have been over on University Ave and it was great to get to record their story from the beginning with three of the owners all at the same time. Thanks to Kathy, Den...
Jul 13, 2018•1 hr 17 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Sapphire Courchaine and Adam Pastecki from Locals Only came over to the studio to talk through their new place over on Alexander Street near East Ave. This was recorded while the build out was still in process and we talked through what to expect when it comes to coffee, food and drink. Locals Only is now in soft open so stop over at the old Pita Pit location to see what they are all about! Thanks for listening and see you out there! This episode i...
Jun 26, 2018•1 hr 4 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Seth Olney from The Olney Place came over to the studio to talk all about his establishment on the east side of Keuka Lake including some of the controversy surrounding his tap room. Seth’s place is an oasis for people spending time on Keuka and if you’re heading in that direction you definitely need to stop in to grab some beer, food and supplies. Thanks for listening and see you out there! This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is ...
Jun 15, 2018•1 hr 3 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, the renamed F.A.T. Singles is back with a podcast recorded with my friend Bryan Chue remotely talking about delivery meal kits and home cooking in general. Fun conversation! This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and specialty goods more transparent and change the way people find their food. If you enjoyed this episode please share this on social media or leave a rev...
Jun 08, 2018•54 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I broke down the Rochester Real Beer Week for 2018 including many of the events all around town and took some time to work through the Expo . If you haven’t bought tickets for the Expo yet, grab your tickets direct from their EventBrite page. Thanks for listening and see you out there! This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and specialty goods more transparent and ch...
Jun 07, 2018•30 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, the renamed F.A.T. Singles is back with a mini podcast recorded with my friend Bryan Chue in Boston, MA after a whirlwind weekend of food exploration. If you want to visit Boston and need food and drink advice, reach out to Bryan or I and I’m sure we can point you to some fantastic places to check out! This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and specialty goods more t...
May 18, 2018•32 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Barry Fischer from Swan Market came over to the studio to talk all things German sausage, his methods, tradition, and how he came to owning a classic Rochester establishment. Thanks for listening! This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and specialty goods more transparent and change the way people find their food. I’ve been a fan of Swan Market for a long time and it...
May 14, 2018•55 min
