On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I discussed the upcoming Savor! event with Calista Amering, Executive Director of Rochester Regional Health Foundations. This year’s event featuring Dominique Crenn from San Francisco is sold out but stay tuned for next year’s event so you don’t miss out again. In my Previews and Reviews, segments I discussed my experience at the Genesee Country Village and Museum Hosmer Dinner , the Larkin Square Tuesday Food Truck meet-up in Buffalo and a little ...
Jun 19, 2017•50 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, people from the Rochester Greek Festival came over to the studio to talk about the event going on June 1-4. This episode also include me previewing Farmer’s Creekside Tavern and Inn in LeRoy, commenting on some Seneca Lake wineries and talking about Big Ditch brewing’s entry into Rochester. This episode is brought to you by Phrank.ly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and speciality goods more transparent...
Jun 02, 2017•56 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, regular podcast guest Chris Clemens from Exploring Upstate came over to the studio to talk about how we completely and utterly disagree about how to enjoy food. OK, maybe we aren’t that far apart but we still have had so many offline conversations about it so we decided to make it official and record it on the podcast. This episode is brought to you by Phrank.ly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and spec...
May 22, 2017•1 hr 26 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I spent some quality time with Phil Munson from Fisher Hill Farm talking about his life working on the farm. If you haven’t signed up for a CSA yet, you can still do so by visiting Fisher Hill at either the Rochester Public Market , Brighton Market , or the Canandaigua Market . This episode is brought to you by Phrank.ly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and speciality goods more transparent and change t...
May 12, 2017•54 min
This episode is brought to you by Phrank.ly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and speciality goods more transparent and change the way people find their food. On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, it is time for the 4th annual Rochester Cocktail Revival and we talked about some of the great events coming up next week. Mainly we focused on a fantastic event called Smoke and Honey featuring the upcoming Bitter Honey and Fairport’s own Iron Smo...
Apr 28, 2017•1 hr 3 min
This episode is brought to you by Phrank.ly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and speciality goods more transparent and change the way people find their food. On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, George Zheng from Empire Medicinals came over to the studio to talk mushrooms, mushrooms and more mushrooms! I met George at a ROC Growth event and was immediately taken by his passion for mushrooms as medicine. I haven’t had a lot of experience wi...
Apr 13, 2017•50 min
This episode is brought to you by Phrank.ly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and speciality goods more transparent and change the way people find their food. On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Marty O’Sullivan from Marty’s Meats made his first trip to the podcast studio and his second appearance on the podcast. We talked through the renovation to Marty’s on Park and their new brunch menu among other things. Marty and I also spent a lot o...
Mar 20, 2017•1 hr 26 min
Picture from Chris Clemens of Exploring Upstate This is a bonus podcast for all the coffee lovers in the audience! The Rochester Coffee Society held an industry focused Roasters Panel on February 19th at Joe Bean Coffee in the back roasting area. Roasting representatives from Peaks Coffee , Joe Bean, Public Espresso and Gimme! Coffee all talked through how they roast and answered questions from the audience, We tried samples of each the coffees they roasted and brought and it was fascinating to ...
Mar 06, 2017•2 hr 5 min
This episode is brought to you by Phrank.ly . Phrankly is the best way to find out how your favorite restaurant sources their food and drink and how to find your favorite specialty products. On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, the fine gentlemen from Fifth Frame Brewing came back to the studio to discuss the current state of their build out over on St Paul Street. Wade Reed, Jarred Foster and Jon Mervine dove in feet first and talked through the building, BARRELS and where their equi...
Mar 03, 2017•1 hr 41 min
This episode is brought to you by Phrank.ly . Phrankly is the best way to find out how your favorite restaurant sources their food and drink and how to find your favorite specialty products. On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, my friend Chris Clemens from Exploring Upstate came over to talk about our recent trip to Utica to explore more of the food of the city. This was our second trip and this time we focused on the food of the refugees and immigrants that have made their homes in U...
Feb 20, 2017•1 hr 6 min
This episode is brought to you by Phrank.ly . Phrankly is the best way to find out how your favorite restaurant sources their food and drink and how to find your favorite specialty products. On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Breanna Banford from Yelp came over to talk about her time working with the Rochester community. Breanna and I met before Yelp had a local Community Manager so it was great to catch up with her and talk about her journey. Breanna has been a great ambassador her...
Feb 06, 2017•1 hr 6 min
This is a branded Food About Town podcast produced by Chris Lindstrom and recorded at the Food About Town Studio. This is the very first episode of the new Black Button Distilling Podcast! Owner Jason Barrett and Brand Ambassador Luc Thiers are the driving force behind this podcast and I will be serving as the host and moderator of the discussion. In this episode, we discussed gin! We spent some time going through the history of gin including its Dutch roots as genever and some interesting facts...
Jan 30, 2017•33 min
This episode is brought to you by Phrank.ly . Phrankly is the best way to find out how your favorite restaurant sources their food and drink and how to find your favorite specialty products. On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I had Evan Pierce and Chef Asa Mott over to the studio to talk about their new alternative brunch this weekend with DJ Alykhan called The Remedy . We also went through the history of ButaPub and I got to dive into some Asian cuisine with Asa. The Remedy is a co...
Jan 26, 2017•1 hr 9 min
This episode is brought to you by Phrank.ly . Phrankly is the best way to find out how your favorite restaurant sources their food and drink and how to find your favorite specialty products. On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I had Donny Clutterbuck over to the studio who is one of my favorite people in Rochester. Donny is the president of the local USBG chapter and is the head bartender at Cure over at the Public Market. We spent some time going through some of Donny’s history incl...
Jan 20, 2017•1 hr 29 min
Chris and Chelsea being NERDS. Bryan and Emily not pictured. This episode is brought to you by Fiamma Pizza e Vino on Buffalo Road in Gates and their new location Fiamma Centro on Elton Street in the Neighborhood of the Arts. On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I had three people over to talk about nerdery, geekery and all sorts of passions. Chelsea Flint from Channel 8 and @akachela , Emily Hessney from I Heart ROC , and my good friend Bryan Chue from Boston came over and we dove in...
Dec 10, 2016•1 hr 48 min
This episode is brought to you by Fiamma Pizza e Vino on Buffalo Road in Gates and their new location Fiamma Centro on Elton Street in the Neighborhood of the Arts. On this episode of the Food About Town podcast Jason Barrett and Luc Theirs from Black Button Distilling came over to the studio to talk about the first three years of the distillery and do a taste test of part of their product line . Jason was one of my early guests on the podcast when we recorded in the empty space that is now the ...
Dec 02, 2016•1 hr 25 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I was happy to welcome Vince Press to the studio for a run through some of his recent columns for Rochester Magazine and about his recent travels. Vince’s column “I’m in the mood for” recaps around five different versions of a specific dish. It could range from octopus to lobster rolls to banh mi or baked in house pretzels. It is a solid resource if you’re on the hunt for something specific or if you’re trying to find a new dish to try out. You can...
Nov 04, 2016•48 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I had two chefs from the New York Wine and Culinary Center over to the studio to discuss what the Center is all about. Chefs Jeffory McLean and Andrew Chambers are very knowledgable about the local food movement and we bounced around all sorts of topics. If you haven’t made the drive out to Canandaigua, the NYWCC is a fantastic place to explore local NY food through the lens of tasting dinners, special events, and a diverse selection of classes to ...
Oct 29, 2016•1 hr 14 min
Thanks to all the listeners for getting Food About Town nominated for Best Podcast in the City Newspaper Best of Poll ! The final voting is going on until October 14th so if you haven’t voted yet, please go to the City Newspaper website and vote for Food About Town for best podcast and all of your other Rochester favorites. We’re up against some tough competition so let’s get out the vote and give them a run for their money. —————————- On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Mike Nolan f...
Oct 01, 2016•1 hr 12 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I had three fine gentlemen from Apple Country Spirits and Knucklehead Craft Brewing over to the studio to discuss their new collaboration effort. Together they are releasing Truce, a limited run barrel aged combination of an Imperial Scotch Ale and 2 Year Applejack. This was a blast from start to finish with Collin McConville (Apple Country), George Cline and Len Dummer (Knucklehead) providing boat loads of energy and banter to keep the conversatio...
Sep 10, 2016•1 hr 21 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Ben Turiano and Jim Lake from Joe Bean Coffee stopped by to taste a selection of beers from the New England region. Both are practiced at tasting and I was happy to have them join me to go through these eight IPAs from highly regarded breweries in Vermont and Massachusetts. The first beers we tried were from the Trillium Brewing Company in the Fort Point area of Boston. The day I stopped in I was able to grab the Double Dry Hopped Fort Point (Ameri...
Sep 05, 2016•2 hr 9 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I had the Pete Chapman and his fiance Maeve from the Smokin’ Petes food truck over to discuss their BBQ and some of their more outrageous creations. It was fantastic to see them arrive in their van and start cooking up some tater tots for their newest loaded dish. Eating the Outlaw Poutine (tots, brisket, bacon, brisket gravy and cheese curds) with the team got me prepped and ready to podcast! We talked about how Pete got started in BBQ, making his...
Aug 12, 2016•1 hr
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I had the fine co-founding gentlemen from Split Batch Brewing over to talk about their upcoming coffee and beer emporium over on St Paul Street. Wade Reed, Jon Mervine and Jarred Foster and I had a bit of a laugh fest and a great time hanging out. These guys have some solid local ties: Jon Mervine is the former head brewer at Roc Brewing , Wade Reed the head roaster from Joe Bean Coffee and Jarred Foster a former barista at Joe Bean Coffee and a co...
Jul 30, 2016•1 hr 21 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I had Will Cleveland from the Democrat and Chronicle over to the studio to talk about beer! Will is the beer writer over at the D&C and we sat down to discuss the Rochester Real Beer Week Expo event and the local beer scene among other topics. I was happy to have Will over to learn more about him after briefly meeting at the Beer Expo. The Expo was held at the Blue Cross Arena and it was my first time going to the signature event of the Real Be...
Jul 08, 2016•1 hr 17 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I brought the portable podcast rig out to the Eastman Theatre in the heart of the XRIJF (Jazz Fest) to have a chat with Amanda Antinore. We talked about the food options in and around the Jazz Fest in the limited time we had. The Jazz Fest has a strong selection of food trucks available on most nights including Marty’s Meat, Sweet Sammie Jane’s, Le Petit Poutine, The Meatball Truck, Cheesed and Confused and Macarollin’. Of course there are other ve...
Jun 27, 2016•40 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Rory van Grol from Ugly Duck Coffee came to the studio to talk about the opening of his brick and mortar location and the road to getting there. Rory is someone I’ve really enjoyed getting to know over the last year he spent operating his pop-up espresso shop around Rochester. We’ve had plenty of fascinating conversations and I was thrilled to get to spend some dedicated time getting to know him better. He is a thoughtful man and being able to lear...
Jun 25, 2016•1 hr 20 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, owners Max Gordon, Marcus Lanier and Drew Nye from The Blossom Road Pub stopped over to talk about one of the newest additions to the North Winton Village area. Their bar features locally sourced pub style food, craft beers and a notably good whiskey selection. The food they are making at The Blossom Road Pub isn’t fancy, but having a thoughtfully made menu with Headwater Food Hub sourcing in this neighborhood is a huge upgrade. The guys were nice ...
Jun 06, 2016•57 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Brian Antinore and Jamie Hall from The Shore at The Inn on the Lake located on the water in Canandaigua came over to discuss the recent changes to the restaurant. Brian, Jaime and I talked through the new menu concept, how they have started using much more local sourcing, and some of the finer points of service. We hit on some of the new cocktail program they put in as well as the more casual Sand Bar on site. Admittedly I haven’t been there yet, b...
May 20, 2016•1 hr
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Tom Falbo from PepperNutz.com came over to talk about the world of hot sauces and his path in the spicy world. Tom and I talked through the insane selection of hot sauces on his website and how he got started peddling spicy goods on the Interwebs. We tackled relative spice levels and how the Scoville unit gives comparable heat. Subscribe on iTunes! RSS Feed for Podcast We proceeded to do a taste test of his line of 5 hot sauces, a sriracha stout fr...
May 06, 2016•1 hr 29 min
On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Brian van Etten and Christian Simeone came over to the studio to talk about the first few months of The Playhouse/Swillburger . We talked through what Swillburger is all about and dove into some of the discussion surrounding the restaurant. I’m going to go ahead and put a PARENTAL ADVISORY on this episode since it was chock full of cursing which I enjoyed immensely. We spent some time going through local sourcing, cooking techniques and what makes ...
Apr 29, 2016•1 hr 29 min
