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CHOW HOUND: Chocolate chip cookies
According to legend - and there are many variations of the story - the original chocolate chip cookie recipe was invented in 1933 by Ruth Graves Wa... Read More
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Hogans Hideaway
Hogans Hideaway has been a neighborhood institution on Park Avenue for almost 30 years, since 1979, when Tom La Duca decided to turn the apartment ... Read More
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Juan and Maria's Empanada Stop
I have a confession to make: I'm a friend of Juan Contreras, co-owner with his wife, Maria, of Juan and Maria's Empanada Stop at the Rochester Publ... Read More
CHOW HOUND: Fig Cafe
Tucked in a plaza in Bushnell's Basin, Fig Cafe (665 Pittsford-Victor Road, Pittsford) provides a healthier, non-chain alternative to eating on Rou... Read More
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RESTAURANT REVIEW: Formosa Breeze
When I arrived to interview Chef Hwang Yei and his wife and partner, Ma Hui, at Formosa Breeze, their family-style Taiwanese restaurant on Ridge Ro... Read More
CHOW HOUND: Goodness Cakes bakery
The husband-and-wife team of Nick and Bethany Soures have unveiled their sweet new venture, Goodness Cakes (720 University Avenue). The Soures prev... Read More
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Sanibel Cottage
Winter grinds on. I escaped to Florida, and came back to snow. I longed for the feeling of sand between my toes and a cold beer in my hand. I wante... Read More
CHOW HOUND: Restaurant round-up
End of a Ming dynasty It's always hard to see a good restaurant go, especially when it's in an incredible location. And so we're sad to report... Read More
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Gate House Cafe
I ordered the mini burgers at Village Gate's new Gate House Café, expecting that what would come out would be some variation on the sliders ... Read More
CHOW HOUND: Boulder's big expansion
Since opening on Alexander Street in 2005, Boulder Coffee Co. has become a neighborhood fixture in the South Wedge. Now, with not one but two new l... Read More
RESTAURANT REVIEW: The Tap and Mallet
The Tap and Mallet, Rochester's first gastropub, has been open for four months, but it has the feeling of a place that has been open for much longe... Read More
CHOW HOUND: Mise En Place
Mise En Place MarketFormer 2Vine sous chef Kenneth Holenbeck opened Mise En Place Market on February 1 in the space formerly occupied by the South ... Read More
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Phuket Thai
As winter drags on and the world begins to look colder and more monochromatic by the day, I long for rich colors and bold flavors to wake me up and... Read More
CHOW HOUND: Grilled cheese round-up
Formal restriction begets a level of ingenuity unknown to less rigorous arts: think of the sonnet. Gastronomically speaking, the same holds true. T... Read More
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