There are lots of places where you can get good Italian food in Rochester, but only select restaurants in the area make their pastas from scratch - a difficult and time-consuming culinary art that pays off in...
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Warfield's High Point
Sometimes, words fail me. If I was a poet, I could compose a haiku extolling virtues of Chef...
CHOW HOUND: Pizza on Park, Tahou takes two, market voting
It's a well-known fact that the pizza popularized in America is a distant cousin of the original...
Donna DiMarzo has been in the restaurant business for a long time. She started her restaurant...
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CHOW HOUND: Owl House, Crab Shack open
It is a sad truth that many of Rochester's most talented young people leave their hometown behind for bigger cities that supposedly offer more opportunities for success. But sometimes a big city's loss is Rochester's gain. That's the case with...
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In the broad spectrum of restaurants, Dorado, Jon Swan's nearly 2-year-old restaurant on Park Avenue, defies easy categorization. It is neither great nor awful. The service is efficient and friendly. The drinks are well made and reasonably...
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When it comes to finding good food at reasonable prices, Rochesterians have it easy. We are certainly not as challenged as those poor folks who live in larger, more expensive cities. And yet, with the ample choices we have for quality grub...
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CHOW HOUND: Cupcakes and ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Ten years ago the idea of opening up a bakery that serves only cupcakes would have sounded crazy, but when Carrie and Miranda shared pink-frosted cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery on an episode of "Sex and the City," the cupcake craze was born....
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RESTAURANT REVIEW: Ember Woodfire Grill
I'm not normally one to swoon over pickles. The spear of overdone cucumber nestled beside my corned beef sandwich, or the unworldly yellow-green discs alongside my burger usually end up pushed aside, neglected in favor of more attractive...
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Derek Sung said:
Quite possibly the best restaurant in the city, hands down. Love their drink menu, that they source out fresh local ingredients when possible,...
in Lento
Derek Sung said:
Incredible. The beans are top notch, the quesadillas are messy amazingness, seems like it's spinach poached lightly in butter. I have never had a...
in Monte Alban Mexican Grill
Derek said:
Barely worth calling it chinese food, but great that they're open late.
in Yummy Garden (Meigs St.)