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As the old idiom goes, too many cooks spoil the broth. But throw two chefs with amazing pedigrees into the kitchen and you may have the recipe for success. That's what local well-known chefs Seth Lindahl and Kenneth Holenbeck are hoping with their
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**UPDATE 12/21/11: It appears that New Wasabi closed unexpectedly over the weekend. That content has been removed from the online version of this article.** The new cupcake has arrived, and it's a meatball. While the cupcake trend has been sweeping the states for the past few years
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While Rochester has its fair share of quality Mexican restaurants, many still mourned the loss of El Parian Mexican Grille (3070 W. Henrietta Road, now Nick Tahou's Hots) when it closed last year. Those patrons will be glad to know that its former manager, Ramon Herrera,
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When brothers Fausto and Massimo Albano opened Lemoncello Cafe and Lounge (137 W. Commercial St., East Rochester) a year and a half ago, it was with the dream of being a part of East Rochester's reawakening. Many people would argue that the pair has been successful
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For the unacquainted, Brazilian cuisine likely conjures up images of barbequed meat being served on knives and skewers, as is done in churrascarias or Brazilian steakhouses that have been popularized in the United States through a variety of chain restaurants and in movies (like the
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After obtaining a culinary arts degree from SUNY Delhi in the Catskills and spending years as a chef in some of Rochester's best restaurants - including the Grill at Water Street, Sienna Grill and Bar, and Eros - Spencerport High School graduate Christopher Kisiel returned to his hometown and opened
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As a follow-up to their popular downtown Dominican cuisine restaurant El Sabor de la Isla, husband and wife Luis Tejada and Yesenia Cruz opened D'Mangu Dominican Restaurant last month in Henrietta. Their new suburban venture is spacious and vibrantly decorated with bright orange, green, and yellow paints,
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Shortly after F. Oliver's Oils and Vinegars opened in Canandaigua last year (129 S. Main St.), my husband and I drifted in one day while window shopping. Upon entering we were offered a tasting, and we expected bread or crackers to dip into the nearly 40 varieties of flavor-infused
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There are a few spots in Rochester that some may believe are cursed for all restaurateurs who dare enter. Consider 89 State Street, which has seen four restaurants in just three years - from Tijuana Tokyo's to Cafe 89 to CJ's Southern Soul (which has relocated
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Early last year, longtime Monroe Avenue neighborhood bar and restaurant Woody's came under new ownership. The venue underwent alterations and renovations, including adding new plasma televisions, a remodeled outdoor patio, new seating, and a private party room, among other changes. Last month
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When Spin Caffe unexpectedly closed its three locations (739 Park Ave., 2 State St., and 229 Mill St.) in February, fans of the local coffee chain were shocked and left wondering how long the spaces left behind would remain vacant. Fortunately the wait was short for the Park Avenue
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Hawthorne's Restaurant closed at the end of 2009, leaving the space - also the home of the longstanding Maplewood Inn before that - noticeably lights-out for anyone who travels the Brighton-to-Pittsford stretch of East Avenue. That changed last month when the golf-themed Back Nine Grill opened its doors Monday,
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The 4th Annual Roc City Rib Fest will be held Friday, May 27, through Monday, May 30, at Ontario Beach Park. The four-day event will include professional barbeque competitions, an amateur competition and, for the first time, a barbeque competition for kids 12 and under. "We've been expanding slowly," says
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Originally built as a private residence in 1875, the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport has served as a boarding house, a tavern, and a full-service restaurant in its 135 years. For the past seven years, under the ownership of Matt and Stephanie Laurence, the French chateau-style landmark house has
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Whether you are a fan of Vietnamese cuisine or just like the portability of a good submarine sandwich, you will be glad to know that Monroe Avenue is now home to a new banh-mi (or Vietnamese sub) restaurant, Whatta-Banh Mi, which opened at the beginning
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Between the Senator Schumer-sponsored BEER Act (Brewer's Employment and Excise Relief Act) - which aims to cut in half the $7 excise tax brewers pay on the first 60,000 barrels of beer they brew each year, plus additional savings - and recent announcements that the Genesee Brewing Company will
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After a combined half-century of success between its two locations, Flaherty's Three Flags Inn has opened a third location in Honeoye Falls. The original location opened more than 30 years ago in Webster (1200 Bay Road), followed a decade later by a location in Macedon (113 Pittsford-Palmyra Road). "The owners
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After 14 years of serving affordable, authentic Italian food, Rosey's Italian Café became something of an institution for downtown diners, many of whom were saddened earlier this month when they found their lunchtime spot of choice vacant. Fortunately for those regulars (and for the as-of-yet unacquainted), Rosey's Italian Café has
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For the last half-decade coffee prices have risen steadily, and in the last 12 months they hit their peak by almost doubling, leaving many coffee lovers concerned and some coffee houses out of business. With national coffeehouses raising their prices by 10 percent or more, it's
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When people think of bar food or pub grub, visions of deep-fried foods like chicken wings or tenders, potato skins, and burgers typically dance through their heads. And while those foods can often be the perfect complement to a cold beer
