It's a @foodabouttownpodcast/@refinedtasteroc crossover show! Dario is on paternity leave for a few weeks (congratulations!), so Chris Lindstrom (@stromie) is filling in. In this episode, we remind you that Pi Day is past, but every day can be PIE day! We talk with Rebecca from Crust Pie Co. (@thecrustpieco) about love for food that takes you home, the joy of a savory pastry, and the importance of using your hands when you eat a pie! Mentioned in this episode: Behind the Glass Behind the Glass, hosted by Richard B Colón and Quajay Donnell, is a monthly talk with the current month’s B ..read more

NOTE - Check out the upcoming pop-ups at Pearson's and all other opportunities by subscribing to Cruz's email list at shell-restaurant.com. Chris has guest Chef Cruz (@chefcruz585) from the forthcoming Shell Restaurant (@shellrestaurant) and pop-ups all over the ROC over to talk all about his journey and where things are heading. They covered moving to Rochester and working his way up in various restaurants, to eventually conceiving his own restaurant concept Shell after being inspired by collaboration dinners with other chefs. They also chronicle his path through different restaurants, strugg ..read more

NOTE - this episode was recorded a couple of months ago before the lawsuits were cleared up to finally allow dispensaries to open in Rochester. The Herbal IQ pop-up has closed and two dispensaries are open - MJ Dispensary and RISE in Henrietta. Chris has guest Gino Fanelli (@fanelligino) from WXXI over to talk all about the rollout of adult recreational cannabis in NYS. Check out all of Gino's reporting on WXXI (@WXXINews) and City Magazine (@roccitymag) Mentioned in this episode: Punches & Popcorn The masters of Couch Potato style Mike Huntone, Jason Bills, and Dr. Dominic D’Amore take a ..read more

Chris has guest Sean Wolf (@the_seanwolf) from SRFUS (@SRFUS) in the studio to talk about their pop-up at Pearson's (@ilovepearsons). NOTE - apologies to Sean and the SRFUS team for not getting this out during the time when the pop-up was happening. Please follow SRFUS on https://www.srfus.com/ for future pop-ups! Mentioned in this episode: Pauly Guglielmo Show Pauly Guglielmo is a former radio guy turned food business entrepreneur. While running a manufacturing facility is his day job, he likes to dust off his broadcasting skills once a week on this podcast and talk to entrepreneurs and other ..read more

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Amy Machamer from Hurd Orchards and Michael Warren Thomas from his fantastic shows on Savor Life joined me to talk about everything Hurd Orchards. Amy was an amazing storyteller and we got personal on what being part of family businesses meant to us. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this conversation and getting to have long chats again. Really hope you head out to Hurd Orchards in Holley to grab some last minute holiday gifts. I’ll be driving there shortly! I’ll be back with more episodes soon. It has been a tough year for all of us but keep ..read more

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 Rochester so please keep in mind that there will be some talk from that time specifically but we tried ..read more

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 distribution for restaurants, farms and specialty goods more transparent and change the way people find their ..read more

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 is brought to you by Phrankly. Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurant ..read more

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 listening and see you out there! This episode is brought to you by Phrankly. Phrankly is working to make s ..read more

Join Chris as he runs down a few of his favorite experiences and spirits over the last few weeks. Check out the food at Polska Chata, Livie's Jamaican, Han Noodle Bar, and Family Thai, as well as Forno Tony! Chris loves King County Distilling's Straight Bourbon as a good winter warmer, and suggests you pair it with Leonor Will Never Die, the closing film from the Anomaly Film Festival. It's been an action packed few weeks for Stromie, and you can live vicariously through him in this episode of Food About Town Bites ..read more