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F.A.T. Podcast Episode 100- Sir Rocha Says

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Linh Phillips came over to the studio to talk about her work on Sir Rocha Says and being a local personality. This is Episode 100 of the Food About Town podcast! I appreciate all of the support over the last few years. The first episode came out in 2013 and although I’ve had some fits and starts along the way, I haven’t lost my...

F.A.T. Podcast Episode 98 – Mark Cupolo Part 2

Apparently I accidentally didn’t post this second part of my podcast with Mark Cupolo last week so here it is now! ————————– On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Mark Cupolo from Rocco (or Osteria Rocco) on Monroe Ave came over to the studio to talk about his journey in the restaurant business. In Part Two,  we stared talking...

F.A.T. Podcast Episode 99 – Ithaca, Movies and Music

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I took a solo journey to talk about a few topics that have been going through my head recently. I touched on an Ithaca food tour I went on with a group of Rochester food people, going to the movies on Moviepass and my thoughts on the Shape of Water and The Strangers series, and music from my childhood. This is the twelfth episode of my goal to...

F.A.T. Podcast Episode 97 – Mark Cupolo Part 1

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Mark Cupolo from Rocco (or Osteria Rocco) on Monroe Ave came over to the studio to talk about his journey in the restaurant business. In Part One we did a deep dive into places he has worked, some Rochester restaurant history and his time at the beginnings of the New American food movement. Part Two of my interview with Mark will be out tomorrow...

F.A.T. Podcast Episode 96 – Vince Press

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Vince Press from the Democrat and Chronicle and Rochester Magazine came back to the studio to talk about his articles about Pho all around Rochester and where people in the restaurant business hang out when they aren’t working. This is the ninth episode of my goal to release a new episode every week of 2018. I decided to issue the double...

F.A.T. Podcast Episode 95 – Fruition Seeds

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Petra Page-Mann from Fruition Seeds came over to the studio to talk about some of the amazing work Fruition is doing out in Naples to develop and maintain the seeds that make food work in our area. I took a trip out during the summer to check out the farm and recently had Petra up to Rochester to hang out and record a wide ranging podcast. This is...