Food About Town

This is a special cross over episode of The Beer Reviewed Journal and the Food About Town podcast! Now that I am a part of the Lunchador Podcast Network we'll be bringing some of their episodes over to my feed to get you a feel for what is going on. I joined Matt Knotts and McKenneth Blue in the Food About Town Studio to talk through some great beers I brought back from Cincinnati and had a ton of...

In this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Chris Thompson and Dario Joseph joined me in the studio to talk about their award winning Refined Taste podcast. Chris and Dario have been doing the podcast for almost 2 years now and won best podcast in the City Newspaper Poll last year. Make sure to check out the Refined Taste Instagram for their stand up comedy shows and any other live events in t...

In this episode, Mitch Gruber from  Rochester City Council  came over to the studio to chat about his path to working at Food Link, his history with the Rochester Public Market, and his first term on City Council and what he sees coming in his second. We did touch on some current issues going on around Rochester and got his perspective on a wide variety of topics including pedestrian saf...

Food About Town is joining the Lunchador Podcast Network! I am thrilled to be working with the Lunchador team on growing the Food About Town podcast and joining with a group of passionate people making shows they really care about. You'll hear from from some of those voices here on the show and I'll also be sharing some of their episodes as well so you can become more familiar. Thanks to Matt Knot...

In this episode, Greg Hartt from  Stonecrop Farm  came over to the studio to chat about farming! Greg Hartt owns and operates  Stonecrop Farm  with his wife, Jenney. He is a PhD chemist who gave up a career in the lab in lieu of a career in the fields and now spends his days raising happy and healthy pigs on pasture. Their organic pork farm is located in Henrietta, NY...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Adam Schuman from Skurnik Wines and Spirits came over to the studio to talk about Skurnik, their mentality and portfolio, mezcal nerdery including a tasting, and spirits pairing philosophy. This episode is brought to you by CurAte and our next meal event curated by me on September 15th! Go to CurAteMeals.com to order by Tuesday the 14th to get in on...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Jennifer Johnson from Misfit Treats and Eats came over to the studio to talk about their journey in veganism, vegan doughnuts and breakfast sandwiches, and the ups and downs of owning your own small business including some challenges she has gone though. Reminder to check out the Rochester Cocktail Revival which is kicking into high gear tonight and...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Chris Clemens from Exploring Upstate and Brian van Etten from Playhouse/Swillburger and Pizza Wizard joined the podcast in the studio to talk about and sample a wide variety of Non Alcoholic (N/A) beverages! Take a look at the picture for all the drinks we tried. Make sure to go vote in the City Newspaper Best of Poll for all your favorites including...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Ian Atwood from Strangebird Brewing joined the podcast in the studio to talk about his path to being in the ROC today and all about Strangebird! This episode is brought to you by CurAte and our next delivery curated by the Rochester Education Foundation on August 18th! Go to CurAteMeals.com to order by Monday the 16th to get in on this South Wedge th...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Andrew Galarneau from the Buffalo News joined the podcast remotely via Zencastr to talk about restaurant reviewing, diverse cuisines, Buffalo food and much more! This episode is brought to you by CurAte and our next delivery on June 23rd! Go to CurAteMeals.com to order by Tuesday the 22nd to get your mystery meal for two and support small businesses...

Harmeet in the Food About Town Studio On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Harmeet Kaur from Harmeet’s Eats came over to the studio to talk about local restaurants, diverse cuisines, Tik Tok and making fun of me for using old phraseology! This episode is brought to you by CurAte and our next delivery on June 9th! Go to CurAteMeals.com to order by Tuesday the 8th to get your myster...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I went to the Hungerford Building to record with David Lane from David Lane Design . In his leahter laden wrokshop, we talked our mutual love of Joe Bean, personal growth and did some whisky tasting to pass the time. This episode is brought to you by CurAte and our delivery this week on February 10th. Go to CurAteMeals.com to order by 5pm today to ge...

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. Rea...

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 fo...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Trystan Sandvoss from First Light Creamery to talk about their new Cheese Care Package initiative and all about how First Light came to be where they are today. It was a pleasure to engage with some fantastic local products that take care in sourcing. Check out Cheese Care Package to support First Light and other great producers while also getting yo...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Ben Turiano from Joe Bean Coffee Roasters and Ben Weiner from Gold Mountain Coffee talked everything around quality coffee sourcing and distribution. Ben Turiano called into the studio late last week to give an update on Joe Bean and how they are doing with the current pandemic situation. If you want to support Joe Bean right now, go to their website...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, we’re back with another audio version of the new Rochester Food Net . Adam Wilcox and Kurt Brownell joined me remotely to talk about our experiences in quarantine, cooking, media consumption, and plenty more. If you want more from Adam, check out the two episodes ( Part 1 and Part 2 ) I recorded with him in 2018. We recorded this episode on Mar...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, we’re kicking off an audio version of the new Rochester Food Net . Vince Press started things off and we talked through his background, restaurant reviewing, cooking, and how he’s passing the time. If you want more from Vince, check out the earlier episode I recorded with him in 2018. We recorded this episode on March 21 in the time of th...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Jill Chodak from URMC called into the studio remotely to talk about nutrition and balance. We recorded this 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 about that but we tried to bounce around to a bunch of nutrition topics as well. This episode is brought to you by the new...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, my good friend Bryan Chue from Boston came to Rochester for NYE 2020 and we recorded a wide ranging episode before he left town. This is the first episode I’ve posted in a while and I hope to be around a bit more now that life has calmed down somewhat. Stay tuned for more episodes I have saved up! This episode is brought to you by the newly lau...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Chris Spinelli from ROC Brewing came over to the studio to talk about the beginnings of ROC and where it is today , local beer and an overall great conversation. 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...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Chris Thompson from Chronicles of Nonsense  and his writings in the City Newspaper came over to the studio to talk about his writings around black owned restaurants in Rochester and all about his path.  This episode is brought to you by Phrankly . Phrankly is working to make sourcing and distribution for restaurants, farms and specialty goods more tr...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Ryan Pierson and Ben Tolhurst from the Good Food Collective / Headwater Food Hub came over to the studio talk about their custom share options and the current state and future of the Hub. My fellow Phrankly co-founder Brandon Vulaj joined as well to discuss local food sourcing and our experiences with the Custom Share.  This episode is brought to you...

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 l...

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Magnus Apollo (John Magnus Champlin) came over to the studio to talk about his work on the radio, his path and we also talked movies toward the end. My friend Bryan Chue and my wife Carrie Lindstrom also chimed in! Happy New Year! Make sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast app or platform and leave a review if you can. This episode i...