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Six questions for KiX on Main restaurant co-owner
CANANDAIGUA, NY — From dishwasher to fry cook to sous chef to head chef, with dishwashing, trash emptying and various other tasks in between — yes, Alexander “Xan” Bacon has done it all in this, his 35th year in the food business. Bacon, who co-owns KiX on Main with his wife, Kim Vakiener, knows this at-times grueling biz inside and out, from high up on the totem pole to the lowest of lows. ...
Adam Interviews: Pentatonix
Canandaigua, N.Y. (WROC) — Wildly popular a capella band Pentatonix is coming to the Finger Lakes. The 5-member group that rose to fame after winning the 2011 season of the hit TV show “Sing-Off” will take the stage at CMAC on August 29. While many know them for their Christmas songs, the band is promising […]
New wine tasting room set to open in Canandaigua. Take a peek
CANANDAIGUA, NY — Downtown Canandaigua will be welcoming its second wine bar to the city in just two weeks. On Saturday, Acquilano Wine Cellars will celebrate the grand opening of its tasting room on South Main Street, in the space formerly occupied by Aubergine. Pintxo Wine Bar opened on nearby Coach Street last week.
A bittersweet closing, an event worth considering
Hello friends, A pizza place in a mall is closing, a circumstance that probably wouldn't have caught my attention as a food reporter. But reporter Marcia Greenwood grew up in Henrietta, so she knows why this particular pizza place is special. ...
‘Country Roads’ eyes summer opening in Fairport Cannery development
FAIRPORT, N.Y. (WROC) — The village of Fairport is getting a new bar and restaurant: Country Roads. The new spot is in the Cannery development on Parce Road, alongside other big names, like Preservation Brewing, Faircraft Brauhaus, Tincup Social, and Iron Smoke. The country-themed bar and restaurant takes its cues from southern comfort and Nashville […]
New wine bar brings a taste of Spain to Canandaigua's dining scene
CANANDAIGUA, NY — Moving quickly through the small Pintxo Wine Bar dining room, Julian Plyter is heading for the kitchen. Order up. Soon after, Plyter is pouring wine for another table out front, near the large bar he built himself. Plyter, who worked in several restaurants in New York...
Red Lobster files for bankruptcy protection. Henrietta location closed permanently
U.S.-based restaurant chain Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Florida court after securing $100 million in financing commitments from its existing lenders, the company said on Sunday, according to Reuters. The business listed its assets and liabilities to be between $1 billion and $10 billion,...
New eatery in Fairport brings gluten-free focus, international flavors. Take a peek
Kayla Sandoval bakes with flours and starches like oat, sorghum, white rice, brown rice, tapioca and potato. She called her new bakery and café in the Village of Fairport Alter Ego Eatery because while none of her breads and baked goods contain gluten, they could pass for conventional products made with wheat.
4 hip-hop legends to play Central NY concert... at a farm
Four legends of a music genre that began in the urban environment of New York City are headed upstate for a concert in a much more rural setting. The Sugarhill Gang, Furious 5, Slick Rick and Rakim will perform Sunday, June 9, at Lincoln Hill Farms in Canandaigua, N.Y. Doors for the throwback hip-hop party open at 4 p.m., show begins at 5.
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