Food About Town

Fairport Restaurant Week is set to kick off from October 17th to 24th, bringing together over 30 restaurants in a collaborative effort to highlight the diverse culinary scene of Fairport. Christine Montroy, who runs the Fairport Food and Drink (@fairportfoodanddrink) Instagram page, and Andy Chen from Chakara Sushi and Bar (@chakarasushi) chat about the origins of this exciting event. They discuss how the idea sprouted from a casual meal at Andy's restaurant and evolved into a community-focused initiative aimed at revitalizing local businesses affected by recent construction projects.Companies mentioned in this episode:Great American Wing Company (@greatamericanwingco) - Skips Meat Market (@skipsfairport)Mentioned in this episode:Punches & PopcornThe masters of Couch Potato style Mike Huntone, Jason Bills, and Dr. Dominic D’Amore take a deep dive into the best and worst of martial arts films. https://punches-and-popcorn.captivate.fm/Mind of MagnusCheck out Mind of Magnus at magnusapollo.com, and leave hi

Recorded LIVE in front of an audience during The 2025 Rochester Fringe Festival, Pauly joins a panel of fellow Lunchador podcasts Matt Austin & Chris Lindstrom (Lunchador Founders), Emily Hessney-Lynch (It's A Lot), and Mike Huntone (Punches & Popcorn) for a fun-filled hour of ranking banter.Mentioned in this episode:Punches & PopcornThe masters of Couch Potato style Mike Huntone, Jason Bills, and Dr. Dominic D’Amore take a deep dive into the best and worst of martial arts films.Food About TownFood About Town hosted by Chris Lindstrom, focusing on restaurants, food and drink of all kinds, and whatever topics I want to cover! https://foodabouttown.captivate.fm/Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone.Use promo code Lunchador for 15% off your order! https://shop.joebeanroasters.com

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Guest: Philadelphia Freedom: A Tribute to Elton JohnExperience the magic of Elton John like never before with Philadelphia Freedom: A Tribute to Elton John—a youthful, high-energy tribute that’s as fun as it is unforgettable! Led by a dynamic band of next-generation performers, PF delivers a show bursting with vibrant style and soaring harmonies. Whether you're a lifelong fan, or discovering Elton's magic for the first time, this show invites everyone to sing, dance, and celebrate all night long with the music that unites generations.Venue: The Hochstein School: Hochstein Performance HallTime: 9/11 @ 8:15pm, 9/12 @ 7pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/philadelphia-freedom-a-tribute-to-elton-johnCheck out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episode:Joe Be

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Guest: Dram-o-cracy - Sample four premium, unreleased single barrels from the award-winning Finger Lakes Distilling in this exclusive, insider, tasting experience led by president Brian McKenzie. Set in the Spiegeltent at happy hour, guests will sip, savor, and learn about the whiskey-making process—then cast their vote. The winning whiskey will be laid down and bottled as the official 2026 Fringe Whiskey. Bold spirits, expert guidance, and a Fringe twist: at Dram-o-cracy, every sip—and every vote—counts.Venue: SpiegeltentTime: 9/19 @ 5pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/dram-o-cracyCheck out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episode:Joe Bean RoastersJoe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador for 15% off your

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Guest: Glen Tickle Tries to Be a PersonWhen comedian Glen Tickle made a list of ways to try to be better at comedy, he realized the list was a combination of personality flaws, bad habits, and neurodiversity. If Glen is going to become a better comedian, he'll have to first become a better person. Which seems hard actually. That list and the ways he has tried to address it have shaped his current hour of standup in a way he wasn't expecting, but here we are.Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballroom StageTime: 9/18 @ 8pm, 9/19 @ 9pm, 9/20 @ 6pm, 9pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/glen-tickle-tries-to-be-a-personCheck out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episode:Joe Bean RoastersJoe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code L

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Guest: Lunatics Lounge, LiveBack for a third year, (585) magazine humorist Taylor Terrance brings the absurd stories from her column to life with Lunatics Lounge, Live. Hear about the antics of family and friends with stories of a prom date gone awry, tales from the waiting room at the birth of her first godson, a Christmas party that got out of hand, and the time she accidentally helped her sister commit a robbery. Venue: ROC CinemaTime: 9/17 @ 7pm, 9/20 @ 6pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/lunatics-lounge-liveCheck out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episode:Joe Bean RoastersJoe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador for 15% off your order! https://shop.joebeanroasters.com

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Guest: The Roustabouts/Guilt and MirrorsLove to Laugh? Stuck on Yuks? Crave Sketch Comedy? Then be there when the Roustabouts take the 2025 Fringe Festival and knock it on its ear! The best comedians in town have slaved over a hot stove to concoct a funny, irreverent, and surprise-filled sketch-comedy show that will have you howling at the moon! Get ready to laugh with "GIRdLes GIRdLes GIRdLes," a brand-new show from Guilt & Mirrors Improv Troupe, the award-winning comedy queens known for their spicy, irreverent, and quirky humor. These highly-seasoned comediennes create hilarious scenes and play games using audience suggestions and everyday dilemmas.Venue: Focus TheaterTime: Roustabouts: 9/16 9pm, 9/17 7pm Guilt and Mirrors: 9/10 7pm, 9/13 7pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/all-shows?venues=The+Focus+Theater StudioCheck out Roch

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Guest: Ground Zero -Live pro wrestling comes to Rochester's Fringe Festival! Ground Zero and Wild Zero present the first Dunn & Marcos Cup. Rochester has been known for being a tag team town so we're bringing you 10 of the best teams in the area for a tag-team tournament. There will also be other exciting matches on this electric card. WWE superstar and Rochester native Colin Delaney, GZ champion CJ Settles, King of Zero champion Anthony Greene (WWE), plus more in action!Venue: School of the Arts: Movement CenterTime: 9/13 @ 6pm, 9/14 @ 3pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/ground-zeroCheck out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episode:Mind of MagnusCheck out Mind of Magnus at magnusapollo.com, and leave him factoids at 585-310-2473! https://mind-

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Guest: Comedy On Deck: Well Seasoned - There are lots of Rochester comedians, but only one married comedy couple. As comics of a certain age (mid-50s), Lisa and Scott Fybush produce Comedy On Deckshows in their back yard every summer. To many younger comics, they're the local "comedy mom and dad," and they're real-life parents of two young adults. Their comedy shows have been fan favorites at past Fringe fests. This year, for the first time, they're sharing the spotlight as co-headliners in their own new show.Venue:  School of the Arts: Club SOTATime: 9/12 @ 9pm, 9/20 @ 9pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/comedy-on-deck-well-seasonedCheck out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episode:Joe Bean RoastersJoe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts every

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Guest: The Aquatic EnigmaThis new documentary rips the lid off mysterious sightings. Many Many Mysteries and the National Cryptid Council investigate the truth behind the watery coverup shocking Monroe County. Ace historical librarian Elaine Googleman, Aussie Cyptopaleontologist Billie Byron, and Dr. Anton Ambrose, PhD, MA, BFD, a leading expert in nessiteras rhombopterx research, join real-life eye-witnesses to probe fact versus fiction. Think you can handle the truth? Join hard-hitting host Richard Manly and find out.Venue: School of the Arts: Black Box TheatreTime: 9/14 @ 1:30pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/the-aquatic-enigma/Check out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episode:Joe Bean RoastersJoe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use p

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Guest: Lunchador Podcast-a-RamaJoin the hosts of the Lunchador Podcast Network for a fun, fast-paced dive into the world of podcasting! Our hosts will be selected into a few different random panels and given a topic to improvise a short show on the spot. If you like funny, thought-provoking conversation about arts, culture, food, and all the great things Rochester has to offer, this is the show for you!Venue: Kate Gleason Auditorium at Central LibraryTime: 9/13 @ 3pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/lunchador-podcast-a-ramaCheck out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episode:Dialed In: A Coffee PodcastGet Dialed In to the world of coffee with Aaron and Wade! Tastings, coffee news and opinion and more! https://dialedincoffee.captivate.fmCheck out the

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Guest: The Painter is an energetic performance of dance, art and raw emotion. Artist Corinne Yancone paints live as talented local dancers unite to interpret her story through contemporary and jazz movement. This performance highlights Corinne's painting journey as it aligns with important milestones in her life including marriage, grief and raising her children. The Painter dances through her world with her heart on her sleeve, paint brush in hand, and portrays life's most fragile moments.Venue: School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage TheatreTime: 9/12 @ 6pm, 9/14@ 2pm, 9/19 @ 6pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/the-painterCheck out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episode:Joe Bean RoastersJoe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. U

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Check the episode out on Just Can't Not or Lunchador.org https://just-cant-not.captivate.fm/episode/rochester-fringe-preview-the-velvet-nooseGuest: The Velvet Noose is highly stylized, avant-garde physical poetry. A multidisciplinary troupe, well-regarded in its unique approach to storytelling. For each Fringe Fest, themes rooted in Ancient Greek literature are explored to therapeutic tenacity, resulting in story that is felt viscerally, as their display spans the entire range of the human experience. The Velvet Noose’s professionally produced, sold-out performances continue to leave Fringe audience members in awe. Venue: MuCCCTime: 9/13 @ 8pm, 9/20 @ 8pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/the-velvet-nooseCheck out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episo

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Check the episode out on Just Can't Not or Lunchador.org https://just-cant-not.captivate.fm/episode/rochester-fringe-preview-drag-clownGuest: Drag + Clown - Six fierce drag performers collide with the world of clown in this outrageous, high-energy fringe spectacle! Expect big wigs, bigger noses, slapstick glamour, chaotic beauty, and emotional depth as these queens, kings, and in-betweens push the limits of drag and clowning. Hilarious, unpredictable, and heartbreakingly human — this is drag like you’ve never seen it before! Venue: MuCCCTime: 9/12 @ 7pm, 9/19 @ 7pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/drag-clownCheck out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episode:Joe Bean RoastersJoe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador for 15

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Check the episode out on Just Can't Not or Lunchador.org!https://just-cant-not.captivate.fm/episode/rochester-fringe-preview-widowGuest: Widow - How do you mourn the love of a lifetime lost? And is it possible to share the experience while caught in grief's riptide? Cup-A-Jo Productions founder and artistic director Joanna Lowe stands on the epicenter of heartbreak in this deeply personal, autobiographical one-woman show. Through an absorbing and thoughtful mix of theatre, storytelling, and poetry, she reflects on love, loss…and what comes after.Venue: Memorial Art Gallery: Bausch & Lomb ParlorTime: 9/12 @ 4pm, 9/13 @ 4pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/widowCheck out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episode:Joe Bean RoastersJoe Bean Coffee - Cof

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Check the episode out on Just Can't Not or Lunchador.org https://just-cant-not.captivate.fm/episode/rochester-fringe-preview-nerds-in-a-basementGuest: Nerds in a BasementDnD meets improv where a dungeon master guides improvisors through a one of a kind adventure. The world is brought to life on stage before your eyes, completely unscripted. The audience helps build a character's quest and setting. With unique and memorable non-player characters, creatures, and live skill checks, this interactive show is a must for audience members of all nerdy backgrounds.Venue: Focus TheaterTime: 9/11 @ 7pm, 9/20 @ 7pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/nerds-in-a-basementCheck out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episode:Joe Bean RoastersJoe Bean Coffee - Coffee that

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Guest: Allison's Angry Girl Era and All the Stories Behind the SongsTeenage Allison had a lot of feelings. And to no musician's surprise, the combined forces of stupid boys and untreated depression resulted in an entire album's worth of angry and sad songs, all targeted at the offender. Now in her thirties, Allison takes a musical walk down memory lane and shares the back story of the songs that have followed her for over half of her life. Is it a concert, a stand-up routine, a therapy session? Yes.Venue: ROC Cinema: ROC Cinema Theater w/stageTime: 9/11 @ 8pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/allisons-angry-girl-era-and-all-the-stories-behind-the-songsCheck out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episode:Check out the Pauly Guglielmo Show (@googs0105) eac

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Guest: The Erie Canal was all the new rage, way before California’s New Age! To celebrate its 200th anniversary, The Biscuit Brothers—Rochester’s time-travelin’ buskers—bring you a side-splitting, foot-stomping, hand-clapping original take on the Erie Canal! Prophets and phantoms. Charlatans and scallywags. Sixty cents a day. Love songs with canal themes. A national landmark. All done with only one reference to Sal. All made possible with clawhammer banjo that doubles as time machine.Venue: School of the Arts: Ensemble TheatreTime: 9/13 @ 6pm, 9/20 @ 2pmShow Link: Check out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get the app to able to find events on the fly when you visit.Mentioned in this episode:Joe Bean RoastersJoe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador for 15% off your order! https://shop.joebeanroasters.comDialed In: A Cof

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Check out the episode on Just Can't Not or Lunchador.org!https://just-cant-not.captivate.fm/episode/rochester-fringe-preview-the-heroic-enthusiasts-a-synthonic-illuminationGuest: The Heroic Enthusiasts - A Synthonic IlluminationGet ready for a sonic journey that will leave you buzzing! International recording artists The Heroic Enthusiasts are set to electrify Fringe with their dynamic, genre-bending sound. These captivating musicians masterfully blend cinematic synth-pop and electronica-infused anthems, all powered by soaring vocals, driving rhythms, and guitars that glisten with crystalline elegance. The Heroic Enthusiasts promise an enthusiastic, inspiring, and unforgettable performance to get you moving.Venue: Time: 9/12 @ 7pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/the-heroic-enthusiasts-a-synthonic-illuminationCheck out RochesterFringe.com

This episode is part of the Lunchador partnership with the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (@rochesterfringe) to preview events you might not know about!Check the episode out on Just Can't Not or Lunchador.org https://just-cant-not.captivate.fm/episode/rochester-fringe-preview-dinner-where-everything-goes-wrongGuest: Aaron Metras - Dinner Where Everything Goes Wrong and other shows at Salina's.During a run of the mill evening at at a local a restaurant, things take an unexpected turn. From the moment you sit down, you will sense that something is not quite right. As dinner continues you realize that not only are things not quite right but everything is flat out wrong. Join us for a unique evening where the audience is a part of the performance and enjoy an unforgettable night of unexpected twists and turns as dinner just goes wrong! Venue: Salina'sTime: 9/10 @ 7pmShow Link: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/dinner-where-everything-goes-wrongCheck out RochesterFringe.com for all the events and get t