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A Rochester grad, who is now a DC attorney, is hoping to save one of his favorite restaurants, Nick Tahou, by purchasing garbage plates for front line workers.

Could You Be The Next Owner Of The Garbage Plate? Youve heard of the Garbage Plate, right? Well if not, its apparently a very popular combination of various types of food mixed together for consumption, invented in Rochester, New York. So popular, other restaurants have come up with their own version of this interesting combination of food. I have never tasted the original garbage plate, but I think it needs to be added to my bucket list of foods to try. The original garbage plate is served up ...

It was Saturday morning early and Rhonda stood at the grill making my pancakes.  She’s been doing that for about 30 years. Maybe 35. Before that, I was in the Army and across the country, but she was there, pouring and flipping horizontal rows of batter and buckwheat.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Note: An earlier version of this story included an incorrect price for the cheeseburger Garbage Plate at Nick Tahou Hots; it costs $10.50. Since the beginning, what is now called Nick Tahou Hots at 320 W. Main St. has been a sort of crossroads in downtown Rochester. "This place has always been a melting pot," said longtime restaurant owner Alex Tahou. "People from every level of life come here, and everyone can feel comfortable." He expects that tradition to c...

Two of the 101 most iconic restaurant dishes in America come from upstate New York, or as we know it, central and western New York. Rochester and Buffalo are home to the honor from the Daily Meal. It probably comes as no surprise, especially to those living in western New York, Buffalo Wings made the list. The Anchor Bar is said to have created the phenomenon in 1964 when Teressa Bellissimo deep fried chicken wings and covered them in secret sauce for hungry diners. They were an instant hit...

ALL PHOTOS PROVIDED Self-taught artist Mathison Rust creates digital illustrations of iconic Rochester buildings and businesses. The first time I saw images of Mathison Rust’s replicas of iconic Rochester buildings like The Little Theatre and the Kodak Building on Instagram, I didn’t recognize them as detailed digital illustrations and mistook them for physi...

Marcia Greenwood and Mike Murphy Canandaigua Daily Messenger It was the worst of times, it was the strangest of times. In 2020, against the backdrop of historic demonstrations and social unrest and a once-in-a-lifetime health crisis, Canandaigua officials had to figure out what to do about a kangaroo -- yes, you read that right -- and a wandering bear. Thats not all. Rochester put a public servant on a doughnut, was ready to believe that animals had escaped from the Seneca Park Zoo and watche...

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle It was cheat day for body builders Jess Cosentino and Carl Webber, her fiancee. She convinced him to head to Niagara Falls to a cool looking burger restaurant that she had spotted on social media. "Im a foodie," she said. "I love food. I love different unique foods."  Rock Burger USA offered 37 large, messy burgers, many of them over-the-top creations. Rock Rolls, a cousin to pizza rolls, were stuffed with chicken wing dip or an Oreo filling. Cosentino especia...