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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? You've heard of the 'Garbage Plate', right? Well if not, it's 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 at Nick Tahou Hots Restaurant in Rochester, founded in the early 1900s by current owner Alex Tah...

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 continue, even though he has put up the building for sale and is looking for someone to take over th...

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 and Buffalo Wings have been on the menu ever since. "Although many have tried to duplicate Buffalo ...