30 Hazardous Summer Festivals

About this episode

The episode discusses various summer festivals, local food, and community events in Rochester and surrounding areas.

Tonight on FOP! Why Marc was actually happy to come home to Roch We bemoan the return of Pumpkin Spice Everything Rochester Schools start later because there's no risk of being too hot next spring NY State Fair celebrates charity and fights hunger by wasting 800 lb of food Cruise Ships landing in... Buffalo? New mini-segment: "Will Marc Eat It?" Olive Garden Life Hack Our town names and their unusual pronunciations What 3 things are required to make you a midsize city? Nonrochester construction projects being under time and under budget. The Skycoasters play at Lugia's (and all other venues) Reviews: Char at Strathallan Pod Computers Centric Hots - tonight's featured food Trucchi's Cod Cakes Buffalo Wild Wings Blu Wolf Bistro IRISH MAFIA MicGinny's In Memoriam: The Niagara Tour Bus Carbone's Greece Pontillos' Greece Ridge (went out of business that day!) Staples in Middletown OH LDR Char Pit in Charlotte NY (pronounced differently) Scrantom's Stationery Altier's Shoes Burgundy Basin Inn (and its current state) Piehler Subaru-GMC Tent City Festivals Lilac Fest (artichokes, turkey legs, and cinnamon roasted almonds) East End Fest Jazz Fest Egyptian Fest Polish Fest (best food ever)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Mike Brondon, Marc

Topics covered

• summer festivals
• food reviews
• local culture
• travel
• community events
• Rochester
• entertainment

Keywords

• summer festivals
• Rochester
• food reviews
• NY State Fair
• local culture
• Pumpkin Spice
• Skycoasters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Olive Garden, Skycoasters, Char, Strathallan, Buffalo Wild Wings, Blu Wolf Bistro, MicGinny's, Carbone's, Pontillos', Scrantom's Stationery

Products: Pumpkin Spice Everything, Trucchi's Cod Cakes, Centric Hots, LDR Char Pit

Places: Roch, NY State, Buffalo, Rochester, Middletown OH, Charlotte NY, Greece, Greece Ridge, Tent City

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