32 What would you bring back?

About this episode

The episode features a nostalgic discussion filled with food reviews and local culture in Rochester.

Tonight on FOP! It's a tangent-filled nostalgia fest filled with the usual food and folly. Scandals What two high-ticket items Rochester people throw away every fall Pumpkin spice... pumpkins? Buffalo Bills uniforms and logos in church UofR tries to anti-improve its brand Savastano's & Papa Joe's robbed Rochester, North Korea, or Gaza: Which is worse? Reviews Top 10 Italian restaurants Top 10 delis Japanese centenarians vs. Rochester workers Wegmans saving leftovers for UofR students Mike's IA trip, including BBQ BUFFET Toll House Pie Sibley the Christmas Mouse Shen Yun: Rochester Edition We forgot to review a plate, so we review Mark's Pizzeria's latest not-totally-original innovation Cedar's Lebanese restaurant, Monroe Ave. Reminiscing Portable CD players Lou Gramm and Foreigner entering the Natl Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Metallica and Gary the Happy Pirate started... where? Mike waxes poetic about Wegmans and their video dept The Cookie Monster Club The Sunday Morning Showcase of Homes on local TV What glorious 80s institution would you bring back? In Memoriam The Stereo Shop (one location still exists) Happy Joe's Pizza in Iowa Kinko's Toys R Us is back! Schaeller's West…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Mike Brondon

Topics covered

• nostalgia
• food
• local culture
• restaurant reviews
• pop culture
• community events

Keywords

• Rochester
• nostalgia
• food reviews
• Buffalo Bills
• Wegmans
• Pumpkin spice
• Shen Yun
• Toys R Us
• local culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Buffalo Bills, UofR, Wegmans, Schaeller's, Toys R Us

Products: Pumpkin spice, Toll House Pie

Books & works: Shen Yun

Places: Rochester, North Korea, Gaza

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