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)
• Insert Vegetable Name Here Fest
• Cari Fest
• Car Shows

As always, thanks for telling your fellow inmates and escapees!

Tonight on FOP! Put on your 1993 "Bud at the Glen" cutoff shirt and get ready to enjoy.

• Our buddy Jason joins us to give his take on Plates, life in Nonrochester, Wegmans, and more
• "What does the plate mean to you?"
• We memorialize Penfield Hots, a senseless loss
• Driving through middle IL
• Rochester Garages and Auxiliary Kitchens
• What foods are BETTER as leftovers?
• What constitutes a good breakfast sandwich?
• What is goetta?
• Wegmans introduces smart carts, and chaos will inevitably ensue
• Where Mike went to eat at 3AM
• 13 states have 9/11 memorial license plates, but not NY
• The impossible statistics about NY voters
• What the FDA said about Dairy Queen's treats
• Why a $30M budget hole was the least shocking thing we've ever reported
• Rochester's love for inoffensive soft rock radio stations
• Marc recounts a childhood tale of meeting a local celebrity
• The odd way Rochestarians say goodbye

Thanks for telling inmates and escapees about the show!

Tonight on FOP!

• Rochester flooding in June
• Mike reports on his Alaskan Cruise
• Why Marc thinks Alaskans are so happy and peaceful
• Restaurant reviews: Macadamia Nut Encrusted Chicken at The Hangar on the Wharf - Juneau, AK, Finger Lakes Casino Buffet Father's Day Buffet, Der Dutchman Amish Buffet, and in our feature photo, Forno Tony
• In Memoriam: Del Lago casino buffet
• Three "Unhealthy" Debates:
• -What are the top 10 fast food french fries? Mike and Marc discuss their takes on it.
• -Buffalo Wings: Drums vs. Flats? We compromise on that eternal NY conundrum.
• -How Rochester sauces stand up to condiments from other cities
• What is "animal style"?
• The Worst of the Worst: The Worst School Districts in NY, and where Rochester fits in
• "The Shooting du Jour" - what one local news station actually calls its morning news segment
• Nuke Plants: Why NYS has decided to blow more billions it doesn't have on something it used to consider dangerous
• Special license plates in NY - did ANY of that money go to saving the whales?

Thanks for telling other inmates and escapees about the show!!