People are shocked to hear that Rochester, a onetime boomtown on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, is actually the thirdbiggest city in the Empire State. It might not have New York City’s international cachet, or Buffalo’s diehard sports traditions, but Rochester has something arguably even better: the garbage plate.

It’s a glorious, 3000calorie gutbuster of greasy lunch counter staples, from macaroni salad to cheeseburgers, and it brings this Rust Belt city together across lines of class, race, and generation.

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Guests
Chris Clemens: exploringupstate.com
Linh Phillips: sirrochasays.com
Pete Wayner: boomtowntable.com

Locations
Nick Tahou Hots: http://www.garbageplate.com/
Stingray Fusion Food Truck: http://www.stingraysushifusion.com/
Rochester Red Wings http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t534

Special thanks
Eric VilasBoas:   / e_vb_  
Leah Stacy:   / leahstacy  

Music Credits

"Attracted 2" by Myriam Ba/Aleksandra Plavsic
0:00

"Catch Us" by David Nathan
1:11

"Gold Light Gold Love" by Altidore/Chance
3:33

"Breeze" by Nicolas Boscovic
5:47

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