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A smorgasbord of food choices at the Jazz Fest

There are food vendors set up at several locations throughout the Jazz Festival. (Photo by Tomas Flint)
There are food vendors set up at several locations throughout the Jazz Festival. (Photo by Tomas Flint)

Besides a growing downtown restaurant scene, jazz fans will have a wide selection of street-side food vendors to choose from for their meals and snacks this year.

One change is the food booths that have previously lined East Avenue on Fridays and Saturdays of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, will instead form a food court at the southwest corner of East Avenue and Chestnut Street. That parking lot housed a private hospitality tent in prior years.

“By moving all the vendors off of the street, our hope and intention is to free up more walkability space,” said Amanda Antinore of Dalmath Associates.

Also this year, a new twice-a-month foodie event, Midtown EATS, will coincide with the Jazz Fest on Thursday, June 28. For lunch and dinner on that one day, food tents and tables for Midtown EATS will line the pedestrian walkway next to Tower 280, between Broad and Elm Streets for both lunch and dinner.

Only one restaurant in the Midtown Eats lineup – Red Osier – will also be featured in the Jazz Fest lineup.

Diners that want a sit-down dinner anywhere near the Jazz Fest, whether they’re planning to attend musical performances or not, should probably make reservations ahead of time. That’s especially true for Max at Eastman Place, Antinore said, which will continue to operate its restaurant during the fest while also acting as a musical venue.

Food booths for the jazz fest will be available at four locations: The Big Tent; a food court set up at East and Chestnut; East Main Street; The Fusion Stage at East and Chestnut, and MLK Jr. Park. Some vendors will be at one location, others at multiple locations.

Daily at the Big Tent on Main at Gibbs

  • Abbott’s Frozen Custard
  • Artichoke French
  • Doc Popcorn
  • Duke’s Donuts
  • Livie’s Jamaican
  • Ludwig’s Center Stage Café
  • Tony Pepperoni

 

East and Chestnut, Friday and Saturday

  • Abbott’s Frozen Custard
  • Doc Popcorn
  • Ludwig’s Center Stage Café
  • Macarollin
  • Marty’s Birdland
  • The Meatball Truck
  • Neno’s
  • Le Petit Poutine
  • Tom Wahl’s

 

Main Street, daily

  • Abbott’s Frozen Custard
  • Bayou Bill’s
  • Doc Popcorn
  • Duke’s Donuts
  • Jeremiah’s Tavern
  • Ludwig’s Center Stage Café
  • Macarollin
  • Marty’s Birdland
  • The Meatball Truck
  • Le Petit Poutine
  • Sweet Sammie Jane’s
  • Tom Wahl’s

 

Fusion Stage, Sunday through Thursday

  • Doc Popcorn
  • Neno’s
  • Red Osier

 

MLK Jr. Park, June 29

  • Abbott’s Frozen Custard
  • Macarollin
  • Neno’s

 

Midtown EATS, June 28

  • Branca Midtown and Branca Bar
  • ButaPub
  • The Cub Room
  • Eat Greek
  • Frozen Flavors Dessert Emporium
  • Raj Majal Restaurant
  • Roll’n Deep ROC
  • Red Osier
  • Tavern at Gibbs

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Summer pop-up restaurants return to Midtown area

Midtown EATS, a mobile restaurant row near Parcel 5, is back for the summer.

The collection of pop-up restaurants will be available every other Thursday through August for lunch and dinner starting this week.

According to the organizer, Rochester Events, the Midtown EATS vendors will be on the pedestrian walkway connecting Broad Street and Elm Street, adjacent to Tower280. Lunch will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and dinner will be from 5 to 9 p.m.

Wine and beer will also be available and the vendors will serve rain or shine.

Last summer 22 different establishments participated and several are returning.

The line-up for Thursday, June 14 includes: Chefs, The Cub Room, Sapori Café and Catering, Frozen Flavors Dessert Emporium, Rob’s Kabobs, Branca Midtown, The Tavern at Gibbs, Raj Mahal Indian Restaurant, Ludwig’s, Roll’n Deep, Eat Greek and Buta Pub.

Additional dates for Midtown EATS are June 28, July 12 and 26, August 9 and 23.

Free parking is available in the Midtown Garage during the hours of the Midtown Eats events. For more information about the weekly line-up, participants can check the Midtown EATS website or Facebook page.

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