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Connections: Summer of Food - How can Rochester become the next Charleston, South Carolina?

It’s our final Summer of Food conversation, and we sit down with award-winning chefs in our area to discuss if Rochester could be on its way to becoming a food destination. What would it take for Rochester to be the next Charleston, South Carolina?

Our guests weigh in:

  • Art Rogers, chef and owner of Lento, and the only James Beard-nominated chef in Rochester history
  • Derrick DePorter, chef and co-owner of Unter Biergarten

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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