Flyover Plates Podcast

This show is for people who've escaped Rochester, NY, but miss the city's signature cuisine, the PLATE. Hosted by Rochester expat Dr. Mike Brondon and co-hosted by Rochester radio legend Marc-Anthony Arena, we reminisce about the weather, the people, and the institutions of Rochester of yesteryear. You know, back when we had industry... and hope.Everybody has a friend who escaped Rochester, so tell them about the podcast!

Flyover Plates Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Dr. Mike Brondon, with 43 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dr. Mike Brondon hosts Flyover Plates Podcast, a society show with 43 episodes published.

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  Flyover Plates Podcast

  36 Tears of Joy

  —1h 39m

  Tonight on FOP! We celebrate achieving 1000 downloads the only way we can - by ripping into Rochester's rottenness and fawning over the food. We reminisce: B&W television (Marc still owns one) Local TV news and their anchors "500 Anytime Minutes" Mike's HS nickname Back when life was finite and manageable "Mister Food" on local cable We discuss: The Shamrock Shake Italian grandparents cooking on YouTube (Look up Chef Pasquale and Grandma Gina!) Mike's meatball birthday party Meatloaf vs meatballs Pasta Fazool - what is the best broth consistency? "Game worn" Josh Allen Buffalo wing sauce bibs Mike's Florida trip - what he ate and how he watched WROC-TV8 on the beach We review: Gia's and Fairfield's - pillars of Italian greatness on the east side Featured Dish: Gia's Artichoke French Phillips Seafood in Newark, NJ Airport Centric Hots in Kodak Park (diced peppers and onions! what a genius idea) Coco Garden Malaysian Restaurant in Henrietta Mike brings the articles: Canada's Open Home Program: Food brings people together What one guy did when he received his Doordash of Steak Tartar "Per Tutti" Italian kids school in LI Top 2 cheapest NY cities by median home sale prices - but what about property taxes? Is Syracuse or Rochester larger, in terms of zip codes? NYS is reaching out and taxing people who've already escaped, and people who remotely work for NY companies, and what you have to do avoid their reach. How many people escape NY per minute A new industry in Rochester: Stealing from the elderly Thanks for telling other inmates and escapees about the show!

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  40 Mike's Mini Me - 2hr special!

  —1h 57m

  TONIGHT ON FOP! It's probably the best one we've ever done. Mike's Mini Me joins us as our special guest to explain his: Top 3 Chicken Strips Top Rochy Spots Top homemade foods Smuggled cans of Sprite I Can't Believe It's Not Banana Pudding Deep Dish Debate We discuss: Heated seats and long sleeves in May D&C's Top Burgers in Rochester CITY MAGAZINE'S TOP SPOTS IN ROCH, including Chen Garden Rochester version of Sim City Steak at Italian Restaurants? Why? NY State handing out fliers to call out hate - but who's the real perpetrator? We review: Buffalo Wings & Rings Steak & Shake Lugia's TrueFood Another Doctor Buffet El Sazon on Lyell Ave Insane Breakfast Burgers at IRISH MAFIA and DONNELLY'S Democrat & Chronicle vs Times-Union Gino's Harlem Sbarro's and Sicilian Delight Papa Joe's Agatina's PITTSBURGH PIZZA BATTLE: Penn Ave Pizza & Steaks vs. Fazio's We Remember Tap & Mallet Most bowling alleys in Roch, such as Ridgeway Lanes and Olympic Bowl Scottsville Rd. Rochester Rhinos Wambach's IHOP Henrietta (and what now defiles its building) Executive South public golf course, Henrietta Latta - Lea Pitch n' Putt Pittsford Optical and Bien Eyewear, and what they became Hugo's Italian Bistro Ginger Cove in Chili Rocwiki.org Thanks for telling other inmates & escapees about the show!

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  39 Take Your Date for a Plate

  —1h 26m

  Tonight on CEP! We reminisce It's prom night - which formerly-classy Roch establishment do you pick for dinner? Benucci's? Crescent Beach? Well, those two are now defunct. What is White Lady Castle and has it been bulldozed yet? High School graduation cookies and cakes Getting our drivers licenses at Emerson & Glyde or Sykes & Maple A hypothetical WalterFest - a music festival only Rochester could pull off Will the Lilac Fest be frostbitten or scorching this year? Automatic traffic cams return to Roch - do you have any recourse to dispute your tickets? We eat Pictured Dish of the Month: The plump, tender Chicken French from Flaherty's Honeoye Falls Debate: What do you do with the lemon on the dish? Tomato fraud? Firehouse Subs' ingenious "Mike Day" Pino's Deli in Greece, NY How many free birthday cookies did Mike get from DiBella's? Chicken & Wok - a Chinese, Mexican, and fried chicken fusion restaurant, and other fun combo spots Royal Cafe in Fairport - homemade gelato & soups Marc's Ketchup Segment Local felon concocts a spiteful casserole for Fairport Police Mozzeroni's in Victor has become the fourth incarnation of Bay & Goodman Pizza The "Pot Mobile" proves that in NY, even foodtrucks become dispensaries It's Car Show Season! It's the only safe, free outdoor activity we have during our three weeks of summer. What local establishments passed or failed their health dept. tests? Car crash lawsuits are getting so bad, they're even spooking Governor Hochul As always, thanks for telling inmates and escapees about the show!

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  38 State of the Plate

  —2h 12m

  We ring in Season Four of FOP with a 2-hour special! Marc meets a local celebrity Mike gives his State of the Plate address It's Easter, which means another homemade plate. This one looked incredible. Mike also shattered his previous record for how quickly he ate the whole thing. What NYers moving to FL should know Should we set up toll booths to beg from those who are about to escape? When you go to a new place, what do you order? When you go to a familiar place, do you have a go-to dish? Kodak shocks the world with sales growth "Rochester's biggest asset is its people" Confessions from the McQ Chapel People who've made us homemade garbage plates Does money grow on... casinos? A special guest joins us for the second half! We review Flaherty's Honeoye Falls Connie's Diner Canal Days Festival in Fairport Rochester Shepherd's Pie Qdoba Baltimore Homemade fried rice Rivers Casino Schenectady Irish Mafia Bloomfield - pretzels and breakfast burger w tots Wimpy's Burger Basket Garbage Plate Salad? Karl's Top 5 American and Top 5 Italian restaurants in Roch Karl's homemade timpano Tony D's We remember Marc's turkey/egg/avocado croissant, RIP That one Waffle House that's now takeout only Crescent Beach in Greece Thanks for telling your friends about the show!

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  37 Mike's Mt Rushmore of Fast Food

  —1h 30m

  Tonight on FOP! We discuss Why Antarctica is better than Rochester Mike's Mt Rushmore of Food: What are your Top 4 big fast food favorites? What are your Top 4 obscure chains? Brinner: Why is it so venerated, and why do we frown on its opposite: Leftovers for Breakfast? Why did Wegmans slip in customer satisfaction? Where do we shop? White pizza - do non-Rochestarians know what it is? Pancake syrup Coaches who yelled at us, and why we're better off because of it We review Plate of the month: Naantastic's fried grouper - over rice, quinoa, cucumber, corn, craisins, chickpeas, drizzled with sweet tamarind chutney sauce. Insane. Rubino's Chicken French w potatoes Cafe Vesuvio's in New Smyrna Beach, FL Faircraft Brauhaus, Fairport, NY Sip N Jerk Jamaican Foodtruck, and Joe n Sal's Pizza, in Brooklyn, NY The Spicey Pickle, and Favorite's Pizza, Lewiston, NY Steak n Shake Gino's Pizza and Dolly's Diner, WV 7-11 in Seabreeze, NY Grand Super Buffet and China Buffet, Henrietta, NY Thanks for telling other escapees about the show, because I'm pretty sure there are no more inmates left.

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