Set your DVR, a Greece bakery owner is coming to the Food Network

Greetings friends!

Like many of you, I'm spending most of this week preparing for Christmas, so I'll keep this one somewhat brief.

First, I always like cheering on Rochester's contestants on Food Network shows.

The latest: Phillip Tomasso, who owns Something Delicious Bake Shop with his wife, Stephanie, will appear on a Guy Fieri-hosted reality show in which contestants compete for the chance to open a Chicken Guy! franchise. "Guy’s Chance of a Lifetime" will premier on Discovery+ on Dec. 26, and on Food Network on Jan. 2. More details here.

Here's a fun fact, even though this isn't about me: I met Guy Fieri back in 2007, before I was a journalist. My older son and I were finalists in the kids in the kitchen category of the National Beef Cookoff in Chicago, and Guy Fieri was host. (Our recipe was Greek meatball subs, which I think were tasty but didn't win us any money.)

I can tell you honestly that the larger-than-life personality you see on TV is exactly how he is in real life — even early in the morning. He was especially friendly and engaging with the kids who participated, so that makes him an OK guy in my book.

I do have one beef with him: his show, "Diners Drive-Ins and Dives," still has not come to Rochester, and I think we'd have a lot of good places for him to visit. What dish would you suggest for the show? Send me your ideas and if I get enough good suggestions, I'll make it a story.

Christmas info

• If you tend to be a person tends to make last-minute trips to the store (I'm right there with you), know that Wegmans will be closed on Christmas Day, but other stores will be open. Marcia Greenwood has the details.

• Looking for some new Christmas cookie recipes to try? I can vouch for these five recipes, past winners of the Holidays at the Market cookie competition, which I judged for five years. The ginger pecan cookies, shown above, are on my own baking list for this year.

• Looking for some new cocktail recipes to enhance holiday entertaining? These three tasty recipes were created by home mixologists.

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it! See you next week.

Tracy Schuhmacher, food, drink and culture reporter

Until next week, here's where you can keep up with Rochester's food scene:

RocFlavors section of the D&C

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