First hour: From finance to the seminary
Second hour: Summer of Food - What does "Italian food" really mean?
In our first hour, we talk to Buffalo native David Ryder about his experience changing careers. It's not your average career change story: he left a partnership at a New York City hedge fund to go into the seminary. He says after years of working his way up the ladder in the finance industry, something felt wrong in his soul. We'll talk to him about the Flour City Church, his hopes for its future, and what makes his work fulfilling.
In our second hour, we talk to the owners of Fiorella, an Italian restaurant in the Rochester Public Market. It is operated by a husband-and-wife team with Italian roots. They have particular views on where ingredients come from, and how to source for the restaurant.We'll talk to them about what “Italian food” really mean in the United States. Our guests:
- Gino Ruggiero, chef and co-owner of Fiorella
- Alison Ruggiero, co-owner of Fiorella