First hour: Summer of Food focuses on FLX Table's dynamic owners
Second hour: Training police to effectively interact with people who have autism
Our Summer of Food series rolls on, with the dynamic husband-and-wife team of Christopher Bates and Isabel Bogadtke. Bates is local-ish; Isabel is French; together, they operate a growing empire of food and wine in the Finger Lakes. And their newest venture opened just days ago: FLX Table in Geneva, a high-end restaurant that has exactly one table, twelve seats, and one nightly seating. It's like a get-poor-quick master plan. They also run the popular FLX Wienery, featuring gourmet hot dogs and burgers. Seriously gourmet. And they have Element Winery, a hands-off operation that goes beyond Riesling to include Syrah. Oh, and Bates is a Master Sommelier. Got all that? We'll talk to them about their vision for the region, and why Bates says his biggest complaint about the Finger Lakes is all of the "insecurity."
Parents of children with autism have expressed their shock and concern after North Miami police shot a caregiver of a man with autism. Police have said that when Charles Kinsey was shot, they were trying to shoot the man with autism next to him. The officers mistook a toy truck for a gun, despite Kinsey's insistence that the man was frightened and not armed. For parents, this is an extreme example of what happens when authorities are not trained to understand how to interact with people who have autism. From schools to police, parents want to know if proper training is happening. Our guests will discuss it:
- Chief Michael Ciminelli, Rochester Police Department
- Deputy Brian McCoy, Monroe County Sheriff's Department
- Rachel Rosner, director of education and support services for AutismUp
- Dave Whalen, director of first responder disability awareness training at Niagara University
