The Med City grew more flavorful in 2022 as its menu expanded by several restaurants and shops. Here's a small sampling of the places that started cooking, pouring and scooping in the past year.
Nautical Bowls, a shop that serves a wide variety bowls of Açaí berry or other fruit sorbet with various healthy toppings, is opening its door at 230 20th Ave. SW on Friday.
In the wake of the recent announcement that at least two locations of a franchise that serves an açaí berry sorbet are opening in Rochester, the trendy berry showed up again in local building permits this week.
Jeff Kothenbeutel, known for the popular Beetles Bar & Grill, plans to open a small Nautical Bowls franchise on Rochester's Second Street Southwest. Nautical Bowls is a shop that serves bowls of Açaí berry sorbet with various healthy toppings. Think of a fruit smoothie in a bowl.