WHERE IT'S AT Wise Guys Comedy Club/201 Bistro, 201 S. Salina St., Syracuse. The much-traveled Wise Guys Comedy Club moved into this spot, the former home of Traditions, in August 2009.

Chef John Reule at Wise Guys/201 Bistro in downtown Syracuse is enthusiastic about cooking. And he's willing to share what he's learned -- first at a culinary school in the Midwest and later in ...