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The Farm Shop is an oasis of freshness in the Elmwood Village. A teeny, tiny oasis, around the corner on Ashland from its mailing address, so it’s easy to miss. […]

Korean cold noodle Pork meatballs in gravy Shredded pork garlic sauce Duck’s blood, beef and tripe in chile sauce Fish filet sour cabbage Deep-fried eggplant hot garlic sauce Sweet and […]

Decades of chicken breast obsession has resulted in a widespread deficit of American chicken barbecue knowledge. The challenge of cooking sugar-laquered dark meat chicken on the bone without excess carbon […]

As fate would have it, two of the better Buffalo tavern wing spots are named Adolf’s and Nine-Eleven. Out-of-towners sometimes pull a face. A Nazi is bad enough, but a […]

Adrian Bylewski is the rarest of chefs: he got healthier working in kitchens. After a career that included working the line at Hutch’s, Tabree, opening Midtown Kitchen, and four years […]

If you’ve followed my reviews over the last 13 years, you may have gotten the impression that Woo Chon Korea House is my favorite Korean restaurant in Western New York. […]

Last week’s Grilling Vegetables 101 brought a request for my favorite grilled chicken recipe. So here’s my chicken souvlaki, Canal Fest of the Tonawandas style. By sheer tonnage, I’ve cooked […]

Saffron Kitchen has brought Persian cuisine to Main Street, offering kebabs, dumplings, and soulful stews cooked carefully and presented beautifully. Its offerings are soulfully delicious, its Persian classics soaring because […]

You have four chances to get a fantastic meal while supporting local restaurants and learning what makes them shine at Four Bites 101 seminars in July and August. While you […]

Grilling season calls for ways to add vegetables to the table, transformed by fierce heat. You can grill anything, but getting people to eat the results is another matter. Here […]

Peking Quick One was founded by a woman here to support her daughter at the University at Buffalo’s School of Pharmacy. How fitting that its humble Tonawanda dining room has […]

Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day. Make breakfast a contender with one of this baker’s dozen of my favorite breakfast sandwiches found in and around Buffalo, […]

Captains Platter, crumbed, Fieldstone Country Inn The Knicks were finishing off the 76ers, and I was appreciating moves I hadn’t seen in a minute. Boxing out, catching the eyes of […]

Four Bites 101’s summer semester starts July 15, with Northern Chinese 101 at Peking Quick One in Tonawanda.  The $30 ticket is your invitation to learn about Chinese homestyle cooking […]

Today is Father’s Day, so if you haven’t had a chance to show appreciation to the contributor of half your genetic quirks, I bring you good tidings: There is this […]