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A decade after BreadHive opened its Connecticut Street store, the worker cooperative bakery has become a bonafide community success story: it’s not just making great bread, it’s turning a profit. […]

Mutton achari gosht, Clay Handi A Kentucky Fried Chicken closed in Kenmore in 2017 leaving seven KFC outlets in Buffalo. What replaced it was something singular: Buffalo’s only Pakistani restaurant, […]

Buffalo eaters have the opportunity to sample another of the world’s greatest snacks with the efforts of Buffalo’s Vada Pav. Ambika Swami started at the Williamsville Farmers Market two years […]

The cheesesteak at Vinnie’s Minis If you measure the advance of a civilization by the new things it makes possible, frozen pizza is a sign that we are making some […]

Kith & Kin Bakeshop & Bistro, Western New York’s only gluten-free full-service all-day restaurant and bakery, expanded its area of service to the University at Buffalo’s Amherst Campus. In the […]

Sausage rolls, Sevens Chez Panisse has inspired California cuisine and the farm-to-table movement from its Berkeley base. Moosewood, founded 1972, helped drive a vegetarian cafe revolution coast-to-coast from its Ithaca […]

The dumpling gods have smiled upon Buffalo. The proof is in the diverse and economical body of work offered by our community’s dumpling artists. My favorites include delicate forest mushroom […]

Lomo sandwich with everything at Tangos 716 Buffalo has a new Best Steak Sandwich. If you don’t believe me, go see Gabriela Ozan and she’ll straighten you out. At Tangos […]

Barrel + Brine, Buffalo’s nationally recognized fermentation company, is launching Project Second Moon to turn wasted food into good food and support for local farmers. A $100,000 Resilient Food Systems […]

Deep dish with pepperoni, ricotta florettes, and hot honey, at Buffalo Deep Dish The second-most Buffalo thing about Buffalo Deep Dish, the pizzeria at Briar Brothers Brewing, is that it […]

Buffalo barbecue hotspot Southern Junction plans to start offering lunch this summer, with the addition of a pie shop and takeout barbecue counter. The new retail space, in a storefront […]

Owno khao swe, Burmese coconut curry chicken noodle soup, Thai Bowl Kitchen (Photo: Mindy Airheart) In 2012, Barack Obama was re-elected president of the United States. Does that seem like […]

Personally, I don’t have any trouble coming up with an appropriate way to show appreciation for the person who brought me to life. Grill Phyllis Galarneau a steak, and she’s […]

Fresh bread arriving at my table, still warm from the hearth, always makes me feel like some lowkey royalty. No matter where I am eating, no matter what else arrives […]

Buffalo, New York, is one of America’s best pizza towns.  What’s that? You’ve been to Buffalo and don’t agree? Well, I’m sorry. For you. Because you never made it to […]