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Never had a stinger sub inside a burger before? Welcome to Stooges. Stooges Stuffed Burger Bar, launched nearly a decade ago by Joe Blaszczak and Adrienne Seekins-Kuzma, takes an unorthodox […]

Roast pork belly is one of the least expensive luxuries available to the backyard barbecuer. In fact, you can even make it in a regular oven. I buy my skin-on […]

Buffalo is one of the best eating cities in America. Here’s the proof: flavorsome profiles of 216 locally-owned restaurants, bakeries, and food stores in the Four Bites Where to Eat […]

After nearly a decade of rotisserie chicken and my favorite Lebanese menu in Buffalo, Almaza Grill keeps getting better. Word is out about Moussa Khalil’s chicken, with garlic mayonnaise and […]

Southern Junction, one of Buffalo’s best restaurants, has dramatically expanded access to its Texan-Indian barbecue by adding lunch four days a week at its new dedicated takeout counter. Thursday through […]

The Yelling Goat offers everything you want from your friendly neighborhood tavern. It boasts an extensive parking lot, a little patio, and a barroom with 14 draft taps and TVs. […]

Beef plate, with housemade pickled beets, mashed potatoes, gravy, at Schwabl’s. My love of beef on weck was born in Anacone’s Tavern, watching the bartender shave beef from a round […]

Waxlight Bar à Vin, the thrice James Beard-nominated restaurant at 27 Chandler Street in Buffalo’s Black Rock neighborhood, will close permanently at the end of 2026, the restaurant’s ownership announced […]

Jaegerschnitzel, This Little Pig The Applebees of the world will always be with us. It’s places like This Little Pig we must fight to keep. The distinguishing mark of extraordinary […]

Coffee and pancakes are back at the corner of Grant and Lafayette, where Sweetness_7 fed neighbors for a decade.  Matthew Zayas and Chiara Moslow named Luna’s, 220 Grant St., after […]

Seared and grilled sea bass, pesto cream, pine nuts, San Marco If you dine out, you will inevitably find yourself mourning the glory era of a restaurant that has peaked. […]

Hailing from India, pani puri is one of the world’s greatest vegan snacks.  Vendors poke holes in golfball-sized deep-fried puffs, filling them with a mixture of cooked potato, onion, and […]

Bulgogi beef donburi bowl with soft egg and kimchi, Mr. Bowl On Main Street in the City of Tonawanda, Fast Teddy’s was a neighborhood diner archetype, serving eggs, flapjacks, and […]

The Haudenosaunee historically grew corn, beans, and squash together, treasuring them as sustainers of body and soul, as their synergistic agricultural characters rewarded their faith with bumper crops. The “three […]

My case for putting Taqueria Los Mayas at the top of your Mexican dining list starts with the details.  Housemade corn tortillas. Lard in the beans, and real cheese in […]