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Cheesemongers Julian Dell’Oso and Clayton Edison have added another civilized amenity to Elmwood Village, next door to their Amabel Provisions cheese-charcuterie-gift shop. Concord is a wine bar, built to lure […]

Did you see the legions of hoarfrost-crusted Minnesotans marching in Minneapolis?  Did you wonder why tens of thousands would risk actual frostbite on a day the high reached -9F, putting […]

In a city with no Indonesian restaurants, a dedicated group of musicians offer your best chance to explore this beguilingly complex cuisine in Buffalo. Experience a meal presented in traditional […]

Tomorrow, bored Buffalonians have a brand new reason to get out of the house. Skip a night of doomscrolling and touch grass, or booze, if you prefer. Le Social Club […]

At the AKG Art Museum, dinner and a movie has become its own art form. As the movie Julie & Julia played on a large screen last night, servers fanned […]

On this first Sunday of a new year, allow me to extend my best wishes to the people who feed us.  The year ahead will be the most trying time […]

Manakish are essential Levantine street food, pizzalike discs of dough patted out, and dimpled to bear adornments of olive oil, herb, cheese, or meat.  Since Manakeesh and More went dark […]

Caroling gets the glamor, but the most popular Christmas tradition is last-minute gift shopping.  Choosing homegrown Buffalo gifts supports your community, and twangs the heartstrings like nothing Amazon has in […]

Lovers of New York style bagels in Clarence and greater Amherst have long felt under-served. That helped explain why before 8 a.m. people were waiting patiently in the parking lot […]

Shannon Wilson was a Wegman’s chef for a decade before teaching herself to bake. Now her skills are drawing morning crowds at Artigiana, 935 Seneca St., on the eastern side […]

I have 10 tickets to offer Four Bites fans to a dinner I’m cooking Jan. 15 at This Little Pig, in Clarence. Here’s how This Little Pig chef-owner Jeff Cooke […]

Editor’s note: This story is the first in a series of Four Bites travel stories exploring Mexico. Coming next week: exploring Aztec aquaculture on the brilliantly decorated poleboats of Xochimilco, […]

Due to operator error, the Sunday News note on my book Four Bites Where to Eat in Buffalo 2026 failed to include the link to the Four Bites shop. Here […]

Grocery checkouts are lined with impulse buys strategically arrayed to snag your attention. They tend towards sweet indulgences, invitations to spend a little money on yourself. At Lexington Co-op on […]

It was just before Christmas that Diane Aaron found herself homeless. She’d just moved from Texas, and at 68 years old was alone on the streets of Buffalo. Then, in […]