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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 […]

Chef-owner Bruce Wieszala presents the pig’s head dinner at Beacon Grille. “What’s your favorite restaurant?” When people find out they’ve met someone paid to review Buffalo restaurants for 14 years […]

Read It and Eat Bookshop plans to expand its cookbooks, cooking wares, and cooking classes in the heart of the Village of Williamsville, next to Muscarella’s Pizzeria. “We’re definitely still […]

Family Thai’s Riverside location, on Tonawanda Street two blocks south of Riverside Park, is as humble as a restaurant gets. One room, five tables, one staffer hustling to greet guests, […]

Four nights a week, at 2 a.m. the lights go on in Dopest Dough’s two-story Manufactory in 500 Seneca, next door to the former Dobutsu space. While Buffalo sleeps, Joe […]

Bacon blue burger with hand-cut fries, Shamus Shamus or Seamus is a stout Irish name – James in Gaelic. Shames is the Yiddish word for synagogue caretaker, the one who […]

In 2009, Barack Obama became president, and I became the food writer for the Buffalo News.  Since then, a lot has changed. Including what goes through my head while I […]

Calamari, The White Inn As a species, hotel restaurants are worst case scenarios, places you eat if you’re too exhausted after your journey to venture out again. With a captive […]

Eden, New York,was named for its fertile soil, but it has also produced a bumper crop of farmers who build things. The grape-picking machines that dominate vineyards across the country […]