SUNDAY NEWS: Savage Wheat project grows up
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…
REVIEW: At The White Inn, a menu that most Buffalo hotel guests would envy
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…
SUNDAY NEWS: Eden farmer invents fruit soda made from 100 percent local fruit
Matt Agle with his invention, in Concord grape, plum, and Niagara grape. Eden, New York,was named for its fertile soil, but it has also produced a bumper crop of farmers…
REVIEW: At Amira’s Kitchen, stick-to-your-ribs dinners from Palestinian grandmother
“I can’t stop thinking about Amira’s Kitchen.” Usually that’s my line. I’ve been a fan of Amira Khalil’s cooking since she opened her first place in 2022. To hear it…
REVIEW: At Colony Seafood and Steakhouse, luxe bites of ocean and lake
Buffalo, New York is on the shore of a Great Lake. But you’d never know it from the menus of its restaurants. Local meat, vegetables, and fruit are rightly prized…
SUNDAY NEWS: Stone fruit season calls for clafoutis
Prune plum clafoutis Tactical recipes are the answer to a particular dilemma. This time of year, with Western New York’s finest fruit peaking, you need to know about clafoutis. Say…
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Thank you for your financial support. Without people like you, I could not keep Four Bites running. I don’t take money from restaurants to write about them. That’s what sets…
SUNDAY NEWS: Discover the next Butter Block at Farm Shop
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.…
REVIEW: At China Taste, Buffalo’s deepest-cuts Chinese menu, with academy finesse
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…
SUNDAY NEWS: How to cook BBQ chicken right every time
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…