Pear poached in strawberry-rhubarb-herb syrup, on toasted nuts, with a quenelle of freshly whipped Stolzfus Family Dairy cream. The Village of Warsaw is not, technically speaking, in the middle of…
Halloumi fried in brik, honey, Sicilian pistachios, at Mira “Friends and family” nights are how restaurants test kitchen and service crews before showtime, opening to the public. In 15 years…
Located in South Buffalo, Sevens is the vegan cafe that hits harder, with "sausage" rolls, cardamom foam matcha, and lemon poppyseed buns. Guest review by Kevin Thurston.
Tantan ramen at Konbini. The classic Japanese snacks onigiri and taiyaki are available in Buffalo at last, thanks to a father who couldn’t say no to his daughter. Since he'd…
Khao soi chicken at Tiny Thai. To find the best Thai food in Buffalo, enter the three-story food incubator hub at 27 Chandler St., and take the elevator or stairs…
Bar, Mira (Photo: Mira) Mira, the broadly Mediterranean restaurant opening on Elmwood Avenue next week, is Buffalo’s most-anticipated restaurant in years. Exhibit 1: Last week, in the first 45 minutes…
When a Four Bites scout reported a Nana Peruvian Kitchen in Fredonia, it landed as a double whammy. Peruvian? I haven’t heard that name in a long time. Been a…
Making bare commercial restaurant space feel homey is an art. Walking into DaNando for the first time, I took in the view: gilded mable-topped tables, mirrors in ornate baroque frames,…
“Don’t fill up on the bread” is a standard warning before sitting down to a table covered with exquisite handmade pastas. At Inizio, the Elmwood Village fresh pasta palace, hot…
Buffalo Restaurant week suggestions, Big Big Table fundraiser Oct. 17 Gallons of apple cider are filled at Cherry Bank Farm. (PHOTO: Julia Kelsch) If apple cider season is your favorite…