REVIEW: At Adolf’s Old First Ward, a contender for the Buffalo tavern title
As fate would have it, two of the better Buffalo tavern wing spots are named Adolf’s and Nine-Eleven. Out-of-towners sometimes pull a face. A Nazi is bad enough, but a…
SUNDAY NEWS: How Adrian Bylewski got the reins at 3 high-profile kitchens
Adrian Bylewski is the rarest of chefs: he got healthier working in kitchens. After a career that included working the line at Hutch’s, Tabree, opening Midtown Kitchen, and four years…
REVIEW: At Chin Hills, my new Korean favorite wins me over
If you’ve followed my reviews over the last 13 years, you may have gotten the impression that Woo Chon Korea House is my favorite Korean restaurant in Western New York.…
SUNDAY NEWS: My favorite grilled chicken: souvlaki Canal Fest style
This chicken souvlaki is my most requested dish. Last week’s Grilling Vegetables 101 brought a request for my favorite grilled chicken recipe. So here’s my chicken souvlaki, Canal Fest of…
REVIEW: At Saffron Kitchen, Persian kabobs make it to Main Street
Saffron Kitchen has brought Persian cuisine to Main Street, offering kebabs, dumplings, and soulful stews cooked carefully and presented beautifully. Its offerings are soulfully delicious, its Persian classics soaring because…
Eat and learn at Chettinad 101, Northern Chinese 101, Indian 101 culinary seminars
You have four chances to get a fantastic meal while supporting local restaurants and learning what makes them shine at Four Bites 101 seminars in July and August. While you…
SUNDAY NEWS: Four Bites guide to grilling vegetables
Grilling season calls for ways to add vegetables to the table, transformed by fierce heat. You can grill anything, but getting people to eat the results is another matter. Here…
REVIEW: At Peking Quick One, Chinese home cooking a Polish grandma would love
Peking Quick One was founded by a woman here to support her daughter at the University at Buffalo’s School of Pharmacy. How fitting that its humble Tonawanda dining room has…
SUNDAY NEWS: Guide to my favorite breakfast sandwiches in the 716
Sausage, egg, and cheese on toasted hard roll, Mayback's Deli Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day. Make breakfast a contender with one of this baker’s dozen…
REVIEW: At Fieldstone Country Inn, enjoying a place like restaurants used to be
Captains Platter, crumbed, Fieldstone Country Inn The Knicks were finishing off the 76ers, and I was appreciating moves I hadn’t seen in a minute. Boxing out, catching the eyes of…