RECIPE: Don’t fear the phyllo: turn greens into spanakopita
When the first flush of spring brings us greens, I think of spanakopita. The Greek greens pie is a delicious vehicle for any greens you have on hand, not just…
When the first flush of spring brings us greens, I think of spanakopita. The Greek greens pie is a delicious vehicle for any greens you have on hand, not just…
Malczewski’s Butter Lambs await at Broadway Market Easter shoppers have made the Broadway Market a destination for a century. With the market set to undergo a $45 million facelift later…
As restaurant concepts go, “farm-to-table” has faded like the “CHEW MAIL POUCH TOBACCO” slogans painted on barns in another century. At its Buffalo-area peak a decade ago, every other new…
2025 entries in Buffalo's Best Kielbasa Contest Kielbasa is Polish for sausage, and some families still make their own for big holidays like Christmas and Easter, grinding pork, adding the…
Ethiopian genius on injera at Horn of Africa If it wasn’t for tastespotter Scott Field, who knows how long it would have taken me to discover Horn of Africa. The…
When Amira Khalil fed me my first plate of mansaf, lamb braised in yogurt, I was blown away. Turns out fermented sheep’s milk yogurt and lamb make one of the…
Baklava, Fresh Arabic Sweets How much of the bread you eat is the same stuff, week after week, the convenient, not-so-bad loaf of adequacy? It’s right there at the supermarket,…
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Wild striped bass at Waxlight Bar a Vin (Photo: Waxlight) Lent is fish season in Buffalo, and the fish fry is our homegrown pride and joy. But if you look…
Bruleed grapefruit at Swan Street Diner (Photo: Mickey Harmon) Tucked into the Larkinville neighborhood of former industrial buildings east of downtown, Swan Street Diner offers Buffalo breakfast and lunch seekers…