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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…