If you want a taste of down-home American cooking circa 2023, snuggle up to Cozy Thai, News Food Editor Andrew Galarneau says.
“She was a fun-loving woman who always had time to chat with us,” said Jim Ormond, a regular at the tavern. “Even when they were busy, she always had time to come over and say 'Hi.' ”
It’s easier than ever to escape your cubicle farm to find swift sustenance and an escape, however brief, from the midday mundane, Andrew Galarneau says.
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BY ANDREW Z. GALARNEAU
Here are Buffalo News Food Editor Andrew Z. Galarneau's favorite places for fresh bread.
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BY ANDREW Z. GALARNEAU
This summer, after two years of operating Southern Junction as a takeout-only spot at 27 Chandler St., Ryan Fernandez is planning to open his first restaurant, at 367 Connecticut St.
Born from a pandemic-era mask-making and distribution effort, Buffalo Resilience helps restaurants turn their castoffs into life-sustaining meals. So far, the grassroots group has helped restaurants distribute 14,000 meals to hungry Buffalonians.
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BY ANDREW Z. GALARNEAU
Meat raffles are a communal fundraising ritual popular in Western New York. Here's how they work.
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Food editor Andrew Galarneau offers tips on the best places to find delicious dishes in Western New York.
Here are the best places to find Puerto Rican cuisine in Buffalo and nearby.
"Enjoy your Super Bowl, everyone. They have a game to watch. We have the true wing, and for us this game will always end in victory," writes Andrew Z. Galarneau.
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Butter Block, run by Colleen Stillwell, has become the finest sweets bakery in Buffalo, one of the crowd-drawing developments in the West Side neighborhood of Five Points.
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BY ANDREW Z. GALARNEAU
Several West Side Bazaar restauranteurs left adrift by a September fire at Grant Street’s celebrated international food court are coming downtown. Downtown Bazaar will add South Sudanese, Ethiopian, Filipino and Puerto Rican culinary choices to the menu at 617 Main St.
007 Chinese Food was one of 11 small businesses closed by a fire at the West Side Bazaar. It held a grand opening Tuesday at its new location in Hamburg.
Amira’s Kitchen, run by a grandmother from Jerusalem, is making some tasty magic in Riverside, News Food Editor Andrew Galarneau says.
Grab family and friends and take time over the holiday season to enjoy each other's company while exploring a new cocktail bar, brewery, upscale restaurant, buffet and more.
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Where Grindhaus last poured, a new coffee shop from the Café 59 folks has stepped in to keep Allentown caffeinated.
"My gifts usually fall into three categories: goodies that boost any gathering, stuff that can be mailed to far-flung friends, and the darkest coffee ever," Andrew Z. Galarneau writes.
Even though Billy Club opened seven years ago, it still feels weird to find myself heading to Allen Street for fine cuisine.
After lifetimes in the restaurant business, Amanda and Bruce Wieszala plan to open Beacon Grille, their first restaurant, at 185 Allen St., this spring.
Dinner at Savor is prix fixe, with at least three choices for each course, including vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.
Western New York’s first Filipino sit-down restaurant is hidden away behind an apartment tower in Niagara Falls, down the street from the casino and a few blocks from the state park boundary.
Eight artists selected by Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center were teamed with eight creative local chefs to develop dishes reflecting the artist’s sensibilities through the chef’s prism, creating a shared palette aimed to provoke and please palates.