Who Doesn’t The Love Taste of Buffalo?

This week The Taste of Buffalo organizers announced their lineup for this years event.  They will have 15 new participants this year.  Here is the full 2009 line up, the menu items for each participant will be released shortly.  I cant wait to get that list, its become a tradition for me and Alli to look it over and make a game plan for what we will eat.  We try to figure out the exact amount of tickts needed so we don’t have any leftovers.  However every year we end up getting some dessert or thinking, screw it I really want a chicken finger even though I’ve had it every year.  If yo want to stay in touch with the newest happenings and announcements check out Taste of Buffalo’s Twitter Page.

Here is who is coming back from 2008:

• A Taste of New Orleans
• Andersons Frozen Custard
• Applebees
• Ashanti’s Steak House
• Avanti Italian Grill
• Bings
• BW’S Barbecue
• Caribbean Experience
• Carmines Restaurant
• Cecelia’s Ristorante
• Chester’s Cajun Grill
• Clarence Center Coffee Co. & Café
• Craftsmen Café/Sweet Monkees
• Cup of Joe’s Restaurant
• Dannys Restaurant
• Donnie’s Smokehouse
• Eddie Ryan’s
• EM Chrusciki Bakery
• Fat Bob’s Smokehouse
• Fiamma Steak
• Garris Bar-b-Que
• Jack Astors Bar and Grill
• Joe’s Deli
• JP Bullfeathers
• Just Pizza
• Kabab and Curry
• Kensington Avenue Pizza Inc.
• Lafayette Tap Room
• Louies Hot Dogs
• May Jen Chinese Restaurant
• Mister Pizza
• Mobay’s Caribbean Cuisine
• Ms. Goodies
• Niagara Café
• Nick Charlaps Ice Cream
• Orazio’s Restaurant
• Polish Villa
• Prima Pizza
• Red Osier
• Spicy Thai
• Tandoori’s Royal Indian Cuisine
• The Bavarian Nut Company
• The Fireside Inn
• The Grill @ The Dome
• Village Desserts
• Zebb’s Deluxe Grill and Bar

Here are the new guys (with some I know already):

• Amici Ristorante – a very cool Elmwood restaurant I’ve always wanted to try.
• The Como Restaurant
• Dinosaur Bar B Que – a Rochester,NY staple.  Never had but have heard alot about, people swear by their sauce.
• Giacobbi’s Pasta and Pizza
• Jim’s Steak Out – sure there aren’t many Buffalo-ians that haven’t had Jim’s, but still a cool addition.
• Landies Candies Co
• Merchant Street Smokehouse
• Mr. Bones
• Palace of Dosas
• Papi’s Family Restaurant
• The Stillwater – I know the place is gorgeous inside, not sure how the food is though.
• Sweet Melody’s
• Torches Restaurant - they have one of the coolest Mac n Cheese’s I’ve ever heard of, hope its on the menu.
• Verbena
• Wi-Tini’s