Buffalo Eats

This July, Buffalo is going to be featured on The Travel Channel’s No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain.  If you’re a proud Buffalo-ian like myself, I know you’re excited to see the city shown for the world to see and find out what a famous chef/television star thinks of our city. Well I have just found [...]

For those Food Network lovers out there, I am sure you’ve noticed a new series called “The Best Thing I Ever Ate”.  They’ve broken down the show into a group of Food Network personalities talking about the best meals they’ve ever had and having each show have some type of the theme. What caught my [...]

For about 4 and a half years I worked at the Circuit City located in the McKinley Mall “plaza”, and for those years my lunch options consisted of a Wendy’s, Mall food, a Burger King and a few pizzerias.  A diverse and ethnic selection it was not. Eventually a Panera’s moved near and in comparison [...]

If anyone has read this blog on a regular basis, they pretty much can gather that I love the Elmwood/Allentown restaurant scene.  Right now, you simply can’t do any better in terms of great locations, crowds, diversity, and overall quality of food.  Up until now I have only been to Cecelia’s just for drinks with [...]

For my 25th birthday I wanted to go to a restaurant that I had never been to before (and that was also on my Food Odyssey List). For some reason or another I decided that one of Orchard Park’s oldest restaurants Eckl’s Beef & Weck would be my birthday meal.  Sure I might have preferred [...]

Over the last two weeks, Alli and I have attempted to live a healthier lifestyle.  Which means there will be no fried foods, ice cream, or any other unhealthy meals for a little while.  The plus side (aside from loosing a couple pounds) is that Alli and I get to try some new delicious food that is [...]

A couple of months ago, Alli and I tried Merge, a newer restaurant on Delaware Ave (near Allen) that caters to the vegetarians, vegans, and anyone who wants a healthy lunch or dinner.  It appears that the place is getting a great word of mouth and I’m optimistic about their future.  They’ve since acquired their liquor license, [...]

UPDATE: Since writing this article, Manhattan Pizza has since closed. I’ve been working at my job downtown now for almost 9 months, and the number of places that I can go to on a lunch break and have it be a new experience is becoming harder to accomplish.  Not too long ago a new pizzeria opened in downtown [...]

Buffalo is getting it’s own local cook off showdown, Feed Your Soul is producing a competition called Nickel City Chef that will be held in a newly renovated warehouse located on the West Side of Buffalo.  You can now purchase tickets for $20 at Spoiled Rotten or at Artisan Kitchen & Baths for live viewings [...]

Going forward for the summer of 2009, I am going to try and focus on my 2009: A Food Odyssey List.   I’ve noticed that I can get distracted very easily, and those nights where Alli and I want to go out to eat I should try to look at this list and not go [...]