Starr Turn: Episode 3 of All Access Pass

Everybody's favorite local rock star/foodie is back at it again with Episode 3 of his series All Access Pass with Nelson Starr. 

In Episode 3, Starr takes a jaunt through South Buffalo's "Old First Ward" just prior to this past St. Patrick's Day.  Starr calls it "a celebration of this historic district, its people, and its significant Irish-American heritage."  He features our neighbor, The Swannie House, Gene McCarthy's, and he also takes in "The Valley" parade.  Starr digs into the old school charm of these landmark pubs and the people in them, while on a hunt for the ultimate fish fry and other culinary delights.

The show seeks to expose and celebrate the unique "foodways," cuisine, and other cultural treasures of WNY, and  its home network, truebluebuffalo.com is the brainchild of award-winning filmmaker and producer, John Paget who also shoots, edits, and directs the program.  

An homage to the Travel Channel's Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations (Mondays at 10 PM) in which Nelson has appeared, All Access Pass is simply a gas.  And for those who don't already know, Bourdain's show gave Starr his culinary TV start with his participation in a Travel Channel contest, Then Starr successfully wooed the Travel Channel to come to WNY to do a segment featuring Buffalo and its food favorites.  That Travel Channel episode, known as the "Rustbelt Episode", is scheduled to air on or around July 27, 2009, and  shows Starr proudly guiding Bourdain around the Queen City and its environs.

John Paget and Nelson Starr are both Buffalo based artists.  John has directed several documentary feature films including, Almost Elvis and Alcatraz Reunion.  Nelson is a Buffalo Music Hall of Fame member, composer, and author.