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With Lent around the corner Friday fish-fry season is upon us. It is time to start lining up places in which to partake in that most comfortable of comfort foods. WNY most certainly must be the epicenter of the fish-fry universe. It is difficult to find a bad fish and chips in Buffalo and places that serve the delectable dish are everywhere. That is no excuse, however, not to enjoy the best of the best when you get the craving for golden batter.

Pat McGinty's, at 38 swan, directly across from Dunn Tire Park, possibly qualifies as the best of the best when it comes to fried fish. My father first introduced my wife and I to this place in an effort to satisfy our own craving for a good fish-fry after our long search for a good b…

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Buffalo is very fortunate to have a world-class orchestra located in a neighborhood filled with incredible architecture including mansions, churches and houses. Kleinhans Music Hall, designed by Eliel and Eero Saarinen, houses the orchestr…

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The following was forwarded form Joann at The Co-op:

Chinese New Years- iGuo Niani (Survive the Beast). Are you hibernating? Well good, except its time to celebrate Chinese New Yearis! This year it starts on the 29th of January, the official beginning of the new lunar calendar and ends 15 days later on the f…

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Don't miss the annual Amaryllis Show. These stately blooms brighten up the white winter landscape. The 2006 Amaryllis show will run from January 7 through the 29th. The show will be held in the newly renovated and planted Palm Dome and a wide range of Hippeastrum (the Latin name for Amaryllis) cultivars and species will be featured.

When the winter wind blows and spring is still a few months away, shake off the cold and enjoy the flowers and foliage at the Botanical Gardens.

Dates: 1/7/06 - 1/8/06, 1/10/06 - 1/15/06, 1/17/06 - 1/22/06, 1/24/06 - 1/29/06

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Ave 716.827.1584

Article by Amy Schlagter, originally published in the current Holiday issue of Buffalo Rising Magazine

In its many incarnations, the restaurant space in the lower level of the Westbrook Apartments has been everything from a tie-and-jacket fine dining favorite to a beer-and-burger sports bar. The beautiful new Amaryllis Restaurant is somewhere deliciously in between.

The new owners, Jen Stainrook and Matt Harrington are excited to share their love of food with Buffalo. Jen attended the California Culinary Academy and got her start in West Coast restaurants where the emphasis was on using fresh ingredients from local farmers. While working at Andreis French Restaurant, one of Las Vegasi finest, Jen learned how to use u…

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There are two things I know to be true. There's no difference between good flan and bad flan, and there is no war in Albania. --Wag The Dog by David Mamet

Thereis no war in Albania, but Mamet is wrong about flan. All flan is at best mediocre when measured against what I had last night at The Coda.

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Now there are kitchens, then there is the kitchen at the new Amaryllis Restaurant. A couple of us stopped in to have a nightcap the other evening at this unique spot on North before we hit Coda (another unique spot) for dinner. After sampling a couple items from the menu and trying a few of their reds, we decided it was time to hit the road. On our way out, we peaked into the kitchen...

On September 29, Amaryllis, a new restaurant run out of the downstairs of The Westbrook Apartments, officially opens to the public. But for tenants n and their friends n this potential new hotspot debuted two days earlier, when the bar opened for cocktails and free appetizers.

Westbrook tenants will already be familiar with the space, which has a Delaware Avenue address (675) but actually fronts on North Street. The buildingis owners throw an annual Christmas celebratio…

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This restaurant is not on any of the main drags, it won't serve up ordinary everyday food, and it doesn't seat a lot of people. These are just a few of the reasons that make the new Coda a 'must go to' restaurant in the city. Remember the oil and canvas painting called Nighthawks created by Edward Hopper (Thanks MQ) in 1942? Nighthawks was actually inspired by a real diner in Hopper's NY neighborhood. Well, take that scene and throw in (Buffalo's own) Charles Burchfield's Rainy Night painting and I think you might capture a hint of Coda's soulful ambiance.

The Coda blends quiet sophistication with a contemporary cullinary flare that one might find while dining at one of Manhattan's hidden haunts. When you step into The Coda, you are stepping back into a world of hand-dyed black chef jac…