Buffalo Rising: food: January 2012 Archives

food January 26, 2012 3:45 PM

Cantina Loco Spices Up Allentown

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Have you noticed the complete transformation at the northeast corner of Elmwood and Allen? Steel's posts on St. Louis could not have come at a better time. The windows on this corner are, once again, alive with activity and come spring a longtime dead patio will reawaken with the sounds of conversation and, God-willing, low-key live music (please no anti-urban crusades). The interior of Cantina Loco looks just as amazing, with Edison bulbs dangling above the Day of the Dead bar top and seating for what looks to be around 75 people (including the bar). The surprisingly barren walls emphasize the subdued paints and wall textures - much better than having a tickety-tackety western motif. The tattooed bar staff dons black Cantina Loco shirts, which adds to the zest of the place and compliments the Ed Hardy-esque designs on the bar.

food January 15, 2012 2:12 PM

Brunch at Black Rock Kitchen and Bar

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When we think about Black Rock Kitchen and Bar (BRKB), we tend to think about social gatherings at the bar or relaxing in the comfortable dining setting while enjoying dinner (details). Never do we think about heading to BRKB on a Sunday to enjoy brunch, but that's what four of us did last weekend. We had heard rumors the brunch was not your typical breakfast meal - or brunch for that matter. Whoever started those rumors was right in doing so, and

food January 14, 2012 3:52 PM

Sweet Sophia's

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When my favorite diner on Niagara Street closed, I thought that the world was ending. Seriously, I'm a big fan of breakfast, and I was hooked on the Riverview Family Restaurant. It was only a short time after that that I began to head out in search of a comparable diner-style eatery. Luckily, I found Sophia's. Of course I was aware of Sophia's, and had even eaten there a couple years back, but I was hooked on my favorite and that was that. Fast forward to today and Sophia's has become a hip destination selling some

food January 13, 2012 9:19 AM

Delish!: Cooking Class

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Now that Delish! is hitting its full stride on Amherst Street (see original post), it's time to take a step back to see just what this business has brought to the Black Rock neighborhood. First of all, I never got a chance to showcase the opening of the second half of the operation. That's the part where all of the cooking classes take place. It's also the room where owner Deborah Clark does her daily food preparations for the lunch menu. "My classes are all sold out,"

food January 11, 2012 5:45 PM

Caribe Café

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Sending a vegetarian out on a quest for good Hispanic food is like asking a dog to fetch (and retrieve) a dog biscuit. On the rare occasion, you might find a dog that actually returns with the biscuit (that story next), and even rarer is it that a vegetarian will find much of anything to eat at his or her corner Hispanic eatery. As luck would have it, I actually discovered what I believe is one of the better Hispanic restaurants in town. In preparation for an unfriendly vegetarian experience I opted to bring a meat-eating friend along with me who, it turns out, had actually eaten there before.
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food January 9, 2012 4:13 PM

Ladies of the Vine Decide to go Global

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Monthly social organization Ladies of the Vine Wine Club is going global for January's gathering, in the second of a series of dining experiences where members will be given the chance to sip, sample and savor cuisine and wines from around the world.
On the heels of "Visiting India" in November, which was the first "Ladies of the Vine Goes Global" event, the club received several requests to add more ethnic dinners to their monthly rotation. Thanks to the popularity of the last event, the club is offering "Ladies of the Vine Goes Global" every other month,

food January 7, 2012 3:42 PM

The Market Arcade: Make it a destination

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When visiting the Market Arcade last evening, I was reminded just how stunning the place really is. While I stood on the mezzanine overlooking the first floor I couldn't help but envision what the building could, and should, become. To me, the Market Arcade cries out to be a food marketplace. Have you ever been to the Grand Central Market (see photo below) in NYC? It's a smaller version of the Saint Lawrence Market in Toronto. It features a narrow central aisle with food purveyors to the left and the right. There's a cheese vendor, a butcher, a fish monger, a flower stall, sweets, cooked and uncooked

food January 6, 2012 2:07 PM

Taste of Buffalo Welcomes Food Trucks

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While food trucks are generally shunned from setting up in Buffalo business districts, there is one event that is welcoming them into the fold. Taste of Buffalo apparently understands the importance of these types of mobile operations, and are reaching out to the food truck industry to apply to be vendors in this year's event. This will open the playing field for a couple of days and will give the food trucks the opportunity to work alongside the 'brick and mortars' even if it is just for one weekend.
The invitation should also be looked at as a great marketing

food January 4, 2012 10:39 AM

NoNoo Ramen Brings Back Memories

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By Caesandra N Seawell:
When temperatures in Buffalo are finally low enough to freeze your facial muscles, the best remedy is a steamy bowl of broth and noodles you have to slurp!
I spent my early twenties stationed in Misawa, Japan. One of my best memories from that time is going off-base to the nearby noodle shop. There was a fiberglass sculpture of a bowl of soup with some sort of dry ice making puffs of steam escaping the bowl at regular intervals; that was always a comforting sight. Together, with my friends and

food January 3, 2012 9:50 AM

Nickel City Chef: Season Four

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It's time for another season of Nickel City Chef. Since the beginning, foodies from all over Greater Buffalo have attended these culinary showdowns to show their love of food, local restaurant personalities and the heated battles that brew as the event is underway. I you're remotely familiar with TV's hit sensation, Top Chef, then you know the routine - except this time it takes place in person, and chances are that you have already sampled creations from these cooking gurus. In this fourth season you can look for some interesting personalities, surprising secret ingredients, and of course

"Pizza pizza!"

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