Tag: Papaya
monday april 14th 2008
Papaya Inspires
Though the term ‘Chippewa’ conjures only drunken baseball-capped frat boys and flavored-martini-swilling girls for most, a portion of this district is evolving. The neighborhood, stretching the length of Delaware from Allen to Niagara Square, has begun to see new life, catering to a more mature (and moneyed) crowd. The Hampton Inn that stands at the corner of Delaware and Elmwood maintains an occupancy rate of about 92%, beating its competitors by nearly a third. Guests fill area restaurants and bars, particularly those that reside on the Inn’s ground floor: Salsarita’s, The Chocolate Bar, and Papaya.
In 2005, owners Tri Lam, Tai Truong and Manh Lee opened Papaya, downtown Buffalo’s first and only Asian-inspired fine dining restaurant. This trio of friends-cum-business partners also own and operate the reputable
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sunday july 29th 2007
Pad Thai to Die For
If I have to eat another sandwich, I think I'll die, I thought to myself last week. The food writer's life is not all escargot and champagne, artisan breads and hand-harvested coffee. I eat as many bad meals as I do good ones (if not more), and when I'm not eating at a local establishment, I'm wishing I had remembered to go to the grocery store so that I won't have to eat another sandwich.
When I'm in our Cobblestone District office I try to bring lunch, but that again is a sandwich. And most of the lunchy restaurants downtown serve sandwiches too. A salad can offer a little relief, but it's only temporary. Stick it between two pieces of bread and it's just another sandwich.
So, as I said, I was sitting at my desk, dreading the sure-to-follow sandwich. As usual, I began visualizing the city's blocks in my head, wandering up and down the streets, trying to remembe…
