Tag: Mode
monday november 12th 2007
Buffalo Rising's Sunday Suppers w/ Chef Louis Zanghi
Buffalo Rising and Slow Food Buffalo have partnered to bring you Sunday Suppers, a regular feature that will provide readers with the opportunity to prepare a simple meal highlighting regional ingredients that is perfect in size and appeal for casual entertaining at home.
Slow Food Buffalo is the local chapter of the international Slow Food movement, an organization that espouses the belief that the benefits of preparing meals from fresh, local ingredients and sharing them with family and friends is a way to invigorate the local economy, retain cultural food traditions, and bring people “back to the table” in a way that is no longer part of our daily lives.
Each month a chef from one of Buffalo’s many fine restaurants will offer his or her take on a delicious meal easy enough for even the least skilled of cooks. This month we’re pleased to have CIA graduate and Executive Chef Louis Zanghi of Mode…
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tuesday may 29th 2007
BR's Buffalo Chef's Challenge: Chayote w/Mode
As most of our daily readers know, we recently organized the BR Buffalo Chef's Challenge: Chayote in which seven local chefs “battled” each other in a cooking competition. Each was presented with a mystery ingredient and given 24 hours (give or take a few) to develop an original dish showcasing the aforementioned mystery ingredient. This challenge will be held on a quarterly basis, if you are a restaurant interested in participating in our next challenge, please contact me through email.
For more information regarding this challenge, please see the initial post detailing the event. Each chef is ranked in first, second or third place (which happens to be a tie) or in one of three positions in our honorable mention category. The winners are rev…
wednesday november 29th 2006
Operational Mode
Le Metro on Elmwood Avenue will soon become MODE. Owner, Jon DiBernardo has brought on board two new partners that will be adding some zest come Friday. "I'm looking forward to working with Buck Kaber and Martin Palame," Jon told me. "The two will help to manage the daily activities, and those patrons who currently like Le Metro will be excited to see new decorative touches that will alter restaurant's identity through changes of fabric and color. We'll keep the price-point low and serve the reliable food that everyone has come to enjoy. We want to add to the lunch experience... we're adding to the dinner-esque meals that create a more bistro-like atmosphere during the day.
More than anything else, Jon is pleased that his entire staff is behind the c…
