Author: Kristine Hornung-Pottle

Kristine Hornung Pottle relocated back to Buffalo from Seattle, where she owned and operated The Wandering Cafe, LLC for twelve years (a catering and events company she began in Buffalo twenty-five years ago). She is currently the COO for Buffalo's echo Art Fair. As an experienced chef and independent event coordinator, Kristine contributes to Buffalo Rising occasionally.

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Crust: Allentown’s very own Pizza al Taglio

The corner of Allen St. & College St. is the new home of Crust pizza. A Rome inspired pizza rustica right in our favorite day to late night neighborhood! We had the pleasure of sampling some pizzas and meet with Peter McConeghy, the general manager, last week before they officially opened on Monday, October 28th. I got a little education on proper Roman pizza and some yummy tastes of what they are brewing up over there. Peter and the two owners, Elizabeth Buscaglia and Sharon McConeghy maintain that “our inspiration comes from two places: the neighborhood Pizza al Taglio places…

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Revved up Eats at Garage Deli

By Kristine Hornung-Pottle: Kenmore Ave is truly packed full of good eating. Another new place on the Ave is The Garage Deli, located at 1139 Kenmore Ave. You can’t miss it because there is a giant BBQ smoker made out of an old Corvair right in front. Traffic seems to slow down as folks driving by try to figure out what is going on. I opted to pull in for lunch and check it out myself. The location is adjacent to Torches restaurant owned by the same chefs. As I approached the deli, there were chefs busy smoking briskets, turkeys,…

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