A short time ago, I took one of my favorite people, Michael Clarke of LISC, to one of my favorite restaurants for lunch. We briefly talked about the state of the economy and its effect on housing, and that’s where the shop talk ended and the eating began.Owner Oded Rauvenpoor was in the kitchen of the Falafel Bar on Allen Street, making magic, and started us off with a Traditional Maza ($16.99). In our case, the Maza consisted of Hummus, Tabouli, Lebaneh with Eggplant, Grape Leaves, Baba Ganoush, Turkish Eggplant Salad, Homemade Pickled Vegetables (the added Falafel Teaser), and a…
Author: ToddS
If you were in the Theatre District Thursday afternoon, you might have caught a glimpse of a bicyclist pulling a life-size Buffalo on a wagon down Main Street. While it was certainly an off-beat site, the purpose of this gentleman and his colorful riding partner was far from whimsical. It turns out that for the last week, ED the Earth Day Buffalo has been residing inside the Market Arcade building on Main Street. ED is traveling around the city promoting Earth Day initiatives, including events surrounding Wednesday, April 22nd Earth Day activities. The goal is to celebrate Earth Day by…
On Friday, February 13, the Allen Street Hardware Café, located at 245 Allen Street, will welcome another homegrown talent at the beginning of what seems to be a promising career. “It Was The Promise Of Legend That Has Brought Us To This Mess,” a series of enlarged Polaroid emulsion lift prints, will mark the first solo outing by the 22-year-old Buffalo artist and educator Zack Boehler. The opening reception begins at 6:00PM at the Allentown hipster hangout. The show will hang through March 8. Simply talking to Boehler you get the sense that this is young man on the move.…
The Roaring 20’s will make their snazzy return to the Town Ballroom on Sunday, February 8th, when Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller hosts his third-annual “Catwalk for Charity III” event at the former speakeasy. The event starts at 6:00 PM. Get your tickets at www.thesteadfastfoundation.com. They’re going fast. There are also a few sponsorship packages still available. If you’ve attended the previous incarnations of Catwalk at either Babeville in 2007 or the Statler in 2008, you know that this is a party not to be missed. Please note, this is strictly a 21 and over event and will be enforced…
Many years ago I lived on the 700 block of Ashland Avenue, just a short walk from JP Bullfeathers, Coles, and Mister Goodbar. So I spent a lot of time at those bars back in those days. If it was a Tuesday night, I was taking advantage of 25 cent drafts at Mister Goodbar. When I think of Goodbar these days, Tuesday nights still come to mind. But just as our lives change, so too do the lives of bars. When I recently chatted with Mister Goodbar’s owner Dominic Massaro, he quickly pointed out that Tuesday hasn’t been his…