Buffalo’s food truck scene has built momentum, slowly but surely.  From Lloyd’s second place finish in the Food Network’s national voting competition to smaller events like the Roaming Buffalo & Rolling Joe Cafe serving together at the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, food trucks breed optimism and a sense of progress that’s rare in the City of Buffalo.

At 10 a.m. on…

While “local” is the trendy buzzword during Western New York’s biannual Local Restaurant Week, “authenticity” finds itself taking a backseat.  Head chefs at many local restaurants take liberties in putting their personal stamps on foreign cuisine or adjusting ethnic foods to suit our regional palate.  Not so at Bambino Bar and Kitchen (297 Franklin Street), where general manager…

True, Oktoberfest in Buffalo isn’t quite Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany.  Across the pond, the celebration runs 16 days, includes 1.5 million gallons of Marzen (beer) and absurd quantities of spit-roasted chickens.  Did you know the largest Oktoberfest party outside of Germany resides in Kitchener & Waterloo, Canada?  Shocking news to us.

Don’t fret, Germans (and celebration…

I picked one of the two worst weeks of the year to go on a seven-day yam diet.

Monday marks the beginning of Local Restaurant Week, the anticipated time of year when diners hit all the area foodie hot spots to steal special dining deals. The way it usually works is this: a really great locally-owned restaurant offers a few awesome multiple-course meals for a reduced dollar…

Johnsonville’s slogan is “Sausage is all we do,” so you know they’re not messing around with their circular meat sticks.  In what I’m sure was a hotly-contested race for the title, the Buffalo Bills announced that Johnsonville was chosen as the official sausage sponsor of the local NFL franchise.  Cut to a shot of the Battistoni and Redlinski representatives throwing up their arms…

I was pretty bummed to learn that the last surviving Dickie’s Donuts location was closing up shop a few months back, leaving larger doughnut chains to rule the streets of Buffalo. But Dickie’s fans can breathe easy knowing that the recently shuttered shop on Dingens near Ogden is coming back to life under a new name, Donut Kraze.

We first heard about this from our friends at…

Feeling a little adventurous, I decided I’d go for a solo sushi run to Tokyo Shanghai Bistro (494 Elmwood Ave.)—it didn’t hurt that I had a $25 gift certificate from dressing up as a sheep with an uncomfortably large head.  The stop, Part IV of our Sushi stRoll, was a refreshing change from our last destination, Wasabi a little farther north on Elmwood, partly due to the menu…

In hunting down a significant other, many people search out a pretty face, wavy hair of a certain color or deep, penetrating eyes.  BUT WHAT ABOUT QUADS?  They are, after all, the strongest and leanest muscle in the human body.  Strong quadriceps allow you to climb trees, balance on one foot and other important things of that nature.

Green Options Buffalo, which aids the community…

Bring an extra couple of bucks if you’re heading to Wegmans for your chicken parmesan and two sides.

Wegmans has increased the price of a handful of Wegmans $6 meals to make up for pricey ingredients and labor needed to make the takeout dishes, the Democrat and Chronicle reports.  The price increase affects only a limited number of meals—PHEW!—while most of the others will remain…