Though the stars in the sky were masked by clouds, Star Lights attendees enjoyed everything else the event included: food, beer, wine and permission to wander the Buffalo Museum of Science at night! Follow Don Burtless from Buffalo Eats as he samples all the edible offerings.

A study conducted by UB researchers suggests that girls living within walking distance of a supermarket have healthier body mass indices (BMI) than girls living near convenience stores and restaurants.

The results of the study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine show that proximity to food sources affects obesity levels in girls—but not as you might expect.…

Buffalonians are all excited about the new restaurants and food trucks opening in the months ahead, hoping that each eatery will offer something different. And while we’re all waiting for a taste of something new, three straightedge local dudes are already drinking foreign flavors and blogging about it. Their blog, Thirsty Dudes, is catching some national attention, too.

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Star Lights Drinks & Bites, hosted by the Buffalo Museum of Science, let guests munch on superb food, explore the museum and gaze from the rooftop. Nate Benson did it all, and shot photos.

Duck fries are still a delicacy in Buffalo; to our knowledge, only three restaurants offer them: 31 Club, E.B. Green’s and Blue Monk.  Because several commenters insisted that Blue Monk had the best fries in Buffalo, Ben T. entered with lofty expectations and slight uncertainty; after all, it was the anniversary of Belgium’s independence, the day when everything Belgian tastes…

Let’s be real here:

I’m a bigger Tim Hortons fan than most people in America—dare I say North America?—and I expect more from you, Team Timmy. It’s time I lay down the law: Stop screwing up my order and LISTEN.

I stop at the Tim Hortons cafe and bakeshop on the corner of Clinton and Bailey in Buffalo some days on my way to work in the morning. I usually get a massive cup of hot…

As someone who’s struggled to cope with the slowing of metabolism that accompanies the mid-20s, I actively try to find ways to fool my body into losing weight (usually resulting in failure, because I’m a sucker for massive portion sizes.)  Thanks to a study done by University at Buffalo nutritionist Leonard Epstein and reported by Healthland at Time.com, there’s tentatively a good…

Employees of a Rochester-area Wegmans stumbled upon one of nature’s anomalies when sorting through seafood—a rare yellow lobster. How rare, you ask? It’s a one-in-30 million find!

Wegmans tweeted about the golden crustacean, noting that it was donated to the Aquarium of Niagara. According to the Pittsford store’s Facebook page, the lobster stood out from the other creatures in…

Back when my metabolism was unrivaled, I became deeply involved in a love affair with Dickie’s Donuts (S.J. just grimaced as I typed “donut,” as the hip alternate spelling is a touchy pet-peeve with her).  I preferred to snag a peanut stick and a cherry doughnut in combination from the Ogden/Dingens location, close to where my father delivered bean sprouts to Brock’s. …