by Brett Llenos Smith | Apr 14, 2021 | Dining News, Food & Drink
South Transit BBQ / Photo x Brett LIenos Smith For many people, the South Transit Family Diner was one of those places they’ve driven by a million times on the way to somewhere else, like the nearby New York Beer Project or The Transit Drive-In. But for others, the...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Apr 9, 2021 | Dining News, Food & Drink
Rosie’s Handcrafted Ice Cream / Photo x Brett Llenos Smith Now, that Grandpa, Grandma, Pee Pop, Grammie, Mommy, Daddy, Auntie and even your weird Gen X uncle who always tells you about The Continental “back in the day” can all get their COVID shots – it’s time to get...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Apr 9, 2021 | Beer, City Guide, Drink, Food & Drink, Food & Drink Guides
Photo courtesy of Cask + Cow If you’re even mildly aware of craft beer, you can probably rattle off the various go-to spots to get it around Western New York: The Moor Pat, ABV, Cole’s, Brennan’s Bowery Bar, Colter Bay – basically anything owned or operated by...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Mar 10, 2021 | Dining News, Food & Drink
Chipotle Breakfast Wrap Special with farm fresh scrambled eggs, bacon, roasted banana peppers, cheddar cheese, spinach, and avocado grilled in a tortilla / Photo courtesy of Mojo Market Turn on the TV. Doom Scroll the feed. Story after story is about how COVID-19 has...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Mar 3, 2021 | Activities, City Guide, Food & Drink, Food & Drink Guides
Fish Fry / Photo courtesy of North End Bar and Grill In Western New York, the closest thing we have to Groundhog Day is the Sabres season. After that, it’s fish fry season. For each season, we enter wide-eyed with the adrenaline rush of possibilities. Will Dylan...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Feb 25, 2021 | Culture & Arts, History
Nash House Nash House Museum / Photo x Kayla Milligan for Step Out Buffalo In the early 1900s, two of the biggest figures in African American politics were Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, and both men have historic connections to local pastor Rev. J. Edward...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Feb 23, 2021 | Dining News, Food & Drink
Vice / Photo from Vice’s Facebook During the last eleven months, many of the cheap thrills we’ve relied on to keep our sanity have been stripped away: loud music on a thumping sound system, posh settings, good looking people mingling at the bar, a bit of...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Feb 17, 2021 | City Guide, Food & Drink, Food & Drink Guides
Fish Fry at Curry’s / Photo courtesy of Curry’s Originally published March 2020 Fish frys became popular as observant Catholics looked to avoid eating meat on Fridays during Lent, even though fish is, technically, meat. And of course, it benefited the...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Feb 9, 2021 | Activities, City Guide, Culture & Arts, Live Music, Music, Music & Nightlife
Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo / Photo x Kayla Milligan When writing about one of the massive contributions that African Americans have made to our society, it’s tempting to trot out cliches like: “This cultural diamond in the rough was formed like all diamonds...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Feb 3, 2021 | City Guide, Food & Drink, Food & Drink Guides
Photo courtesy of Granny’s Family Restaurant in Tonawanda As we found out in a little documentary called Pulp Fiction, things can get a bit weird during breakfast at the diner, but you don’t question it. You just eat your muffin, drink your coffee, be cool like...
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