by Brett Llenos Smith | Jun 16, 2021 | Dining News, Food & Drink
Taquito Lindo / Photo x Brett Llenos Smith It’s a muggy Monday afternoon after a long weekend of drinking, and Andy Mackmin, co-owner of the new Taquito Lindo on Grand Island, is trying to sell me on flower tacos. No, not flour tacos, flower tacos. Tacos de jamaica...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Jun 10, 2021 | Dining News, Family Friendly, Food & Drink, Things to Do
Photo courtesy of Orion’s Landing After spawning locations all over the local map, the local gaming company known as Vivid VR has settled into a more permanent outpost in Hamburg, as the new Orion’s Landing arcade. Like many of a certain age, co-owner Ken...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Jun 10, 2021 | Dining News, Food & Drink
Photo courtesy of The Merry Shelley At The Merry Shelley, a popular new goth-themed bar on Hertel Avenue, owners Karma Smallback and Cedric Justice have a problem: They need more seating and the only way to do that is to offer it on the patio. “I know that Buffalo...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Jun 10, 2021 | Dining News, Food & Drink
Mister Sizzles / Photo x Brett Llenos Smith Nostalgia is a funny old thing. It made your dad want to bring back the royal blue Sabres jerseys. Never mind the fact that royal blue isn’t the most flattering color when draped over a blueberry-shaped Dad Bod. At...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Jun 3, 2021 | City Guide, Food & Drink, Food & Drink Guides
Photo courtesy of Sunshine Vegan Eats We tend to paint people in broad strokes. However, within those broad strokes is a lot of diversity and one small opportunity we have in this current moment is to open our eyes to the diversity around us. Case in point: there’s a...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Jun 2, 2021 | Dining News, Food & Drink
Photo courtesy of Gallo Loco / Margarita of the Week – Pineapple jalapeño maragarita with a tajin rimmer During the winter months, many of us in Western New York go south. No, not to Florida or North Carolina, but Ellicottville. Likewise, in the summer months,...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Jun 2, 2021 | Dining News, Food & Drink, Sports, Things to Do
Photo courtesy of Tees & Taps Dads gonna dad, as the saying goes, and if your dad wants to dad hard, there is no better place to get your dad on than the new T Squared Tees and Taps. From craft cocktails at the sports bar, to golf simulators, to a replica...
by Brett Llenos Smith | May 28, 2021 | Dining News, Food & Drink, Music & Nightlife, Nightlife
Jack Rabbit / Photo x Brett Llenos Smith A lot of the revitalization in New Buffalo has been based on summoning a romanticized past, from brilliant lights on the old grain mills to concerts in the historic Canalside area. But sometimes nostalgia is overrated and...
by Brett Llenos Smith | May 25, 2021 | Dining News, Food & Drink
Lago 210 / Step Out Buffalo When we last spoke to Audrey Zybala, owner of Sweet Pea Bakery in Hamburg, she was telling us about how teamwork and community were helping her and her business get through the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past year,...
by Brett Llenos Smith | May 21, 2021 | City Guide, Food & Drink, Food & Drink Guides
Photo courtesy of Sato Brewpub The Atlanta-area shootings that killed six women of Asian descent back in March sparked a national conversation around the racial issues faced by this part of American society. While many people and organizations have proudly backed the...
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