by Brett Llenos Smith | Jan 21, 2021 | Dining News, Food & Drink
With the rise of craft alcohol, has come a lot of self-seriousness, creative mustaches, soft-focus Instagram shots, old timey hats, tincture-filled eye droppers, and driving for hours to stand in line for an hour just to get the latest hyped-up hazy IPA that tastes...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Jan 6, 2021 | Dining News, Food & Drink
At a time when it’s important for all of us to pull together, it’s hard to imagine anyone engaging in the cold, sinister act of arson. But back in July, somebody or somebodies apparently vandalized and set alight the Pizza Bella and More restaurant in Riverside,...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Jan 6, 2021 | City Guide, Food & Drink, Food & Drink Guides, Restaurant Recommendations
Because we’re Very Online, Step Out Buffalo has gotten its fair share of criticism. Well, probably a bit more than a fair share. Sometimes, people point out: “Why does Step Out always tell us what we *need*? All this stuff is not stuff that you need.” Well, that’s...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Dec 30, 2020 | City Guide, Dining News, Food & Drink, Food & Drink Guides
Why does every intro to every article about 2020 have to refer to how shitty it was? It wasn’t the best year. We get it. Pointing that out ad nauseam because you think it’s cute or clever only makes it worse. That said, I’d like to bring a bit of positivity to the...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Nov 13, 2020 | Dining News, Food & Drink
A pandemic. A city road. An empty café and the desperate communal need for takeout, any takeout. Enter Kevin Thurston and Roy Bakos. Waiting for Godot is a simple play by Samuel Beckett in which not much happens. Eight months into a pandemic, that theme might sound a...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Nov 11, 2020 | Dining News, Food & Drink
Marked by a slew of banks, good-looking people in suits and a massive golden dome, perhaps nowhere in Western New York evokes the hustle and bustle of the 80s more than Main Street in downtown Buffalo. Do you like Phil Collins? I’ve been a big Genesis fan ever...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Nov 4, 2020 | Dining News, Food & Drink
It’s hard to imagine the City of Buffalo’s resurgence without the Elmwood Village being a cultural hive of activity throughout the 90s, and from the mid-90s through the early 2010s, Le Metro on Elmwood Avenue was a major hub of that cultural activity. In the mid-90s,...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Nov 4, 2020 | Dining News, Food & Drink
When you cover restaurant openings long enough, you start to notice that there are a few types of people that always seem to open them: classically-trained chefs with a vision, real estate developers looking to monetize a property, and hospitality veterans who know a...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Oct 29, 2020 | Dining News, Food & Drink
While we all want to live responsibly and do the right thing, being a good person – a very good person – can sound tedious. Don’t eat that, eat this. Wear a mask. Reuse everything. Be nice to others all the time. Don’t touch your face. You can’t say that anymore. But...
by Brett Llenos Smith | Oct 22, 2020 | Dining News, Food & Drink
For generations, Western New York has had a sizable Puerto Rican community, and yet Puerto Rican food options are pretty stark, TBH. When I mentioned this medium-hot take to Maria Del Carmen, who owns the Kiosko Latino restaurant on the West Side of Buffalo with her...
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