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Waffles. Science. Beer!
May. 10 | What are you doing tomorrow night? Do you like food? We do. That’s why we’ll be going to Sweet_ness 7 tomorrow: it will be a fun night of food, with waffles, bakery items and Roaming Buffalo’s guest chef Amelia Nussbaumer. We won’t have any beer,...
Food Porn: Dash’s Market (Williamsville)
May. 10 | I grew up in the Southtowns, so until a couple years ago I had no idea about Dash’s Market or that it was even a local chain of grocery stores. I work near the Williamsville location on West Klein, which reminds me of a “mom and pop”...
Beers and Bicycles, A Match Made in Portland
May. 10 | A friend of mine has this saying when he thinks something is really cool. He says "It doesn’t stop." Conversely, when something sucks, he says "That stops." Portland, Oregon doesn’t stop. Aside from sitting atop 32 dormant volcanoes and being...
Tonight: Alan Evans Trio
May. 10 | Thanks to ECE Presents, Alan Evans returns to his home town tonight to play one of the funkiest shows you'll see all year at Nietzsche's!!! If you haven't heard of Alan Evans or his most popular band, Soulive, then you should not call yourself a Buffalonian....
Quick Bites: Pizza Amore and Lake Effect Ice Cream
May. 9 | Pizza Amore isn’t technically a “food truck” but instead a trailer that has been converted to a mobile wood-fire pizza oven. The trailer is run by the Perri family of Grand Island. Though they have been around since June 2011, they...
The Avengers Go To a Party
May. 9 | Image credit: PDC Have you guys heard of this movie, "Marvel’s The Avengers"? I guess it’s about some superheroes or something like that. Seems like a few people might be kind of into it. Personally, I would never spend two months making an...
Buffalo Food Trucks: Pizza Amore, The Wood Fire Way
May. 8 | Sometimes the best ideas come to you when you are sitting around your backyard with friends and family enjoying a great Buffalonight! That’s where the idea for Buffalo’s newest food truck, Pizza Amore, came from. Owner David Perri built a brick oven...
VIDEO: KegWorks Nerf Gun Wars!
May. 8 | Yesterday afternoon we moved people into our newly constructed office space. To reduce unnecessary rubber band waste from cheap over-the-cube shots, we’ve armed each employee with a Nerf gun…This is what ensued. Cheers! TAGS [ KegWorks | Video...
New “Crosby’s Tears” Beer Scores Big with Flyers Fans
May. 8 | The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers have forever held one of professional hockey’s fiercest rivalries. It may be the simple fact that they share a state, which we’ve seen in other sports – like the Jets and Giants in...
Just Announced: Sleigh Bells
May. 7 | Fresh off the release of their much-lauded sophomore album, Reign of Terror, and currently on the road with the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Brooklyn crunk-core/pop duo Sleigh Bells have just announced a string of summer tour dates. And yes, they'll be...
Top Ten May Album Releases to be Excited About
May. 7 | Okay, I’m a little late on this month’s countdown, so bare with me. Luckily, many of the albums on this list won’t be seeing record store shelves for a couple weeks, so the list can stay relevant for a bit. We’re only a week into May, but...
Things To Do With a Beer Boot
May. 7 | The obvious thing to do with a 2-liter beer boot is to drink beer from it, of course. It is, after all, a beer boot. But I’m sure there’s plenty of other things you (or Collin, our model today) can do with a beer boot, like Tebowing: Other...
Song of the Day – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, “Fish in the Dish”
May. 7 | By Seamus Gallivan Today in the EM Statler Dining Room of Erie Community College‘s City Campus (121 Ellicott St, room 203, 11:30am-1pm), the public is invited to dine on locally-raised fish fresh from the farm of Massachusetts Avenue Project aka...
Song of the Day – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, “High Hopes”
May. 6 | By Seamus Gallivan We’ve got high hopes for our Speakeasy Sunday concert series as we gather tonight for the final basement show before moving outdoors to the second floor patio with the turning of the temperature. By virtue of a successful benefit...
Concert Review and Photos: St. Vincent
May. 6 | Making her first return to WNY since she opened for Andrew Bird at Asbury Hall back in 2009, St. Vincent put on a performance of cataclysmic proportions last night at Town Ballroom. The show was nothing short of stunning; this year’s most powerful...
Sunday Reading: 5/6/12
May. 6 | Every Sunday we’ll post some of our favorite national and local news stories from the food world. Have a suggestion for an article/item? Feel free to email us at buffaloeats@gmail.com or tweet us @buffaloeats. Want to catch up on some of our past...
Sunday Sermon – Here Comes Everybody!
May. 6 | My Msgr. Daivd M. Gallivan, Pastor, Holy Cross Church Our parishioners’ commitment was on display as folks from several countries and continents spent last Saturday painting our large gym. A house painter donated his high-quality leftovers; some great...
One Year of Lovin’ On Buffalo
May. 5 | Today officially marks the ONE year "birthday" of Lovin' On Buffalo! I've had such a great time spreading the word about Buffalo and Western New York, and have met a lot of interesting people along the way.
Tonight: St. Vincent
May. 5 | Last December, art-rocker and best of 2011 lister, St. Vincent, had to cancel her stop in the Nickel City due to “last-minute conflicts.” The backlash was all there with many local fans themselves singing, “I don’t want to be your cheerleader...
Tonight: St. Vincent
May. 5 | Last December, art-rocker and best of 2011 lister, St. Vincent, had to cancel her stop in the Nickel City due to “last-minute conflicts.” The backlash was all there with many local fans themselves singing, “I don’t want to be your cheerleader...
Song of the Day – Scott Down & DJ Cutler, “716 Lesson”
May. 5 | By Seamus Gallivan/photo by Nate Peracciny Today and into tonight is the second annual Fiesta for the Arts benefiting Give for Greatness, taking place this year at Burchfield Penney Art Center (1300 Elmwood Ave, 3-10pm, $5 suggested donation), which...
Song of the Day – Scott Down & DJ Cutler, “716 Lesson”
May. 5 | By Seamus Gallivan/photo by Nate Peracciny Today and into tonight is the second annual Fiesta for the Arts benefiting Give for Greatness, taking place this year at Burchfield Penney Art Center (1300 Elmwood Ave, 3-10pm, $5 suggested donation), which...