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9/19/2003 Oct. 3rd -Oct. 5th is OINKTOBERFEST at the WNY Event Center in Clarence. It's a Barbecue Cookoff . Professionals contest on Sat. and Amateurs on Sunday Call George for all the competition details (716 759-4328 or 1 877 585-4328).Desperados Rollin Ribcage will be selling their slow smoked pulled pork and ribs. 
In case you can't make this event - they will be at the Amherst Museum -Harvest Festival next weekend Sept 27th and 28th,

8/5/2003 There is no shortage of web sites for the wines of the Fingerlakes. Here are a few:
                           http://www.fingerlakeswinecountry.com/
                           http://www.fingerlakeswinetours.com/
                           http://www.fingerlakeswineguild.com/
                           http://www.interlakes.com/flp/flpld.html
                           http://www.fingerlakeswinerytours.com/
                           http://www.nywine.com/index.asp
                           http://www.nywinetime.com 
              These are a few I found in less than 10 min.! If you know of any more - please let me know.

8/1/2003 Eden Corn Festival - This weekend in Eden, NY. Rt. 62 Parade, rides, crafts and of course, fresh, delicious, sweet Eden Corn!

7/30/2003 The 18th Annual Taste of Ellicottville is on August 9th & 10th. Everyone comes out to sample the best that our fine restaurants have to offer as they set up on the streets for your enjoyment

7/26/2003 Janice Okun, the food editor for the Buffalo News, gave Thai Bistro 3*. Thai Bistro is located at 1009 Niagara Falls Blvd. near Sheridan. 716-832-2361

7/25/2003 8th Annual Hot Luck Festival.Clear your calendar on July 26th and 27th, 
grab your lucky charms and head
down to the Botanical Gardens for the 8th Annual Hot Luck Festival.
The festival will host some old favorites and will welcome some new ones
this year. Fisher Price will host the Children's Tent with games,
activities and play space for the young (and young at heart!).
What's Hot? - Titillate your taste buds among the various restaurants and
vendors selling spicy tidbits. The Luck Part? - Spin the wheel or roll the
dice at the gambling tent.
Also for the first time, the festival will host a number of WNY cultural
performers between noon and 5p.m. each day. Some of the acts include: The
Krakowiacy Polish Folk Dancers, the Ukrainian Women's Choir and Dancers,
the Lake Erie Italian Club performers, the Ensemble of Hope Gospel choir
and the Rince Na Tiarna Irish Dancers.
Saturday night the festival will host Big Wheelie and the Hubcaps, and
Sunday night, the South Buffalo favorite, the Blarney Bunch. Covered
seating will be provided this year, so plan to sit down with some spicy
food, a cold beer and enjoy the entertainment!
Your old favorites will still be here - even bigger than before. An
expanded Plant and Horticultural book sale will operate each day as well as
an expanded Chinese Auction.
So make a stop by and let us Spice Up Your Life! The Hot Luck Festival will
run from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 26th and noon to 8:30 p.m. on
Sunday, July 27th.
Check us out at http://www.buffalogardens.com/ or click here:
http://www.buffaloathome.com/pro/hotluck.asp.
For more information, or to volunteer or participate, call the Festival
Chair, Deborah Chadsey at 631-0200 or the Gardens office at 827-1584.

5/24/2003 Tsunami Restaurant now has their own web site  http://www.thetsunamirestaurant.com . Be sure to check it out! Tsunami was opened last year by two of WNY's premiere chefs. They have received rave reviews since. 

5/8/2003 Just added a new catering listing. They are Mr. & Mrs. Catering Service located in North Tonawanda. Mr. & Mrs. Catering is a family owned and operated business that has been serving the Western New York and surrounding area for over 34 years. Mr. & Mrs. Catering service specializes in full service and drop off catering and can customize any menu to fit your needs. 716-695-2855 or e-mail   d.cohen55@verizon.net

3/27/2003 Just added a new section for Restaurants in Jamestown. First one listed is MacDuff's - it's located at 317 Pine (corner 4th and Pine) in Jamestown 716-644-9414. It features gourmet European-Style Dining. Gary and Donna Templin are the chef/owners. Click here, to link to their web site [MacDuff's]

3/21/2003 Warmer weather has finally arrived here in Western NY. This change has not gone un-noticed by the maple trees. That's right - time to make maple syrup. This is Maple Weekend - March 22-23 Many of the maple producers are open to the public this weekend. Click here to find out where and when.
                        [ http://www.mapleweekend.com  ]

3/1/2003 It's Mardi Gras and celebrations are in full swing. Many of the downtown restaurants are featuring special Mardi Gras menus. Here's a link to Artvoice for info about their parade. and some info about the participating bars and restaurants.

 Next weekend is the big Ellicottville Mardi Gras celebration, with parties all weekend.

2/22/2003 Artvoice's Art Page wrote a great review of a restaurant that has been a favorite in Western NY ever since it opened - Friar's Table. 301 Cleveland Drive. Cheektowaga  833-5554. Friar's Table's menu favorites is the Angus aged beef.

Another Western, NY favorite that was coved this weekend in Night-Life Magazine (another free publication available at many news stands throughout WNY and Southern Ontario) was Captain's Cove in Cheektowaga.716-639-4810. They are right near the airport at 899 Dick Road. Their seafood is fantastic! "Although they have been in business for thirty-two years, it seems this restaurant is one of Western New York's best kept secrets." Roy Mendez

Janice Okun, the food editor for the Buffalo News, gave 2½* to the Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, 76 Pearl St. 856-2337. This restaurant and brewery is located very close to the HSBC Arena. A favorite spot before and after Arena events!

2/15/2003 Janice Okun, the food editor for the Buffalo News, gave a rare 5 stars to Pranzo, the restaurant in the Radisson Hotel that is just across form the airport at 4243 Genesse St. 716-634-2300

Kevin Carey from Artvoice (available free throughout Western NY and also on-line) gave a great review of a Lebanese restaurant called Byblos at 270 Campbell Blvd. in Amherst 716-636-3102

2/3/2003 If you like Dim Sum, Saigon Bangkok at 512 Niagara Falls Blvd. started to offer it last weekend. on Saturdays and Sundays only from 10am -3pm 716-837-2115

       For a great new review of the Asa Ransom just click on the Virtual Vittles logo on the right!

1/28/2003 I think the pizza in Western NY is the greatest in the world - the competition is so great that unless it's really good, it won't be around for long.  Last Wednesday in the Buffalo News Janice Okun the News Food Editor, tested 5 of the local favorites on four of Buffalo News staff.  Bocce Club, Domino's, John's, Just Pizza and La Nova were the chosen contenders . Results: Tied for first - La Nova and Bocce Club, 2nd - John's, 3rd-Just Pizza and 4th-Domino's. 
     There are, of course, many many other great pizzas in Western NY that were not in the small sampling of contenders. Everyone has a local favorite. Write and let me know about your local favorite.
      ewolf@blendings.com  

1/17/2003 Today starts the Niagara Icewine Celebration that continues till the 26th. You can get the history and all the details of this celebration by clicking on this URL [ http://www.grapeandwine.com ]

1/13/2003 Janice Okun  - food editor of the Buffalo News - visited the Buffalo Chophouse. This restaurant on 282 Franklin St. recently opened in downtown Buffalo. Janice Okun gave it a provisional (because it is new)  3½* They feature aged prime beef, Telephone 842-6900

Arthur Page of Artvoice gave a wonderful review of the Rue Franklin titled "Viva La Rue". The Rue Franklin is in downtown Buffalo at 341 Franklin St. 852-4416

12/29/2002  I am very happy to announce that a Virtual Vittles  direct link will appear on the right side bar. Virtual Vittles is produced by WGRZ and includes great reviews on dining in Western New York.
  "We see dining out as more than just food, taking in the entire experience. Very important to us is history, location, and the actual events of the day. Each review tends to be a mini short story. Also included in the pages are coupons, maps, shorter reviews, etc."

12/10/2002 Little by little, all restaurants with web pages are being linked from this site to make it easier to find them. If you know of a link that does not appear - please let me know! ewolf@blendings.com  If you are thinking of getting a web site - it's really easy - give me a call. 876-6639

12/9/2002 Janice Okun - food editor of the Buffalo News - gave 3½* to the Star of India in Gusto last Friday. It is located at 3167 Delaware Ave. in the Village of Kenmore 447-4388

12/5/2002 In case anyone would be interested - Wegmans had a big ad in the paper the other day for Culinary Professionals.  Send your Resume/Application to Wegman's' Management Recruiter, 651 Dick Rd. Depew, NY 14043.

12/2/2002 A new Restaurant opened in the Village of Kenmore!
               The Roasted Pepper - 2815 Delaware Ave. (corner of Euclid)
                You can Dine In or Take Out - They have great sandwiches,
                soup salads, complete family style meals. They open at 11AM
               and can be reached at 873--0966 or fax at 873-0965 

11/25/2002 Bacchus the new wine bar and restaurant has opened at the site of the old Calumet at 54 W. Chippewa. The write-up in Artvoice by Arthur Page made it sound fantastic! Here is the link to the Artvoice article [Bacchus]

11/11/2002 Sad note - Anthony Michaels Cosmopolitan Grill closed last month

10/17/2002 A new Internet Café opened in Kenmore at 2874 Delaware Ave. It has  coffee and pastries and of course computers. It is operated by Buffalo
                 Computers and their web site is http://www.buffcom.net

10/16/2002 Welcome to Forever Elmwood! Their logo to the right will take you to the Forever Elmwood web site. They have a large number of restaurants in their organization and a map of Elmwood to show you exactly  where they are!

10/14/2002 New to the events page is an announcement for a Famous Turkey Dinner on Sat. Nov. 2nd. Check it out for all the details!

10/10/2002 There is a new New York State wine-related site! It's called New York Wine Time. [http://www.nywinetime.com] This site is being developed
                  to allow the printing of the complete list of New York wineries.
                  This link is also listed on the Blendings "Links" page.

10/3/2002 A special Oktoberfest fund raiser for the Kevin Guest House will
be held this Friday and Sat at Ulrich's Tavern at 674 Ellicott St. - Plenty of  parking in the TRICO parking lot. German band Friday and Irish band on Sat.! Admission $5

9/25/2002

Many of those beautiful herbs you've been growing can be preserved for use all year long. Some can be dried and others frozen. Here's a link that will tell you how.[Herbs]
 
 
 

9/18/2002 There is a new restaurant offering Chinese and Vietnamese food!
        It's called the Red Pepper, 3910 Maple Rd. 831-3878  - across from the Boulevard Mall

9/14/2002 

   Going to the Niagara County Produce on Transit & Millersport is always a treat! Their fruits and vegetables  always look great and from the line at the meat Deli - you would think they were giving the stuff away. We'll be going back in a few weeks to pick up pumpkins and corn stalks - and probably a dozen other things.
 

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