About
Buffalo Buffet: A forkful of this, a spoonful of that. This here blog is the online stomping grounds of Andrew Galarneau. Buffalo Buffet is about food, media, the Buffalo Sabres and life in and around Buffalo, N.Y.
Andrew Galarneau is the author of all articles that are not written by other contributors; those carry the authors’ names. He does not necessarily endorse the aesthetic judgements rendered by other writers, as they do not automatically back his.
Which is fortunate, because if he had his way toothpaste would come in bleu cheese flavor. ”Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend.”
25 Comments
February 5, 2007 at 7:34 am
Andrew,
Like the site a lot. Clever, especially the “Food is not the most important thing….”
And I’ve enjoyed going to Ulrich’s Tavern for years. (The Lakamps come from Hamburg, Germany). So I liked reading about it.
There’s got to be a place for your blog in The News’ web future.
February 5, 2007 at 9:17 am
Very funny! I am adding you to my daily blog reading. I might not visit your site before lunch however, I do not want to risk trying to eat my computer screen.
Love the photos.
February 5, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Thanks for your kind words. Come back any time.
February 10, 2007 at 11:10 am
Andrew: Enjoying your new Buffalo Buffet website tremendously. I came across it on Buffalo Pundit.
After viewing the pictures, I have to clean the drool off the keyboard.
Bon apetit!
February 13, 2007 at 9:52 pm
So glad you list the Broadway Market as a area source. It is a part of Buffalo food tradition and history. Everyone seems to have a memory of the Market!
The Broadway Market was started by a group of Eastern European immigrants in 1888, on a city-donated parcel located at 999 Broadway. From its inception, the Market served as a community meeting place where people from around Western New York could purchase farm fresh and exotic products from local purveyors while discussing the latest in community happenings, catching up on news from the old world and sharing the stories of their lives.
Although the Market site has undergone-numerous changes in 119 years, the old-fashioned concept of selling farm fresh and exotic products within a setting that connects Western New York people and the stories of their lives, still continues today.
There is an effort to revive the market… check the market website to see the schedule of cooking demos that are happening in 2007. Also there will be an internatioanl food fair in November that will hopefully rival the Easter tradition of coming home to the market.
Good luck with Buffalo Buffet. I look forward to seeing all the yummy selections on the blog table.
February 15, 2007 at 11:34 am
Very enjoyable. A little disappointed that the Cheesed off section didn’t contain a reference to Cheez Waffles. Which I am quite sure claims that they are made wih real “cheez”.
Good luck
Greg
February 15, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Andrew:
Great blog, but I skipped breakfast so now you have me famished. If I were home in Buffalo, Anacone’s would fix that - or, would have fixed that. I had no idea my old hangout is closing; what a drag
I certainly can’t get a beef on weck in Miami. Instead, I’m going out for some ropa vieja at a local Cuban joint - it will have to do.
Also, about LEGENDS in the Library. Are you talking about the downtown Buffalo main library? The only thing you could there when I lived downtown was head lice.
Keep this rolling, Andrew. I’ve circulated it to all my friends and encourage other readers to do the same. (This is only the fourth time I’ve forwarded anything to my friends list in a decade!)
On the way home from Little Havana, I may stop at the organic grocer for the ingredients to make that pear dessert. Either that, or I’ll pick up a new color printer cartridge, print the photo, and chow down.
All my best to you, Kathy and the kids!
Michael Caputo
Miami, FL
February 22, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Not that I can brag (1967 is edged in my head), but the ‘food will have to do’ for a long, long time!!!
Blog is great! What will you bring up with you this year at Pascha? Can’t wait!
George
T.O., Canada
March 8, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Andrew,
I visited your web site for the first time today. What a delight! Thank you, thank you. I’ll be a frequent visitor and commenter, or is it commentator?
March 9, 2007 at 7:37 am
Just returned from 10 days in florida and what did I miss the most visiting c0mputer-less friends? Your food blog. Keep up the great work.
March 12, 2007 at 6:02 pm
I do enjoy reading your blog.
I think you should contribute to the YUM! section of BuffaloRising Online.
e-mail: christa@buffalorising.com
if you are interested.
p.s. I am nonpartisan, I’d just like to see an article or two once in a while written by such a Buffalo foodie as yourself.
March 28, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Great site, great writing. Yes, they need you at Buffalo Rising. Although the Buffalo News needs a classical music reviewer even more, know much about Bach?
March 28, 2007 at 6:09 pm
That’s very kind of you, Daisy. I already have a swell job. Otherwise, I’d consider it.
April 16, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Hi!
How about doing a class with me at the Broadway Market???
Sandy
Here is info on the next class we are doing.
On Saturday, May 12 at 11:00A.M., Amherst residents Julie Panepento and her daughter Noelle will join host Sandy Starks (and Sandy’s daughter Devon) as guest chefs at the ongoing Savor the Flavor cooking demonstrations and tastings at the Broadway Market.
In our stressful world of overscheduled teens and deadline-driven parents, countless mothers and daughters have discovered the joys of cooking together as a way to slow down, connect and spend quality time. As true today as it has been for centuries, the “ties-that-bind” are found in the kitchen, where best-loved family recipes and traditions are passed-down from one generation to the next.
The tasting will include “Maple Chicken”, banana bread, the famous cheesecake from the Turgeon Brothers restaurants and a spring salad with edible flowers. Prepaid reservations are required and the price of $11 per person includes samples of each dish, plus take-home recipe cards and coupons good for products at the Broadway Market. For further information or to make a reservation,Your Buffalo Tours at 716/839-5150
September 5, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Too many non-Buffalo posts! After all, your site is called “Buffalo Buffet.” Stop tantilizing us with food we can’t readily get!
Paul
September 5, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Yeah, sorry about that. The mix was a bit off there. But with the last post on Woo Chon Korea House, the deliciousness is back in reach.
October 10, 2007 at 8:59 am
I am taking the liberty of writing to ask for your help in securing a “win” for Buffalo in the Mrs. T’s Pierogy contest.
As you may know, last month Corpus Christi Church entered the 2008 Mrs. T’s Pierogy contest on behalf of the City of Buffalo. The winning city “gets the glory” of being crowned the “Capital of the Pierogy Pocket of America.” The applying organization wins a $10,000 prize, which in Corpus Christi’s case will be used for a new furnace in the former convent building of the church complex. The space is now the headquarters for Parish Nurse Ministries of New York, an inter-faith organization that serves the health needs of residents of three counties in the Buffalo area.
Buffalo is now one of five finalist cities in the Mrs. T’s Pierogy contest. The last part of the competition involves a public ballot process.
Thought your readers might be willing to cast their votes for Buffalo at http://www.pierogypocket.com.
The public is allowed to vote once a day and voting ends on Oct. 23.
Buffalo is facing some strong competition from the city of Whiting, IN which hosts a famous pierogi festival each summer. Your support in helping Buffalo (and Corpus Christi) win the Mrs. T’s competition would be a great boost for our city and of tremendous help to the Parish Nurse Ministries.
Thank you!
October 19, 2007 at 3:51 pm
hi daddy. great blog. by the way, mommy said i could send a comment.
October 28, 2007 at 2:09 pm
hi again daddy. i had an idea for another blog item.
November 13, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Hi,
Greetings from an hour or so west of you.
Nice blog! Your photos are impressive. Why can’t I take food photos like that? I thought it was the lack of available natural light in Western New York for much of the year.
November 16, 2007 at 6:00 pm
Dude - Nice blog. It’d make me hungry like a hippo, but I’m not - pizza and beer will do that. Can’t believe Lydia is typing. Didn’t I babysit that kid!?!!?
Wick
November 16, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Tracy,
I use natural light most of the time. Really the only substitute is a diffuser (softbox), and I’m such a photography amateur I don’t have such a setup. My friend Doug the photographer makes one by curving a big sheet of white paper over a 100-watt bulb (not close enough to burn, of course).
If I’d have to use a flash, I just don’t use the pic. I’d rather have no pic than “Yuk.”
February 7, 2008 at 11:08 am
Andrew what are the names of the restaurants in the Walker Center and are any of them any good?
March 23, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Hey Andrew –
This site looks great (as do you … making puff pastry on video!)
What’s a direct e-mail address for you?
Cheers,
Felice.
April 1, 2008 at 9:35 am
Andrew,
Greetings from a fellow Buffalo Food Blogger. How could I not know your site existed? Quite nice - I just added a link at my blog.
Scotty
Leave a Reply