Entries Tagged as 'bangforbuck'

December 13, 2007

Grand theft bistro: O’Connell’s

You want creme brulee? At lunch, that’ll be three dollars more. This is not a typo.
When we paid the check and left, I paused at the door to look behind us.
No one was chasing us. We’d gotten away with it.
Twelve dollars for steak frite and an appetizer of clams with sausage. Or lamb [...]

September 16, 2007

While you were eating: News smorgasbord

Act now, limited time offer: Niagara County peaches are going fast
The peaches are ending their run in the next week or two, and really, you ought to dive in. It was $18 for a half-bushel of freestones at the North Tonawanda Farmers Market Saturday morning, and the investment in ecstasy will keep on [...]

January 20, 2007

Bang for the buck

Toasted pita on the way.
Oftentimes, all it takes is a dollar’s worth of something special to elevate regular dishes to the extraordinary. We’ll try to make the case from time to time here at Buffalo Buffet.
This time, it’s Spanish chorizo - a dried, cooked sausage that packs a wallop of toasty paprika and garlic flavors. (Mexican [...]