One of three ranks of steam tables now occupying what used to be the Funny Bone. Insert punchline here.
Staggering out of a Chinese buffet, hoping you can get home before the insulin shock renders you too logy to drive, you tend to get philosophical, like a man on Death Row.
“You get what you pay for.” [...]
There wasn’t any almond spice topping on this version, but it disappeared quickly just the same.
In today’s Buffalo News, I have a story sharing the results of my experience with clafoutis. It’s basically a big, rich baked pancake centered around fruit that’s dead ripe.
With the help of friend and dessert guru Luci Levere, [...]
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 [...]
All this for $10 - even with the questionable splurge of a $2.50 bag of homemade pork cracklings.
Maybe you’ve been meaning to get to that farmer’s market, but something keeps getting in the way on Saturday mornings.
Well, it’s time to get greedy for the good stuff. That’s the local fruits and vegetables that [...]
A lovely assortment of fresh fruit, and a lovely fruit-eater.
We host a party on Labor Day weekend that features barbecue, chicken souvlaki and the efforts of family and friends. Essentially, we provide meat and paper plates, and ask everyone to muster up their favorite side dish, salad or sweet.
Every year, I’m impressed by [...]
Blueberries so plump they threaten to burst, and first-class organic yogurt from a dairy whose cows have names. No high-fructose corn syrup needed.
In Syracuse a few weeks ago, Kathy took me to the farmer’s market located not far from the Galleria Mall. Its breadth and depth surprised me, and made me realize I don’t know [...]
I saw the equivalent of these beauties for sale in a Manhattan greenmarket for $7 a quart. Chalk one up for Western New York.
The first strawberries of the year came with the share this Thursday. A blind man could tell the difference. Your California strawberries, bred for shipping qualities, smell like nothing.
Put a quart of [...]
