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posted on
August 9th, 2011
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Our Kiss Goodbye: Lessons Learned From Chef José Andrés

As we hit the "publish" button on the final article that will appear on Buffalo Chow, we think back one last time to why this site began, and what we hoped that it would achieve. Our hope was to sh ...

posted on
August 9th, 2011
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Buffalo Chow
based in
Buffalo

Modernist Cuisine, Part 2 of 2: Creating Magic With Science

In late April, just before we decided to pull the plug on Buffalo Chow, we published the first half of a review of Nathan Myhrvold's read more about "Modernist Cuisine, Part 2 of..."

posted on
July 11th, 2011
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Buffalo Chow
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Buffalo

On WNY's Twice-Frozen Fish + 2011 Taste of Buffalo Awards

Buffalo, you should be embarrassed - or at least concerned. When judging ended for 2011's Taste of Buffalo - America's "largest two-day food festival" - this cup of sludge called "Goo" was selected ...

posted on
July 1st, 2011
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Buffalo Chow
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Buffalo

The Rest Of The World: Inspirations From New York City

Yes, Buffalo Chow is dead. (See the now-legendary Olive Garden tweets for details.) But w ...

posted on
June 15th, 2011
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Buffalo Chow
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Buffalo

The Olive Garden, Or, When One Door Closes, Another Opens

As you've probably heard by now, Buffalo Chow is shutting down. Readers asked why, and so we posted the following "epic" series of messages to our @buff ...

posted on
June 7th, 2011
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Buffalo Chow
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Buffalo

Lockport's Lake Effect Ice Cream Gets Its Own Parlor

We love ice cream - in fact, we'll eat pretty much anything made with ice or cream, and go out of our way to visit new places that harmoniously unite them. Moreover, we're seriously impressed by wh ...

posted on
June 5th, 2011
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Buffalo Chow
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Buffalo

Suzy-Q's Bar-B-Que Shack: A Hidden Treasure In Riverside

As fun as it would be to work full time on Buffalo Chow, this site is a side project for us: for the last month, Jeremy's days and nights have been completely occupied with creating the read more about "Suzy-Q's Bar-B-Que Shack: A Hidden..."

posted on
June 5th, 2011
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Buffalo Chow
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Buffalo

The Whole Hog Truck: Pork Sandwiches Writ Large in Buffalo

It would have been a lot easier to write about The Whole Hog Truck if it wasn't any good; in truth, the story would have practically written itself. Mirroring local food truck pioneer read more about "The Whole Hog Truck: Pork..."

posted on
May 20th, 2011
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Buffalo Chow
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Buffalo

Absinthe, Or, What WNY Could Stand To Learn About Drinking

While part of Buffalo Chow's mission is to share Western New York's best dining traditions with the world, another part is to bring the world's best innovations back here. That's why today's articl ...

posted on
May 10th, 2011
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Buffalo Chow
based in
Buffalo

On Top Chef José Andrés's Las Vegas Jaleo + China Poblano

We've eaten at seven of Chef José Andrés's restaurants over the years, so it wasn't a huge surprise to learn that he won the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Chef of the Year Award last night ...