Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Grills!
As we prepare for the unofficial start of the summer, many of us will be throwing down the grilling gauntlet and cooking up everything from apps to sides to entrees and even sweet treats on the grill.
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Time to Break the Chain & Break Out the Elastic Pants
"Dine Often. Dine Local. Dine Well!"
That’s the Local Restaurant Week (LRW) slogan and it’s my mantra too.
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Dishing Up Good Food For A Good Cause
A tip of the toque to a number of local restaurants—from casual to swanky-- that have recently served up not only excellent cuisine but also dished up proceeds to help a number of area charities.
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What's On Your Easter Table?
While the weather has been more frightful than spring-like, it’s time to celebrate Easter, a holiday filled with deep food roots and customs.
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Time To Get Your Irish Up: Fun Food Facts & More
Are you ready for the weekend? This one may leave you green around the gills, especially since St. Patrick’s Day falls on Sunday.
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Hooray for Hollywood ...And Movie Munchies
With the countdown on to the 85th annual Academy Awards this Sunday, I started thinking about food.
Big surprise, eh?
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Sweet Fun Facts About Valentine's Day
The sweet match between Valentine’s Day and candy has a long history and, in some cases, involves an unusual twist.
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Food & Football: A Super Tradition Playing This Sunday
The quest is on for the Lombardi Trophy and bragging rights as the king of the NFL as the 49ers and Ravens meet in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans this Sunday. While I’m a rabid football fan, my Super Sunday revolves around not only watching the game, but also reveling in some great chow.
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Raw Facts on Food & Fitness
Food and fitness work hand in hand, much like chocolate and peanut butter. The latter is a lot more appealing for most of us, but with the New Year underway, I thought I’d ask my friend and uber fitness trainer Robbie Raugh for some advice on how to balance my passions of food and wine with staying fit.
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Tis the season to eat, drink and be merry!
As you’re digesting your Christmas feast, I thought you might want to ponder some fun food facts as it relates to this hap, hap, happiest time of the year!
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Cookies For A Cause: Tasty Treats & Girl Power
It’s 100 years and counting for Girl Scouts of the USA. No doubt you’ve seen the sweet treats all around the office and neighborhood as the 3.2 million members nationwide get in sales mode usually from October through May.
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Saluting the men and women who wear and have worn the uniform
A feast of freebies is on the menu for the men and women who have served our country or who are currently active. A growing trend of offering free food and other gratis items from all types of businesses is taking hold as the nation prepares to commemorate Veteran’s Day on the 12th.
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Breaking the Chain: Local Restaurant Week Kicks Off October 15
Time to map out plans for the Fall 2012 Local Restaurant Week mission!
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Time to Perk Up: Saturday is National Coffee Day
My name is Brenda and I am a coffee-holic!
Before my feet hit the floor every morning, I am anticipating my first java jolt of the day.
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Pie-Baking Contest at the Taste of Williamsville
Pie porn.
Check out the gallery of goodness from the recent Taste of Williamsville where I had the pleasure of judging the biggest-ever pie-baking contest in the history of the annual food festival.
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