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Four Bites: SUNDAY NEWS: Four aces back Buffalo’s bid for pizza town respect

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026 Anna Gagliano0Tagged Andrew Galarneau, Buffalo Food, Buffalo Pizza, Detroit Pizza, Four Bites

In this week’s Four Bites Sunday News, Andrew Galarneau walks us through the four acres of Buffalo pizza and shares his personal favorites.

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FOUR BITES SUNDAY NEWS: Alibaba Kebab adds 4th on Transit Road, Amherst

April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 The Editor0Tagged Alibaba Kebab, Michelinl

Serial entrepreneur Anand Kattu rolled the dice on his first restaurant at 900 Williams St., at Fillmore, with the Buffalo Central Terminal on the horizon. That was 2017. when Alibaba Kebab launched. Now its on to location No. 4 at … well, Andrew Galarneau has the details in his Four Bites news column.

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WNY Craft: New York Beer Project a Hazy IPA standout in New York State Craft Beer Competition

April 19, 2026April 20, 2026 The Editor1Tagged beer, Derby Dash, Griffon Brewery, New York Beer Project, New York State Craft Beer Competition, Rusty Nickel Brewing, wine

A Western New York craft brewing powerhouse has emerged as one of the top hazy IPA beermakers in New York State, but – at least at this point – you need to visit one of its four locations to enjoy the award-winning beverages. Scott Scanlon has the details.

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‘Buffalo Bills Chef’ rises to ‘Next Level’ repping Buffalo, Jamaica

April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 The Editor0Tagged competitive cooking, Darian Bryan, Gordon Ramsay, Jamaican food, TV

Darian Bryan has already made a name for himself in Buffalo. Already known as the chef who cooks for Buffalo Bills players and as owner of two restaurants, he is taking it to the screen, advancing toward the final rounds of Gordon Ramsay’s “Next Level Chef” competition. Janet Gramza has a great read looking at the road that got him there.

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Four Bites: Café Gezellig, a thinking person’s Buffalo bar, coming in May

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 Anna Gagliano0Tagged Andrew Galarneau, Buffalo Food, Cafe Gezellig, Four Bites

Community Beer Works vet Ethan Cox is aiming to establish a purely Buffalo hangout that encourages thinking as much as drinking. Learn more about the new venture coming in June in this week’s Four Bites Sunday News by Andrew Galarneau.

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Four Bites: Learn Burmese 101 with chef-owner Elizabeth Sher, April 30 at Int’l House

April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 Anna Gagliano0Tagged Buffalo Food, Burmese 101, Elizabeth Sher, Four Bites, Pattaya Street Food

Tea leaf salad, chicken curry puff, green papaya salad and more. Learn about Andrew Galarneau’s upcoming event, Burmese 101, with Elizabeth Sher of Pattaya Street Food, in this week’s Four Bites Sunday News.

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Four Bites: Honoring the craft of sausage making, one bite at a time

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Anna Gagliano0Tagged Buffalo Food, Four Bites, Polish sausage

It takes a lot of pride to make your own sausage, so it was an honor to get to sample so many home-grown sausage efforts at Saturday’s Buffalo’s Best Kielbasa Contest. Read more in this week’s Four Bites Sunday News by Andrew Galarneau.

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Four Bites: Last chance for old-school Broadway Market Easter shopping spree

March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Anna Gagliano0Tagged Broadway Market, Buffalo Food, Butter Lamb, Easter, Four Bites

Easter shoppers have made the Broadway Market a Buffalo destination for a century. Andrew Galarneau shares snapshots of the time-honored traditions and new American flavors that make the market what it is today.

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Four Bites: Buffalo’s Best Kielbasa Contest honors home sausage makers March 28

March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 Anna Gagliano0Tagged Buffalo's Best Kielbasa Content, Four Bites, Polish Food Buffalo

On March 28 at noon, Buffalo kielbasa home cooks will gather for Buffalo’s Best Kielbasa Contest. Learn more about the contest and what to expect from participants in this week’s Four Bites Sunday News from Andrew Galarneau.

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WNY craft: Meet the maker – Time is precious and March is madness for Old First Ward brewer Bryan Kirchmyer

March 12, 2026March 11, 2026 The Editor2Tagged beer, brewing, Old First Ward

Bryan Kirchmyer, the brewer at Gene McCarthy’s Old First Ward Brewing, has the ability to take him time in crafting some of the region’s best lagers. Scott Scanlon meets the maker in this month’s WNY Craft feature.