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2014 2014 2014 2014 SA 12 TURDAY, JULY 11am - 9pm SUN 13 DAY, JULY Poster art created by: Hayley Safe, 11am - 7pm West Seneca West HS Delaware Avenue & Niagara Square, Downtown Buffalo Niagara Square Beer Tent Open until 11pm www.tasteofbuffalo.com tasteofbuffalo @tasteofbuffalo #TasteofBuffalo 19261 TOB HO Ad_Layout 1 6/16/14 11:40 AM Page 1 EAT HEALTHY… CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE Years ago, I first visited the Taste of Buffalo on Main Street with my friend and his family. That weekend I fell in love with the Taste and thought it was such a wonderful AND WIN! summer event. It wasn’t until I volunteered that I could truly see the magic behind the region's signature event. All participating restaurants at the It has been an honor to serve with our all-volunteer Board of Directors, our incredible Taste of Buffalo offer a Healthy Option. Festival Coordinator, Connie Wendling, and the thousand volunteers to bring you a These dishes are considered lower in fat, great event that brings in people from all over the state, our country and even our saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium. neighbor, Canada. Thank YOU! Many thanks to our presenting sponsor Tops Markets, our wonderful restaurants, See for yourself how great Healthy Options wineries, sponsors, Mayor Byron Brown and the City of Buffalo. Connie, thank you for helping to make this a fabulous year. We couldn't have done it without you. To my husband, Anthony, and my daughters, Alexandra, can taste—and be rewarded! Ariana & Ava: Thank you for listening, for the prayers and for all your support. You mean everything to me! This year we have many new things for you to enjoy. With over 60 restaurants showcasing 220 plus menu items and 7 wineries, I invite you to try our many culinary delights. Visit the Culinary Stage as top chefs from WNY dazzle spectators with their culinary skills. Dance to Buffalo’s favorite party bands on the TOPS stage inside the new lawn fete-style beer tent in Niagara Square. Open until 11pm on Saturday! I hope that you enjoy your time and fall in love with the Taste of Buffalo as much as I did. We try every year to make your time at the Taste a fun, enjoyable one. It's amazing to see your smiles and we hope you come again. Tastefully yours, Ann Hackett aHa! Designs 2014 Chair NEW THIS YEAR! Taste of Buffalo presented by TOPS If one of Independent Health Foundation’s RedShirt® Spotters sees you sampling a Healthy Option, YOU’LL WIN A PRIZE! You can feel good when you eat at the TABLE OF CONTENTS Taste! Not only are you supporting your Chairman’s Message Page 1 local restaurants and wineries, but 2014 Board of Directors Page 2 you help make possible donations to NEW This Year! Page 3 numerous charitable organizations in our Scholarship & Poster Art Winners Page 4–5 community. To date, over $250,000 has Music Schedule Page 8–9 been awarded and each year we award Limited Edition T-shirts Page 9 five $1000 scholarships to students pursuing a Culinary or Hospitality Culinary Stage Schedule Pages 10–11 career. The Taste is a not-for-profit, run Wineries Page 14 by an all-volunteer Board of Directors Beverages Page 19 “Like” Independent Health Foundation @HealthyOptBuff & a Festival Coordinator. The primary Sponsor Spotlight Pages 20–25 purpose of the event is to showcase AT&T Fan Favorite Food Page 27 Visit healthyoptionsbuffalo.com for tasty recipes, downtown Buffalo and the wonderful Restaurants/Menu Items Pages 28–35 a full restaurant list, dining tips and more. restaurants that call our region home. Thank You to Our Committee Volunteers Back Page PRESENTING OUR 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Taste is a not-for-profit corporation and is run by an all-volunteer board of directors and an festival coordinator. Planning for the Taste is year round and culminates at the largest two-day NEW This Year! food festival in the nation. The purpose of the event is to showcase downtown Buffalo and the wonderful restaurants that call our region home. 17 NEW Restaurants! OFFICERS Bambino Bar and Kitchen, BOSS, Ebenezer Ale House, Chair Ann Hackett aHa! Designs JD's Smokin Grill 'N Bar, Joe's Deli, The Lodge, Martino's Meeting Place, 1st Vice Chair Laura Jacobs e3 communications 2nd Vice Chair Jen Mitri Independent Health Foundation Osteria 166, Panaro's Restaurant, Paula's Donuts, Sidelines Sports Bar & Secretary Ralph Basile First Niagara Bank Grill, Snooty Fox Restaurant & Lounge, Spices of India, Sun Restaurant, Treasurer Luke Baecker Arcara & Borczynski LLP CPAs T.C. Wheelers, The Village Inn & Frank Gourmet Hot Dogs! Past Chair Joseph Lane AXA Advisors DIRECTORS Jason Cane Good Tymes South OPEN UNTIL 11PM Jessica Christensen Praxair Inc. Erin Collins Buffalo Museum of Science Joseph J. Florczak Brookfield Country Club NIAGARA E. BEER TENT Mark Godios M&T Bank STAGE Sue Hanzlian The GOW School Featuring Live Music on the Amber Hartman Conestoga-Rovers & Associates SPONSORED BY Mary Hermans HealthNow New York, Inc. Chris Hitchcock Birdair, Inc. Buffalo’s BEST party bands on the TOPS stage inside Darcy Hitchcock Cognigen Corporation the new lawn fete-style beer tent in Niagara Square. Elizabeth Mamot AAA of Western and Central New York Open Saturday until 11pm! Richard McDermott NFTA/Metro Thomas P. Muscarella Erie County Department of Health Mark E. Reimann U.S. Department of Homeland Security Matthew J. Reis Tallinger Associates, Inc. FSCI Enjoy your food under one of our Shade Zone Tents Matthew Testa First Niagara Bank throughout the Taste. Mark Zawodzinski Five Star Bank EX-OFFICIO Grab a FREE tray from one of our ticket booths, James K. Morrell NFTA/Metro while they last, to help carry your many Morgan Smith Buffalo Place, Inc. food items while wandering the Taste. ADVISORY COMMITTEE Mac Hartman Freed Maxick Frank Sardina First Niagara Bank It’s a weekend dance party with Buffalo’s premier DJ, Spooky Business, FESTIVAL COORDINATOR and special guests at the DJ Music Stage on Huron! 2 Connie Wendling Sell-utions Inc. 3 H CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2014 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS H H Taylor Koepf I am from Lancaster, NY and will be graduating from Lancaster Current high school seniors residing in one of the eight counties in Western New York who intend High School in June 2014. I will be attending the Niagara County to pursue a major in a culinary arts or hospitality curriculum are able to apply for one of up to Community College Niagara Falls Culinary Institute in the fall five $1,000 scholarships being offered every year by the Taste. Students are evaluated based on where I will major in Baking and Pastry Arts. I have loved cooking academic achievement, experience, enthusiasm, recommendations, community involvement, goals and since I was a little girl helping my Grandmother in the kitchen. My objectives, and overall interest. goal is to become a baker and one day open my own bakery. See tasteofbuffalo.com in December for 2015 scholarship information. H Emily Schupbach H Caitlin Cherven PRESENTED BY I am a senior at Clarence High School and will be attending I am a senior at Lancaster High School and a student member of Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration in the fall. I my high schools Academy of Hospitality & Tourism at the Russell plan to study Hotel Management and Food Service Operations J. Salvatore School of Hospitality & Business. In the fall, I will be to further my education in the hospitality industry. I currently attending Niagara University as a Hotel and Tourism major. I plan work as a front desk receptionist at Salvatore’s Grand Hotel and to make a career in the field of Luxury Hotel Management and as a hostess at Russell’s Steaks Chops and More. In my spare hope to work for one of the nation’s top resorts after completing time, I enjoy baking and creating new recipes. my studies at NU. H Chelsea Goldyn I am a senior at St. Mary’s High School and have been very active CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2014 TOPS MARKETS in various clubs and activities, my favorite being the musical and POSTER ART CONTEST WINNERS SPONSORED BY fall play. I’m involved in my parish’s youth group and Diocesan Youth Board. I plan to attend Niagara University where I will Check out the cover to view our grand prize winner. major in Event and Meeting Management. I would like to intern at Disney, and hope to work for a hotel, country club, or own my GRAND PRIZE WINNER own Event Planning business. Hayley Safe West Seneca West High School, Teacher: Mr. Galley H Stephanie Haak FIRST RUNNER-UP I am a senior at Orchard Park High School and plan to attend Yaxin (May) Ren Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island where Immaculata Academy, I will major in Baking and Pastry Arts. Upon completion of my Teacher: Ms. Benes degree I hope to open my own Bake Shop here in the Buffalo First runner-up area. I plan to utilize the knowledge and experience I will gain at SECOND RUNNER-UP J & W to expand my skills and to help me attain the real world Austin Hinton business experiences I will need to achieve my goals. Lockport High School, Teacher: Ms. DeYoung Second runner-up 4 5 WIN YOUR SHARE OF$ 1,000! Where is the CRAZIEST place you can take a photo with our logo? All you have to do is take a crazy photo of yourself with the Hamburg Gaming logo available at our Taste of Buffalo booth and post it on our Hamburg Gaming Facebook page to officially enter.