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Duff's, of Amherst NY, slogan: Medium is hot! Medium hot is very hot! Hot is very very hot!

Duff’s or Anchor?

January 10, 2016 / / 4 Comments

The show aired for one season, 22 episodes in 2010. The Travel Channel’s Food Wars would pit a city’s two big players in a local signature food item against each other, and, amazingly enough, name a winner. Perhaps that’s why the show lasted only one season: it’s hard to see how any iconic restaurant would allow itself to be named a loser on national TV. The inaugural episode took place in Buffalo, NY, where Anchor Bar faced Duff’s in a Buffalo wing competition. Anchor is generally thought to have invented the hot wing, while Duff’s is Anchor’s most famous competition in the region. Continue reading

McPartlan's serves a quintessential WNY Friday fish fry. French fries are more traditional, but we love McPartlan's German potato salad.

McPartlan’s Corner, Amherst NY

July 10, 2015 / / 0 Comments

REVIEW

Western New York often seems to have more in common with the upper Midwest than with downstate New York. For instance, walk into almost any restaurant on a Friday night and, regardless of the sort of food the eatery normally serves, you’ll probably find a dining room filled with people eating fish fry, just like in Wisconsin. Local wisdom says that it’s difficult to find a bad fish fry in the Buffalo area. That might be true, but it’s also true that if you value fresh, not frozen, fish, then there are choices to be made. Continue reading

Like most Buffalo wing shops, Duff's well-sauced wings are sold in units of 10. This is a double order (20) of medium hot.

Duff’s, Amherst NY

April 15, 2015 / / 0 Comments

REVIEW

In the Buffalo world of wings, there’s Anchor Bar, which everyone in America knows about, there’s Duff’s, which everyone in Buffalo knows about, and then there’s just about every other restaurant and bar in the city (where most Buffalo wings are actually consumed). Continue reading

Pookie's Pancakes at Cafe Eclectic of Memphis, made with freshly ground wheat

LAF in the A.M. January 11th, 2015

January 11, 2015 / / 0 Comments

A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day

HAPPY NATIONAL HOT TODDY DAY!

Memphis Pancake Battle: Arcade vs. Eclectic

Attman’s Deli of Baltimore at 100

Louise A. McPartlan, Owner of McPartlan’s Corner of Amherst NY, Has Died at 90

Bigger in Texas

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Prince's Hot Chicken is Nashville's original fiery chicken purveyor.

LAF in the A.M. October 30th, 2014

October 30, 2014 / / 1 Comment

A Morning Menu of Stories We Think You’ll Find Interesting

Carla Hall Giving Out Free Hot Chicken in Philly

Carla Hall is working towards opening her first Carla Hall’s Southern Kitchen in New York, and to help her with the project she’s enlisted culinary students from Drexel in Philadelphia. They’ll be testing out menu items by taking over a food truck in front of Drexel and handing out free hot chicken, macaroni and cheese, braised greens and fresh lemonade. The date is November 5th, the time is 5:30 p.m., just before a 6 p.m. Drexel basketball event. If you’re in the area head over and grab a sample! Continue reading

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