One of my friends was mourning the loss of 99 Fast Food, the Vietnamese place that once drew crowds across Niagara Street from City Hall. She dried her eyes when I told her that 99 Fast Food yet lived, on Bailey Avenue a block south of the University at Buffalo South Campus. The new federal [...]

Members of the Association des Maitres Cuisiniers de France (Association of Master Chefs), some from Paris, held their annual North American meeting last week at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. French was the language of the day, and food, naturally, was the highlight.
The lavish six-course dinner featured a champagne reception and dishes from Jacky Robert of [...]