Instead of comparing buffalonians plight to that of the jews, Buffalo Rising has managed to capture a photo of our black mayor chomping down on some chicken. Now this may be an appropriate picture had it been a story about the chicken wing festival or who Byron Brown's favorite wing joint is in town. But of course the article is about who will be appointed to the NY State Senate seat. I am having a hard time taking anything I read in this publication/website seriously anymore.
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Buffalo Rising Strikes Again12/19/2008 13:41 #47113
Merry Christmas from Star Wars!This is really creepy.
metalpeter - 12/19/08 15:00
I'm sorry I have to ask, was this edited, or is this from the old TV Star Wars Christmas Special that I never saw?
I'm sorry I have to ask, was this edited, or is this from the old TV Star Wars Christmas Special that I never saw?
drew - 12/19/08 14:53
Oh, i see. It's just a holiday that's similar to Christmas, with a song that's similar to the star wars theme.
Oh, i see. It's just a holiday that's similar to Christmas, with a song that's similar to the star wars theme.
drew - 12/19/08 14:50
If Star Wars took place, "A long time ago," and "in a galaxy far, far away," then how did they here about Christmas? A presumably future holiday?
If Star Wars took place, "A long time ago," and "in a galaxy far, far away," then how did they here about Christmas? A presumably future holiday?
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Client #911/24/2008 17:46 #46821
The point of a website (rant)I'm getting very annoyed with crappy websites. Restaurant websites in particular. I mean the point is not to show glamour shots of your dining room. I want some freaking information! Tell me the hours of operation, maybe a menu or two and how to get to the place. I don't care about your personal mission, lame ass flash programing or some stupid little jingle you have programmed to go off when I click on something. And what is with all of this PDF menu shit? Is it really that difficult to just have it in HTML?? Is it really necessary to have to open another program so I can find out that you serve chicken wings?
Ok I feel better now
Ok I feel better now
jenks - 11/25/08 19:33
Toro's website is a prime example of this. UGH! I agree. I want hours, whether or not you deliver, and a menu- ideally downloadable in PDF form.
Toro's website is a prime example of this. UGH! I agree. I want hours, whether or not you deliver, and a menu- ideally downloadable in PDF form.
fellyconnelly - 11/25/08 08:53
man i really hate not having menus. is this not 2008? get with it!
man i really hate not having menus. is this not 2008? get with it!
jason - 11/25/08 08:38
Arg, no doubt, especially when you can't skip by the flash. And I know what you mean about the glam shots of the restaurant. What about showing food porn shots of some of your menu items? That's what people are going to come back for anyway.
This reminds me - I've been telling Josh one day after watching Dinner Impossible that I want to go to Lola Bistro in Cleveland whenever we make it out there again.
Arg, no doubt, especially when you can't skip by the flash. And I know what you mean about the glam shots of the restaurant. What about showing food porn shots of some of your menu items? That's what people are going to come back for anyway.
This reminds me - I've been telling Josh one day after watching Dinner Impossible that I want to go to Lola Bistro in Cleveland whenever we make it out there again.
paul - 11/24/08 21:10
That makes me absolutely crazy too. Especially when I visit from my flashless iphone.
That makes me absolutely crazy too. Especially when I visit from my flashless iphone.
james - 11/24/08 19:33
You can apply this to almost any website.
All flashy flash and no information. It makes me want to gag.
You can apply this to almost any website.
All flashy flash and no information. It makes me want to gag.
mrmike - 11/24/08 18:35
Glad you got that off your chest there!
Glad you got that off your chest there!
10/30/2008 14:52 #46429
Buffalo's Wine Bar CrazeSo I will be the first to admit I'm not the most knowledgeable person about wine. I do however love it and am very excited that two new wine bars have opened in Buffalo in the past several weeks. The Wine Thief on Elmwood and Bryant opened sometime around mid September, Just Vino on Main and Virginia opened on Saturday.
Wine Thief:
I really like this place a lot, sure there are some things I don't like but all in all it's a great place to have a glass of wine. I love the interior of the place, the woodwork of the bar is beautiful and I think the wine room being showcased behind a huge pane of glass is very sexy. They also have a high tech looking wine tap system that pumps nitrogen into open bottles of wine thereby keeping them fresher longer. Whether nitrogen changes the taste of the wine or increases my car tires life I have no idea. But it is pretty cool looking and allows them to sell more expensive bottles by the glass. They have several wines on the list and although I didn't count it seems like one quarter of them are available by the glass. They also have a decent but limited beer selection for those in the group who would prefer malted hops to fermented grapes. The food menu is probably my biggest disappointment with the place. It's really pretty boring. I was surprised that they didn't have a cheese plate even listed on there or at least I didn't notice it. That's probably the number one thing I would want at a place like this. The one thing I did try that's on their "Summer Menu" is the duck tacos. Not bad but not really outstanding either. The wine menu has plenty of wines that I have never tried so I can't be the biggest critic about what they have. It's what they don't have which surprised me. They only had two Rieslings on the entire list, surely it's a much more popular wine than that! Also if you are looking for dessert wine you have definitely stumbled into the wrong place. There wasn't even a category for it. That is almost shocking to me since we are only a 45-minute drive away from ice wine country. I'm sure that they are in the preliminary stages of figuring out exactly what people want, which shouldn't be difficult considering how busy they were both times I was there. I hope to see additions to the list in the coming future.
Just Vino:
Although the location of this new wine bar seems like a peculiar choice, I'm more than happy to welcome them to my neighborhood. As with the Wine Thief the interior looks great. They certainly didn't cheap out in building costs. They have a nice looking copper bar and some equally appealing woodwork. I love that there is no TV in the entire space. It's nice to not have muted sports everywhere I go. They are considerably smaller than the Wine Thief but they have a large selection of wine. One page each front and back for whites and reds. There are some really delicious wines on this list and some that I can't wait to try. The food menu is limited to small platters of cheeses, pate and chocolates. I think the menu is appropriate for what they are trying to sell. The kitchen is actually in the dining room and is about a 2'x2' space. So I don't see them ever adding a whole lot more to their offerings. They like The Wine Thief are also lacking in the dessert wine category, with only one on the list. Talking with the owner its sounds as though he may consider adding some in the future. They do offer four different wine flights and will change them on a rotating basis. Also they have very small beer list, I think around 6 or 7 kinds. Nothing too specialized here but then again I would rather have wine at a place like this. Being that I am so close I'm rooting for this place to succeed.
I think both places are great for different reasons. Wine Thief seems like a place people go to be seen and Just Vino is more of an intimate setting. I would love to see more Finger Lakes and Niagara Region wines. They seem to be regions that are highly neglected by both operations. The huge bonus to the patron is that Just Vino is open 7 days a week. Wine Thief is closed on Sunday and Monday. I'm not sure how receptive Buffalo will be to either place, but in my opinion I think they are a welcome addition.
P.S. both websites are pretty horrible
Wine Thief:
I really like this place a lot, sure there are some things I don't like but all in all it's a great place to have a glass of wine. I love the interior of the place, the woodwork of the bar is beautiful and I think the wine room being showcased behind a huge pane of glass is very sexy. They also have a high tech looking wine tap system that pumps nitrogen into open bottles of wine thereby keeping them fresher longer. Whether nitrogen changes the taste of the wine or increases my car tires life I have no idea. But it is pretty cool looking and allows them to sell more expensive bottles by the glass. They have several wines on the list and although I didn't count it seems like one quarter of them are available by the glass. They also have a decent but limited beer selection for those in the group who would prefer malted hops to fermented grapes. The food menu is probably my biggest disappointment with the place. It's really pretty boring. I was surprised that they didn't have a cheese plate even listed on there or at least I didn't notice it. That's probably the number one thing I would want at a place like this. The one thing I did try that's on their "Summer Menu" is the duck tacos. Not bad but not really outstanding either. The wine menu has plenty of wines that I have never tried so I can't be the biggest critic about what they have. It's what they don't have which surprised me. They only had two Rieslings on the entire list, surely it's a much more popular wine than that! Also if you are looking for dessert wine you have definitely stumbled into the wrong place. There wasn't even a category for it. That is almost shocking to me since we are only a 45-minute drive away from ice wine country. I'm sure that they are in the preliminary stages of figuring out exactly what people want, which shouldn't be difficult considering how busy they were both times I was there. I hope to see additions to the list in the coming future.
Just Vino:
Although the location of this new wine bar seems like a peculiar choice, I'm more than happy to welcome them to my neighborhood. As with the Wine Thief the interior looks great. They certainly didn't cheap out in building costs. They have a nice looking copper bar and some equally appealing woodwork. I love that there is no TV in the entire space. It's nice to not have muted sports everywhere I go. They are considerably smaller than the Wine Thief but they have a large selection of wine. One page each front and back for whites and reds. There are some really delicious wines on this list and some that I can't wait to try. The food menu is limited to small platters of cheeses, pate and chocolates. I think the menu is appropriate for what they are trying to sell. The kitchen is actually in the dining room and is about a 2'x2' space. So I don't see them ever adding a whole lot more to their offerings. They like The Wine Thief are also lacking in the dessert wine category, with only one on the list. Talking with the owner its sounds as though he may consider adding some in the future. They do offer four different wine flights and will change them on a rotating basis. Also they have very small beer list, I think around 6 or 7 kinds. Nothing too specialized here but then again I would rather have wine at a place like this. Being that I am so close I'm rooting for this place to succeed.
I think both places are great for different reasons. Wine Thief seems like a place people go to be seen and Just Vino is more of an intimate setting. I would love to see more Finger Lakes and Niagara Region wines. They seem to be regions that are highly neglected by both operations. The huge bonus to the patron is that Just Vino is open 7 days a week. Wine Thief is closed on Sunday and Monday. I'm not sure how receptive Buffalo will be to either place, but in my opinion I think they are a welcome addition.
P.S. both websites are pretty horrible
drew - 10/30/08 17:39
The nitrogen works better in wine than it does in car tires. It displaces the oxygen that would other wise cause the wine to spoil.
The nitrogen works better in wine than it does in car tires. It displaces the oxygen that would other wise cause the wine to spoil.
james - 10/30/08 15:12
Why wouldn't you have dessert wine and deserts? They are both huge markup items and there is hardly so good a pairing as chocolate and a jammy pinot (dessert wine isn't my thing).
Why wouldn't you have dessert wine and deserts? They are both huge markup items and there is hardly so good a pairing as chocolate and a jammy pinot (dessert wine isn't my thing).
jason - 10/30/08 14:58
Oh, lord Jesus, two new wine bars?? I'm doomed!!!
Oh, lord Jesus, two new wine bars?? I'm doomed!!!
Well it is a bad picture I admit. But see if you are trying to make him look bad or like an idiot or fool then it is a great picture to use to do that.
Buffalo Rising is one shitty publication. I am no fan of the mayor, but that shit is ridiculous. Why not also get a picture of Bill Richardson in a field picking fruit. Or Joe Lieberman picking up penny's off the sidewalk.
Stereotype or not, I still think it's areally poor choice of a picture.
From what I understand he isn't even in the running for that, I have heard he didn't even fill out the form. In terms of the chicken I know where you are going. But that is the dumbest sterotype I have ever heard along with the lines of watermelon but yet everyone seems to believe it. Most people like Chicken and friend Chicken is a Southern thing and the same can be said of water melon, so I never got those sterotypes didn't make any sense to me. But I bet there are a lot of people who think that story is so funny because it is well I'm not saying what it could be calling him but it could be, or maybe the person just didn't think and wanted a candid picture.