Greetings!

Hi all! So, I am freakishly new to this whole blogging thing, but I love food and love my city, so I figured I would give it a go.....

To start, I would like to introduce myself, tell you why I am blogging, and what this whole thing will be all about!

I am a bride-to-be, marrying a wonderful man this July. I have three crazy dogs and a supportive family. I never really knew I loved to cook, or how much I loved Buffalo, until I left and moved to Florida. While I found a few decent restaurants, most places were chains in Florida.  The best food I found was anything Latino - Columbian, Brazilian, Cuban - I even found a cute Mexican place literally around the corner from my house. But alas, I missed Buffalo and Western New York.  I started cooking my mom's meals, longing for good old Polish food, and desperately trying to recreate food I had loved from restaurants back home. I also missed the chilly walks from the subway to the Sabres' games. I missed how random strangers would smile and wave as you walked down Elmwood. I missed the hometown cooking, and realized the hidden culinary gem that is Buffalo. So I packed up after a few years of Florida heat, left behind the few favorite restaurants I found near my muggy home, and moved back to the so-called blizzard capital that refused to escape my mind.

So what will I be doing in this blog? I will post things I cook (I love to invent and modify recipes), as well as post about local restaurants. One thing you can guarantee - there will be no chain restaurants on this post. I will critique and be honest about my experiences. I will also check out restaurants in any of my future travels.

In turn, please be honest and critique my recipes, should you try them. I love feedback and want to improve.

In addition, please feel free to ask me questions about my city, my recipes and the restaurants I feature.

I look forward to sharing with you!

~The Buffalo Food Gal