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Niagara Falls Culinary Institute is Open

11/28/12

Niagara Falls Culinary Institute is Open

The new facility for Niagara County Community College’s culinary school, the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute (NFCI), has opened in a portion of the former Rainbow Mall in Niagara Falls, with 400 students and a state-of-the-art facility with seven teaching kitchens, three restaurants, and a wine boutique. Students taste the fruits of their labor in one of NFCI's teaching kitchens.   The school has moved its culinary and hospitality programs to the new facility as well as many core education classes, so the location is bustling with energy. The three restaurants housed at the school––a New York-style deli, a patisserie, and a fine dining restaurant, have been doing steady business this fall, says Mark Mistriner, C.E.C., Business &...

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Saranac Sources Local Hops for Farm-to-Mug IPA

11/12/12

Saranac Sources Local Hops for Farm-to-Mug IPA

F.X. Matt Brewing Company's Saranac Beer has embraced New York State’s reemergence of hops farmers with a special “farm-to-mug” IPA made with local heirloom hops from Wrobel Farms, an organic garlic, heirloom hop and modern hop cultivator located in Bridgewater, New York, just outside Utica. The limited-edition wet-hop beer is the latest in Saranac’s High Peaks series, a line of small-batch, specialty craft beers in 22-ounce bottles. It is brewed with 12 varieties of locally grown hops, including six different varieties of heirloom hops dating back to the 1800s.   “Madison County used to be the hop capital of the country, and Wrobel Farms was able to save certain varieties; they kept transplanting them because the owner’s father...

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BuffaloSpree.com's Recipe of the week: Pork Chops with Sherry Mushroom Sauce

02/23/11

BuffaloSpree.com's Recipe of the week: Pork Chops with Sherry Mushroom Sauce

Heritage-breed pork chops make this dish even better.

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Slideshow: Gingerbread, Gifts & Glitz

12/06/10

Slideshow: Gingerbread, Gifts & Glitz

The best gingerbread creations from the annual fundraiser

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BuffaloSpree.com's recipe of the week: Gingerbread Cookies

12/01/10

BuffaloSpree.com's recipe of the week: Gingerbread Cookies

Capturing the flavor of the season

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