Food & Dining

BASOM — Though he needed a four-hour nap when it was over, Alabama Hotel General Manager Joe Bradt said if he had it to do over again, he would.…

Guillermo Leon is a man of few words, but they’re backed up by integrity. The restauranteur has opened a second Mexican-themed eating…

Eli Fish Brewing Company hosted a "wet hop" festival on a slightly-chilled Fall day on Saturday in Jackson Square, and more than 200 beer aficionados…

BATAVIA — Tim Hortons’ third location in Batavia has been open for almost a month, but is expected to grow. Tim Hortons executives…

With more than 20 fast food-type offerings in Batavia alone, Marc and Lauren Cordes wanted to shake things up with something radically different. The…

BATAVIA — Ask anybody to name their favorite part of Oliver’s Candies, and you might get all sorts of answers. The store’s famous…

Myrin and Dannielle Lumpkin are excited, to say the least. The Batavia couple is in progress for an October ribbon-cutting of Mama Dee’z Kitchen…

BATAVIA — With friends and community members gathered in the Eden Cafe & Bakeshop, the business celebrated its grand opening today at 242…

By Joanne Beck, courtesy of The Batavian Batavia native Matt Gray is making his way in the restaurant business, along with partners Matt Boyd and Jon…

New York state is full of attractions and activities for the entire family — and many of those involve food. From authentic Buffalo chicken wing…

Eden Cafe & BakeShop will be closing its Main Street site on Feb. 1, but don’t worry, manager Nicole Dellapenna says.  The vegan…

Theater is on the menu at Pub Coffee Hub, 56 Harvest Ave.. An anaphoric verse drama written by Eric Zwieg and performed by Richard Ferris, “From…

LE ROY — Sweet Betty’s on Main Street is offering something sweet for people to eat. Although it opened in August 2020, Sweet…

Sweet Betty’s grand opening was a long time in coming. In fact, about 14 months long. Blame it on Covid-19, that insidious virus that closed a…

He has worked in kitchens throughout the United States as well as Australia and Indonesia. He has prepared dishes for four presidents and, for a…

BATAVIA — When space in Tops Plaza next to Pizza 151 became empty this summer, Eric Levan was ready to take it. “When Family Video went…

Doubling the space, adding a self-serve beer wall, and providing international entertainment might just put Pizza 151 on the map for craft beer…

BATAVIA — Domino’s Pizza expects to be open for business in its new home at 6 Court St. in the next few weeks, the company said recently.…

Cinquino’s Pizza has only been open for two months, but it’s already a hit with the community. After Paul Berardini retired, the former…

Patrick Mandia grew up in a family of restaurateurs -- the Pok-A-Dot, Sunny's, the Red Carpet, Pontillo's -- and after 15 years of working as a DJ at…

Yancey's Fancy sells its cheese as far as China these days, but the Corfu cheesemaker's backbone is its Western New York base. Two of the company's…

Batavia is not quite as far from Hawaii as a United States town can get, but it’s most of the way there. Yet the Genesee County seat’s…

GO ART! is hosting a Farm to Table Dinner on Sept.14th. This fits with its mission of expanding the culinary arts and cultural richness of farms in…

Eat Well Grill Grand Opening