Keith Kelly and I had the dubious honor of being Food Judges at the 2015 Taste of Buffalo.  We struggled through it, but managed (note the sarcasm!).We each had FIVE restaurants assigned to us, with four plates to sample at each. So between the two of us, we had to sample 40 DISHES!

We're not complaining, we're just stuffed.

Of the five restaurants I was assigned, my favorite item was the fried pickles from Sidelines Sports Bar and Grill (below...lower left, half eaten...)

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Keith's favorite item was the Salted Caramel Torte from Savor, which is operated by students at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute! (No picture -- Keith ate it too quickly. LOL!)

For the fifth year in a row, you could text a vote for YOUR favorite item to win The AT&T Fan Favorite Food award. This year it was the Seafood Cioppino from Templeton Landing.

The rest of the winners, as determined by the panel of judges Keith and I sat on:

Independent Health Foundation's Healthy Options:

Already looking forward to next year!!!

 

 

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