NYC Tastes

"Super Saturday Success Day" lead into "Shit I Overslept Sunday".  I woke up 10 minutes before I was supposed to met my friend for lunch...too bad she lives over an hour away :(  Luckily Christine is the best and after a quick call we readjusted our meeting time and she even took me to check out one of my favorite breweries- Southern Tier. I was absolutely in love with this place!  All my favorite beers were on tap, the sun was tanning our backs as we lazed on the outdoor patio and this... I don't know why but I loved this cute little wooden stage.  Everything was made of wood right down to the pegs that held it together.  I could have stayed here all afternoon but a delicious dinner was beckoning at the Brick Room in Fredonia. I really enjoyed bunch here last time I visited but dinner was even better.  My halibut was cooked to perfection with a creamy pea risotto, sharp balsamic glaze and beets on top. Christine had the salmon...

So after a few wonderful days of great beer and wine at Mr. T’s parents we flew into Buffalo to visit my family on Christmas Day. We dined and relaxed at the usual places except for one day when we drove into Fredonia to visit an old friend. I wasn’t expecting much from this lunch. Fredonia is a college town, not exactly known for its dining options. We walked inside the Brick Room and I immediately loved the polished wooden floor, big front windows and cozy brick walls. If I was surprised about the space I was even more surprised at the wine list. They had some of my favorites! We ended up settling on a lovely bottle of La Crema Pinot Noir which suited our mood perfectly. For my entrée I chose the Crabbie Pattie Sandwich (partly because I like crab cakes and partly because I like Spongebob) The oven baked crab cake had wonderful crunchy edges and a decent amount of crab meat with little breading. The meat itself was slightly over peppered but I enjoyed the chipotle a...