March 10, 2010

New Orleans Chow: Sandwiches, Sweets + Disappointments

Though virtually every New Orleans dining experience would be easy for a decent to good chef to replicate in Western New York, some of the biggest no-brainers are the city's famous sandwiches and desserts: though there are sometimes substantial variations in recipes from restaurant to restaurant, they all tend to use ingredients that are as commonly available here as there. ...
"If Rochester, Erie, Cleveland and Pittsburgh get prominent national chains that are lacking in Buffalo, what's wrong? I don't think it's fear of local competition or some regional anti-chain sentiment - look at the lines area Olive Garden restaurants get on just weekdays. The presence of high-end national chains in those cities certainly haven't turned them into 'sterile, soulless, corporate and fake' places, nor have they damaged the prospects for innovative locally owned restaurants."
- Dan, Spotlighted Commenter

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