Food & Wine

Experience wine & food pairing on the Niagara Wine Trail! Taste a different sample paired perfectly with a wine at each winery. Additional food samplings may be available for purchase at select wineries. Tickets valid for all three days and includes wine tasting at each winery, one food sampling at each winery and a commemorative wine glass from your starting winery.

Visit each winery and experience a Progressive Wine and Food Pairing Meal along the wine trail!

The Meat Destroyer is a super-awesome All Day / All-You-Can-Eat BBQ picnic, returning to Veterans’ Park in the City of Tonawanda for another afternoon of deliciously competitive barbecue. Shady, secluded Shelter #5 will host the cookout for the third consecutive year. There is a competition throughout the day. Competitors weigh their cooked meats on an ounce scale, and results are tallied on a big ol’ scoreboard. At the end of the day, whoever has eaten the most wins the title & glory of being crowned the Meat Destroyer Champion.

The Niagara Food & Wine Expo, May 27-29, 2011 at the Scotiabank Convention Centre, is a premier international tasting event featuring wines, beers and spirits from around the globe and stunning regional wines direct from neighbouring vineyards. These delectable samples will be served alongside fresh, local cuisine prepared by top area restaurants.

Western New York Local Restaurant Week - March 28-April 3, 2011

Food is Culture. In Western New York, the food service industry is OUR culture. The locally, owned independent operator is the backbone of our community, and provides an essential element to the quality of life here. When we talk about what makes Western New York a great place to live, food and restaurants are often mentioned at the forefront.

The Buffalo Wine Festival is New York's premier wine tasting festival with entertainment, crafts, fine gifts, and wine tasting! Come sample the region's wine from more than 35 fantastic wineries at the annual Buffalo Wine Festival!

The festival will also feature local restaurants and craft businesses. Shop, dine and taste! It's the perfect way to shake off winter's chill.

Session I:

Saturday DAY

1:00pm – 4:00pm



Session II:

Saturday NIGHT

6:00pm – 9:00pm 



Chairpersons Tom and Donna Lombardo invite you to
 Dining Out For Life 
on Tuesday, April 26, 2011


Simply dine at one of 100 Western New York restaurants, and 25% or more of your food bill is donated to AIDS Community Services of WNY. It really is that simple - all you have donate is your appetite! All diners have a chance to win great prizes, too! 


A list of participating restaurants:

The Winery at Marjim manor is located right outside of Buffalo in Appleton, New York. Owned by Margo Sue Bittner, the name Marjim comes from a blending of her first name and that of her husband, Jim. It is a named they created 25 years ago when they began dairy farming.

Over the years, Paula Deen has become an audience-pleaser in a variety of ways: as a successful restaurateur, best-selling cookbook author, Food Network superstar, and multi-media personality. But her new touring production has America’s favorite Southern cook serving up two hours onstage with what her fans want most: Paula Deen as herself.

March 3, 2011, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm