Step Out Buffalo Podcast: Recent Episodes
Step Out Buffalo
Find out about what's happening this weekend, where to get the best food & drink, dog-friendly spots, new restaurants, hidden gems, things to do, and everything in between. Emily and Lauren from Step Out Buffalo are your guides with the inside scoop on everything and anything you need to know about having a good time in Buffalo & WNY in 15 minutes or less. Tune in, skip the FOMO, and step out, Buffalo! For more check out StepOutBuffalo.com and @stepoutbuffalo on social.
Emily:
- Hartman's Distillery
- Pottery Class at Terra Clay Studio
- Macy's Place
- Flower Farms
- Toronto Road Trips
Lauren
- Escape Room
- Meat Raffles
- Cleveland Road Trip
- Guercio & Sons
- Barrel & Brine
- Rock Climbing
- Volunteer at CBAS
Michael
- Ice Skating at Canalside
- Bandits Game
Elise
- Food Truck Tuesday
- Explore Beer Gardens this summer
Rick
- Become a Bills Season Ticket Holder
- Bike Ride on Buffalo/WNY Trails
Best things to do on NYE 2020 in Buffalo/WNY...
- NYE Grand Buffet, DJ's & All Night License for VIPs
- Buffalo NYE Bar Crawl
- NYE 2020 at Big Ditch Brewing Co.
- NYE Dinner at Hotel Henry
- Jon Dore @ Helium Comedy Club
- Family Fun New Year's eve at Old Falls St. USA
- First Night Buffalo
- New Years PJ Party
- NYE @ Hatchets & Hops
- A New Years Eve 007
- NYE @ Rusty Nickel @36 Broadway
- NYE Brewers Ball
- NYE Silent Disco
Lauren & Emily answer your questions:
- Have you toured a silo apartment?
- What crime is fitting for people who ask for ranch with their wings?
- Are you hiring?
- Non-alcoholic activities?
- Which local Walmart has the best wolf shirts?
- Saturday day drinking spots?
- Fun bar to take a 26 year old when they visit?
- Restaurants with a cool and cozy atmosphere?
- Best vegan restaurants in town?
Part 1: Lauren & Emily discuss our SOB holiday dinner at Mother's, a trip to Ikea in Burlington, and a preview brunch at Rusty Nickel's new Downtown location
Part 2: Coming up this weekend...
- Jane Lynch's "A Swingin' Little Christmas"
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Holiday Cheer with EBC Beer
- Jamie Lee
- Rusty Nickel Brewing: Grand Opening
- Terry Fator
- BJ Thomas Christmas & Hits
- Hollywood Holidays at the Aurora Theatre
Coming up this weekend:
- Last Minute Panic Holiday Marketplace
- Elf the Musical
- Les Miserables
- The Kerfuffle Before Christmas
- Mr. Popper's Penguins at Theatre of Youth
- A Christmas Carol
- Wonderland Holiday Ball
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra2
The fast 5 fun news stories you need to know now:
- Rusty Nickel's Downtown location is open
- Igloos in WNY
- Raclette's is Closing, Ballyhoo/Lucky Day Owners are taking over
- Bar Bill North is coming
- West Rose sets Grand Opening date
Subscribe to our newsletter at stepoutbuffalo.com/subscribe!
Best things to do this weekend include:
- Nicole Byer at Helium
- KeyBank Holiday Live at Larkin 2019
- 2019 Buffalo Polar Plunge
- The 15th Annual Tour of Homes
- Holiday Happenings on the Niagara Wine Trail
- Gingerbread Decorating Party
- Roycroft Campus Holiday Art Show
- SantaCon Buffalo
- Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting
Subscribe to our newsletter at stepoutbuffalo.com/subscribe!
Best things to do this weekend...
- YMCA Tury Trot
- Christmas in Ellicottville
- Fairgrounds Festival of Lights
- Wayne Brady
- Santa Claus to Arrive by Train
- 2019 World's Largest Disco
- LiveNF Makers Market
- Fall Makers + Shakers: Boozy Artisan Market
Part 1: Lauren tells us about her visit to WNY Book Art Center and Angelica Tea Room
Part 2: The best things to do this weekend include...
- Shea's Shopping Soiree
- OAR
- Christmas on Ice
- Theresa Caputo Live!
- The Beatles Classical Mystery Tour at Kleinhans
- An Evening of Stand Up Comedy with Jeremy Piven
Part 3: Best things we tried in November...
- Macys Pizza
- Road Trip to Ithaca
- Andale Mexican Restaurant
- Juicy's Chopped Salad
- Mini Photo Shoot with DeaLea Photography
Part 1: We discuss Emily's Baby Shower at Henry's Gardens and Lauren's trip to Medina for a preview dinner featuring the Bent's Opera House chefs.
Part 2: Coming up this weekend...
- Gilbert Gottfried
- Hops for Herschell
- Jersey Boys
- Grown Up Night of Play: Around the World in Holidays
- Bottles & Bites: Flavors of Fall
- New York Beer Project 4 Year Anniversary Festival Weekend
- AVA Collective x Resurgence Holiday Pop-up Market
- Entropy | The POETEXPO
The fast 5 fun news stories you need to know now:
Prish Moran is leaving/selling Sweetness 7/The Tabernacle Waxlight officially opens Paloma Exchange opens on Grant Food news roundup Station 12 Schedules Official Ground-breaking
Best things to do this weekend include:
- DinoFEST - Adults
- DinoFEST - Kids
- Holiday Valley Beer & Wine Festival
- Trucks 'N Brews Beer Party
- Christmas in the Country
- 33rd Annual Craft Show
- Knox Holiday Arts & Crafts Show
- French Heritage Day at Old Fort Niagara
The best things we tried/did in October:
- Cinnamon Bun @ This Little Pig's Brunch
- Mundy Cakes' Cookie Class (+ The Cinnamon Bun & Pumpkin Bread at Mundy Cakes)
- Peace Love & Little Donuts
- Becker Farms
- Hertel Ave (Joe's Deli, The Sterling, Burning Buffalo)
- Chestnut Ridge & The 219 Armor Duells Exit
Part 1: We recap The Crawling Dead Halloween Bar Crawl and Fresh Catch 2.0's opening.
Part 2: The best things to do this weekend include...
- Halloween Axetravaganza
- Taking Back Sunday
- DBGBs 10th Annual Monster Ball
- Little Shop of Horrors
- WWE Smackdown
- Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders
- Rick James' Original Stone City Band
- Buffalo Bills vs. Washington Redskins
The fast 5 fun news stories you need to know now:
- West Side Bazaar Has Plans to Move
- Plant Shack's second location
- Conlon's is for sale
- Fresh Catch 2 is opening this Friday
- West End Interior is designing a boutique hotel
Part 1: Lauren went to the Bills Game and Emily went to a wedding at The Timberlodge at Arrowhead.
Part 2: Best Things to do this weekend include...
- Harry Potter Trivia
- Michael Rapaport at Helium Comedy Club
- Trick-or-Treating in the Village
- Truck of Treat
- Haunted Happy Hour
- Halloween Masquerade at Hotel Henry
- 3rd Annual Fruit Beer Festival
- 2019 Witches Ball
- 90s Rise Again Halloween
- The Crawling Dead: Halloween Bar Crawl 2019
The fast 5 fun news stories you need to know now:
- Ru's Pierogi is closing their restaurant & Food Truck
- Public Espresso just opened their new Shea's Seneca location
- Speak Easy opened in Lovejoy
- Restaurant news roundup (Winfield's Pub, Mess Hall, Yoshi, Yey's House of Hummus, Buffalo Station House, Kornerstone Cafe)
- Rowhouse is now just a private event space
Part 1: Cork & Craft, another Inizio recap + save The Hamburg Palace Theater
Part 2: Coming up this weekend...
- Jurassic World Live Tour
- Science After Hours: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
- The Rocky Horror Show
- Becker Farms Haunted Hayride
- Halloween Wine Tours
- BOOtanical Celebration
- Autumn Happens Here
- Comback Tours: Billy Ray Cyrus & Sinbad
- Brewery Events: Thin Man Hoppy Halloween Silent Disco & Harvest Fest 2019
The fast 5 fun news stories you need to know now:
- Buffalo Proper is Closed
- What's Poppin' Popcorn is opening in "3 Points"
- Larkinville News: Paula's Donuts breaking ground + rumors of a cool bowling alley
- Expo News: Too much to type, must listen
- What's happening with Exchange and DBGB's?
Part 1: Lauren tells us about her retro weekend plans at the Eastern Hills Mall & Buffalo RoadHouse
Part 2: Coming up this weekend:
- Local Restaurant Week
- 17th Annual Arts Work Sale + Auction
- CMC International Jazz Fest
- Making Stride Against Breast Cancer of Buffalo
- Ellicottville Fall Festival
- Thin Man Brewery's Oktoberfest
- Hertel & Saranac Oktoberfest
- The Chainsmokers
- Carie Underwood
- Basic Sunday Wine Tour
If you like getting recommendations from Step Out Buffalo's staff, this one's for you! Laure and Emily discuss the best things they tried in the month of September including:
- Amvets in West Seneca
- Stack Burger
- Inizio
- Peach Salad at Prima Oliva Cafe
- Apple Picking at Stonehill Orchard
- The Flower Stand
- Brick Oven Bistro
- Borderland Festival
- The Little Club
- Black Sheep's Sticky Toffee Pudding
Coming up this weekend:
- Shelton Brothers Beer Festival
- Dog Oktoberfests - Open Arms Rescue's Oktoberfest & Cocktails for a Cause
- Phil Collins - Still Not Dead Yet, LIVE!
- The Pumpkin Fiesta at Becker Farms
- 21st Annual Parkside Tour of Homes
- Raising the Roots: Farm-to-fork Event
- Graycliff Fall Fest
- WFBO Buffalo Blues Bash October
- The Iron Event 2019
- Post Malone
The fast 5 fun news stories you need to know now:
- Inizio
- New Businesses open in Five Points Neighborhood
- Silo City Development
- Cecilia's Closing
- OnCore Golf Buffalo
Part 1: We discuss going to Curtain Up!, road tripping to Cleveland, thrifting in Buffalo, Stack Burger, and more.
Part 2: Coming up this weekend...
- Science After Hours: Get a Clue
- Cirque FIESTA!
- 6th Annual Buffalo Mini Maker Faire
- Larkinville Fall Fest
- AppleUmpkin Festival
- Honey Harvest Festival
- Roycroft Fall Fest
- Oktoberfests around WNY
The fast 5 fun news stories you need to know now:
- New Restaurant Coming Soon: Waxlight Bar a Vin
- Old Record Theater Spot is turning into a Mixed Use Building
- Fall Makers + Shakers is 2 Days
- U-pick Flower News
- Fowler's Limited Edition Sponge Candy Collection
Part 1: Lauren & Emily recap a wedding in Ellicottville at Holiday Valley, Dinner at the New Resurgence location on Chicago Street, Inizio, and Halal Guys.
Part 2: Coming up this weekend...
- Light the Night Buffalo
- Curtain Up!
- Buffalo Beer Week events
- Borderland Music + Arts Festival
- Mean Girls at Shea's
- 2019 Ballpark Brew Bash
- Harvest Festival
- Niagara BBQ Brew Fest
Coming up this weekend:
- Buffalo Beer Week 2019
- Science After Hours: Adult BubbleFEST
- Rock n Roll Weekend
- Niagara Falls Blues Festival
- Rascal Flatts Concert
- Meek Mill & Future Concert
- Buffalo Maritime Heritage Festival 2019
- OP Festival of the Arts
- Chalkfest Buffalo
- Buffalo Hard Cider & Doughnut Fest
- 8th Annual Taste of East Aurora
- Buffalo Cigar Fest
- 19th Annual Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games
- Meatball Street Brawl IV
Coming up this weekend...
- Craig Robinson
- Niagara County Peach Festival
- Buffalonia
- South Buffalo Irish Festival
- Music is Art Festival 2019
- Batavia Vodka and Gin Fest
- Dane Cook
- 2019 WNY Llamafest
- Game Day Bar Crawl 2019 hosted by Step Out Buffalo
The fast 5 fun news stories you need to know now:
- Hempstead Kitchen
- Rockburger is moving to a new location
- Mundy Cakes has a patio
- Barebones BBQ Pop up
- Picasso's Pizza has insane deals
Part 1: This past weekend's Patrick's Rooftop experience & going to Seabar for the last time before it closed for good.
Part 2: Coming up this weekend...
- Night Lights Music Festival
- Kiss
- 38th Annual Buffalo Irish Festival
- Final Family Movie Night at Olmsted Parks
- Northwest Jazz Festival
- End of Summer Throwback Street Party
- Florida Georgia Line
- Elmwood Ave. Festival of the Arts
- Muddy Buffalo - Mud Run and Obstacle Course Race
- The Black Sheep Sunday Pig Roast Picnic
- 3rd Annual Beau Fleuve Music & Arts Festival
The fast 5 fun news stories you need to know now:
- Moriarty Meats moving to Elmwood
- The Loft at Musejar
- Buffalo Cakepops is moving to Chandler
- WTF is up w Conlon's
- Dill Pickle Wings at Resurgence
Part 1: We discuss Alchemy Wine Bar's food, Poutine & Cream vs Churn, and Lasertron.
Part 2: Coming up this weekend...
- Pendleton Farm & Home Days 2019
- Big Bounce America
- Buffalo Niagara Scottish Festival
- Fiddler's Fair
- Buffalo Bark in the Park
- Live at Spring Lake Winery Rock & Reggae Festival
- Cocktail City 2019
- Tim McGraw
- Chautauqua Food Festival
The fast 5 fun news stories you need to know now:
- Butter Block is finally opening a permanent location
- A Buffalo spot was named #1 Wing place in NYS and Top in USA
- Sportsman Park is a thing that's happening
- Seabar is closing
- Station 12: What is it and when is it coming?
Part 1: We chat about Eden Corn Fest, The Irishman in East Aurora, Buffalo Pedal Tours Boat, and Chestnut Ridge's Eternal Flame.
Part 2: Coming up this weekend:
- Erie County Fair
- Lucille Ball Comedy Festival
- Chalk Fests x 2
- Lewiston Art Festival
- Taste of Ellicottville
- Canalside Live Series: Nelly
- WNY Woodstock Celebration
- 2019 Griffis Park Sculpture Park Summer Festival
If you like getting recommendations from Step Out Buffalo's staff, this one's for you! Lauren, Emily and Intern Maddy discuss the best things they tried in the month of July including:
- Some specific dishes at Italian Fest
- Kellys Country Store's 1st Food Truck Tuesday
- Plant Night @ Pearl Street
- Drinks & lake Night Apps at Brickyard Brewing Co
- Brunch at Bettys
- Korean Fried Chicken & a Pasta Dish from Dapper Goose
- Hide & Seek in Toronto
- Fresh Catch's Acai Bowl
- Little Summer Street during the Buffalo Garden Walk
Part 1: We recap Live Well Buffalo, Garden Walk Buffalo, Breadhive, Kostas, Enjoying the Outer Harbor, and Lauren's big score at Textbook Buffalo.
Part 2: Coming up this weekend in WNY:
- Niagara County Fair
- Buffalo Brewfest
- Cobblestone Live Music & Arts Festival
- Live Music - Arkells, KORN, Breaking Benjamin
- Eden Corn Festival
- Bark Bash
- Jack Craft Fair
- WNY Veg Fest
The fast 5 fun news stories you need to know now:
- West Rose x The Grange Announced
- Perry's featured in a Quiet Place
- Wildroot Floral is joining Daddy's Plants
- Jazzboline Opening
- Patrick's Rooftop Opening
Part 1: We recap Woodstream Campsite's "lazy river", Eat Rite Foods Wellness Expo, and Brunch at Hotel Henry.
Part 2: The best things to do this weekend include...
- Buffalo Infringement Festival
- Ellicottville Jazz & Blues Weekend
- Ribfest 2019
- 21st Annual Lebanese Festival
- Heart: Love Alive Tour
- Garden Walk Buffalo
- Niagara USA Wine Festival
- Glen Park Art Festival
- Disability Pride Parade & Festival
- Live Well Buffalo Festival
- Buffalo Paddle Bike Run
Introducing our newest podcast series within the Step Out Buffalo podcast! In this episode Lauren and Emily run through 5 fun "news" stories that we think you'd be dying to know about - each in 60 seconds or less. Where do we get our info? Instagram, the street, gossip around the office (and town), you know the drill.
This week on SOB's Fast 5 Stories:
- There's a gourmet ice cream sandwich pop up shop
- Fattey Beer Co.- Now Open
- Plant News x2
- Kin Loch Farmsted - Now Open
- Fig Tree Patisserie - Now Open
Part 1: Emily tells us about her weekend in the Finger Lakes & at Three Brothers Winery and Lauren accidentally participated in Kenmore's Giant Garage Sale Weekend.
Part 2: Coming up this weekend...
- Rock the Barn Music Festival
- Pucho's Grease Pole Festival 2019
- Grown Up Night of Play
- Eat Rite Sports Expo
- Galbani Italian Heritage Festival 2019
- BurgerFest 2019
- Water Lantern Festival 2019
- Thomas Rhett
- 44th Annual Waldfest
- Barks at the Brewery
- Wiz Khalifa: The Decent Exposure Tour
Part 1: We recap 4th of July festivities, an attempt to see the tall ships, Lou's Diner, The Quarter, and Lauren's 24 Hours in Toronto.
Part 2: Coming Up This Weekend...
- Pirates Festival
- Bricks & Brews
- Macedonian Festival
- Finger Lakes Wine Festival
- Genesee County Fair
- Chalk Festivals (2)
- Taste of Buffalo
- Buffalo Book Fest
- BPO East Side Festival
- Canal Fest 2019
We're launching a new series within our podcast called "The Best Things We've Tried This Month"! Every month, we'll recap the best things we (SOB staff members) have tried over the past month or so - including food, restaurants, activities, things - you know.
Here's what Lauren, Emily, and Summer Intern Maddy tried in June:
- Balanced Body's Meal Prep Service
- Campfire Grill
- Perry, NY (Ration Wine Bar & Silver Lake Brewing)
- Boxstar Training Canalside Summer Workout
- Black Button Distilling
- Old Falls Street Friday Night Block Party Concert series
- The Healthy Scratch
- Santora’s Pizza Pub & Grill’s FIRST brunch & Bloody Mary Flights
- Los Compadres in Batavia
- The Grange's Breakfast Pizza
- Main Street Ice Cream's Ice Cream Flights
Part 1: We recap Batavia Downs Rockin' the Downs Concert, La Divina, Riverworks, and Marble + Rye.
Part 2: Here's what's happening this weekend:
- Clarence Hollowfest
- Fireworks Errwhere
- Pride at the Falls
- Ellicottville Music Festival
- French & Indian War Encampment
- Historic Niagara on the Lake Garden Tours
- Elevator Alley Kayak Tour
- Buffalo Jazz Composers Workshop
Part 1: Lauren tells us about Buffalo Summer Solstice, Duende, Buffalo Brewers Festival, and popups happening at Canalside. Then Emily talks about the TR Site's Unexpected Inauguration Tour and the new Resurgence Brewery in the Old First Ward.
Part 2: Coming up this weekend:
- Jake Owen
- UCC Dancing With the Stars
- Taste of Diversity Festival 2019
- 2nd Annual Brews for BUR & Cornhole Tournament
- Canalside Live Series: T.I.
- The Roycroft Summer Festival
- Art & Antique Show
- Human Buffalove #6
Part 1: Emily recaps Taste of Country, Aladdin, and her most recent visit to Belt Line Brewery and Lauren recaps a dismantled Discover Kenmore and what she did instead.
Part 2: Coming up this weekend we're talking about...
- Kerfuffle 2019
- 11th Annual BBQ & Blues Fest
- Buffalo Arts Studio Summer Solstice at Silo City
- New Kids on the Block: Mixtape Tour
- Shakespeare in Delaware Park
- Ride for Roswell
- Brews for Buffalo Autism Project
- Night Nation Run Buffalo
- EVL Paddlefest
- Strawberry Moon Festival
Lauren, Emily & our summer intern Maddy answer questions from Instagram:
- Best unique beers in Buffalo
- Post-work Buffalo activities
- Best Bike Trails
- Best park shelters for events
- Free summer events/activities
- Guide to Farmers Markets in Buffalo
- Best places for a date
- Guide to best chocolatiers
- Bottomless Mimosa Brunch
- Best Wings
- Dog friendly restaurants/patios
- Guide to weekly free concerts
- Best/must-see things to show out of towners
- Best Sunday funday activities
- Best places to get pancakes
Part 1: Lauren recaps South Buffalo Porch Fest
Part 2: Coming up this weekend...
- Wild Brews
- Toyota Taste of Country
- Buffalo River Fest & Rigidized Regatta
- Juneteenth Festival
- Zac Brown Band
- Buffalo Niagara Dragon Boat Festival
- Discover Kenmore 2019
- Lewiston Garden Fest 2019
- Thin Man Brewery Third Annual Summer Street Festival
- Hamburg Wine About
- Buffalo Fiericon
- Rockin' 2019: Death Cab for Cutie
Part 1: We recap the Pints + Pierogi Fest and Lauren dishes about Marotto's Clam Bar.
Part 2: The best things to do this weekend include...
- Superhero Walk & Run for Children's Mental Health
- Sea Lio Rescue Run 5K
- The Bash for Mercy Flight
- Hanson String Theory
- Allentown Art Festival + Allen West Fest
- Beercus! - 5th Anniversary Party
- New York State Yoga Festival
- South Buffalo Porchfest
- 7th Annual Crossroads Bluesfest
- Live on Mars: A tribute to David Bowie
Lauren and Emily handpicked their top favorite festivals happening in June. Listen to find out what to expect at these upcoming events:
- Pride Festival 2019
- Allentown Art Festival + Allen West Festival
- New York State Yoga Festival
- East Aurora Music Fest
- South Buffalo Porchfest
- Buffalo River Fest & Rigidized Regatta
- Buffalo Niagara Dragon Boat Festival
- Thin Man Brewery Third Annual Summer Solstice Street Festival
- Kerfuffle 2019
- 11th Annual BBQ & Blues Festival
- Buffalo Brewers Festival
- Taste of Diversity Festival 2019
Part 1: Lauren recaps Balloons Over Letchworth this past weekend.
Part 2: Coming up this weekend:
Buffalo Greek Festival
Shawn Wayans
BuffaLOVE Fest
Wine & Cheese on Niagara Wine Trail
Larkinville Block Party
Twenty One Pilots
Pride Parade
Pints + Pierogi Fest
Part 1: Lauren & Emily recap Hamburg Music Fest and Lauren's adventures at 100 Acres Brunch and The Draft Room's beer garden.
Part 2: Coming up this weekend...
- Chris Young @ Darien Lake
- Memorial Day Weekend Summer Kickoff Party
- An American Salute
- Nitro Circus
- Luenell
- Totally Buffalo Festival
- Jazz in the Vineyard
- NYBP Firepit Festival
Part 1: We talk about what we've done recently including Trivia at Salumeria Belsito, Jays Artisan Pizza, Penny Lane Cafe, and Makers + Shakers (and later in the episode Emily remembers she went to Cantina 62).
Part 2: Here's what's happening this weekend and what you can expect:
- 2019 Nickel City Con
- Faux Fest 2019
- Frank Caliendo
- Buffalo Porchfest
- SpaceFest
- Hamburg Music Festival
- 42 North’s Full Circle Fest 2019
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- SkyRide 2019
In honor of the last two episodes EVER, we pulled together a guide to bars hosting viewing parties for the next couple Sundays including Founding Fathers, Lakeward Spirits, Buffalo Cigars, and The Sterling. You're welcome.
Part 1: Lauren & Emily recap their recent adventures including Don Juan's, The Terrace's Brunch, Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival, Buffalo History Museum, Molinaro's Ristorante and Naan-tastic.
Part 2: This weekend features World's Largest Yard Sale, PA Line, A City of Buffalo Pop-up Shop, Fantasy Island Food Truck Fest, Mother's Day Weekend Ensemble of Music, Mother's Day at Rolling Hills Asylum, KT Tunstall, Spring Makers + Shakers: Boozy Artisan Market, & our picks for Mother's Day brunch.
Lauren & Rick break down SOB contributor Mandy Bly @buffalopizzablogger's list of 9 Iconic Buffalo-Style Pizzas around WNY. Hear their thoughts & more!
1. Carbone’s Pizzeria – South Buffalo and Lovejoy
2. Lovejoy Pizzeria – Lovejoy and Buffalo
3. Imperial Pizza – South Buffalo
4. Johnny’s Pizzeria – Cheektowaga
5. Bocce Club Pizza – Amherst and Williamsville
6. Muscarella’s Pizza – Williamsville
7. D’Agostino’s Pizza – Depew
8. DiPaulo’s Pizzeria – Tonawanda
9. Mustachio’s Pizza – Kenmore
Part 1: Rick recaps the Special Waygu Beef Dinner at Roost Part 2: Lauren & Rick talk about what to do this weekend including The Book of Mormon, Adele Givens, American Cancer Society's Derby Day, Cinco Weekend at Deep South Taco, Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival, May the Fourth be With You: The Music of Star Wars at Kleinhans, Wedding Crashers Reception, Cinco de Mayo Party at Hatchets & Hops, and finally Delaware Avenue Bites & Sites.
Part 1: We're discussing The Little Club on Hertel, The Grange Community Kitchen in Hamburg, Giancarlo’s in Williamsville and - wait for it - Dave & Busters lol.
Part 2: This weekend's best events include Nachopalooza, The Roast, The 2019 Decorator's Show House, Patriots' Day Weekend at Old Fort Niagara, Taste of the Trail, Boom Days, Buffalo State Runway 12, and Tyler Henry the Hollywood Medium.
Lauren & Emily run down the best places to get Polish food all over WNY including:
- The Broadway Market
- K Sisters Authentic Pierogi
- Ru's Pierogi
- Potts Deli & Grille
- Polish Nook
- R&L Lounge
- Gadawski's Restaurant
- Prosit Restaurant Food Truck
- Gram's Pierogi House
- Polish Villa I & II
- Mazurek's Bakery
- Chrusciki Bakery
Part 1: We talk about our experiences - yes two separate experiences - at the brand new Thin Man Brewery / Tappo Pizza in Black Rock.
Part 2: This weekend involves Easter Weekend at Botanical Gardens, Nikki Glaser, Pils, Pierogi and Polka, All the Sports including Buffalo Bisons, Queen City Roller Girls, and Buffalo Bandits, Loderpalooza 90's Festival, Where to Grab Easter Brunch, and Dyngus Day Parade and Party at the Central Terminal.
Part 1: Fun things we've done recently like surprise surprise ... eating out! We're talking about Black Iron Bystro, Aroma on North French, Hamlin House, Lauren's favorite bar Matinee, and Pallet Cafe.
Part 2: Coming up this weekend we have 2019 NCAA Men's Frozen Four, Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire, Block Party, Corey Holcomb, Taste of Paradise, Easter Bunny Breakfast at the Zoo, Easter Egg Hunt at Botanical Gardens, The Doobie Brothers, 6th Annual Buffalo's Greatest 80s Party, and The Worlds Largest 90s Party
Part 3: Everything you need to know about CIL - a podcast exclusive.
Emily & Lauren roundup a list of the most notable new restaurant openings over the past few months including Belt Line Brewery, PK Eats, Naan-tastic, and Imperial Pizza. Listen for everything you need to know about these brand new spots!
Part 1: We're recapping the Buffalo Sweet Tooth Festival hosted by Step Out Buffalo & The Cheesecake Guy including our favorites, the winners, and more.
Part 2: Best Things to do this weekend include Local Restaurant Week, Buffalo Bisons Opening Week, ComedySportz 11th Annual Improvathon, Thawfest 4, 80s, 90s, 00s Silent Disco of the Decades, Buffalo Wine Festival, Halfway to Oktoberfest, Expecto Bar Crawl, Justin Timberlake, Kristin Chenoweth, and 13th Annual Taste of Culinary.
Part 1: Lauren tells us about her experiences at the Mariah Carey Concert, EXPO Market and all the new things happening there, Matinee, and Shango Brunch.
Part 2: This weekend we cover Rent, The Trews, Springtime in the Country, 2019 Buffalo Motorama, Maple Weekend, Edible Book Festival, Another 80s Ski Party, and Buffalo Sweet Tooth Festival.
Get a bomb fish fry, visit the cider mill (what!?), Local Restaurant Week, check out the AMC Downtown, Roost 4/20 Dinner, Dyngus Day Parade, Check out 3 new breweries, take a HIIT fitness class, See a huge name IRL (JT, Kristen Chenoweth, Condoleezza Rice, Aziz Ansari & Nikki Glaser, and attend Spring Makers + Shakers.
Part One: Lauren tells us about her experience at Belt Line Brewery, the Tappo Igloos, Perks, Duffs & their Micro Brewery, and more.
Part Two: Coming up this weekend we have Buffalo International Jewish Film Festival, Ariana Grande, Tokyo Police Club, Mariah Carey: Caution World Tour, Beerology, WWE Live, and Buffalo Whiskey Riot.
Part 1: Recap of Buffalo Bloody Mary Festival + the winners and our personal favorites.
Part 2: Fun things we've done recently - Belt Line Brewery, Mansard Inn's French Onion Soup, Susan Naturally Day Spa, Studio Hue's Blanket-knitting class.
Part 3: Best things to do this weekend including Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at JP's Fitzgeralds, 7th Annual Keybank Live @ O'Larkin, The Town Pants St. Patrick's Day Celebration, St. Patrick's Day Parade with Crikwater, The Observers & Middlemen at Babeville, 2019 Old Neighborhood St. Patrick's Day Parade, 2019 Downtown St. Patricks Day Parade, St. Patrick's Day Parade Celebration with EPIC, & DBGBs St. Paddy's Day Party, & Kegs & Eggs: St. Patrick's Day.
Emily, Lauren, & Rick dicuss whiskey, our levels of expertise on the subject (or lack there of for some of us), our favorite whiskey bars and places to get whiskey and whiskey cocktails around WNY, and everything you need to know about the upcoming Buffalo Whiskey Riot.
Our thoughts on Dominos, notable things we've done recently - shoutout to that Vegan Baking Betch!, plus the best things to do this weekend including A Taste of Vegan, Art of Beer, Ellicottville Winter Carnival, Mumford & Sons, 2019 Buffalo Home Show (with a disclaimer though), Haters Roast - The Shady Tour, St. Patty's Bar Crawl, and Buffalo Boss Babes Speaker Series: Empower. Let's get to it!
Backyard Classic Hockey Tournament, 26th Annual Advance Auto Parts Cavalcade of Cars, Mardi Gras Party, Shamrock Run 2019, SHE is ME: LIVE!, Disturbed, HEAL BFLO Yoga Retreat and Festival, 2019 Buffalo Bloody Mary Fest
WNY Home and Outdoor Living Show, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in Concert, Blake Shelton, Poutine Month at Three Sisters, Penguin Paddle, Williamsville Soup Stroll, Singles Party, The Music of Billy Joel, Elton John and more, and Snow Roll Buffalo
Labatt Blue Pond Hockey Tournament, Valentine's Day with Steve Byrne, Anti-Valentine's Day Speed Dating, The Wake, Brewski 2019, Master of Illusion - Believe the Impossible, Cork Head Wine Festival, and Statler City Psychic Fair 2019
Belt Line Brewery, Froth Brewing, Labatt Brew House, Mundy Cakes, Pastry by Camille's Maison Le Caer, Root & Bloom Cafe, Teton Kitchen Elmwood, The Little Club, VilaVerde, and Yey's Cafe
Beer Tasting Event with Garrett Oliver, Harlem Globetrotters, Hamburg Experience Psychic Fair, Kid Fest, Cupid's Undie Run, Buffalo Winter HopFest, The Art of the Brick, Kegs & Eggs, and Blackened Sabbath Brunch
Naughty Nacho Party, Absolute Journey, Tuck Everlasting, Barks & Brews: Valentine Edition, Disc Golf Ice Bowl and Artisan & Craft Fair, Barre at the Bar, and the 4th Annual Poutine Eating Contest
We talk about the best cheap eats, not-to-miss winter events, where to watch sports, WTF happened to our Canalside Bar Crawl & Buffalo Cocktail Classic (RIP), Best sushi, where to live DT, all you can eat crab legs, fave hangout spots, good study spots, first restaurant you'd take a tourist to, and the best itinerary for a girls day in Buffalo.
Lumagination, Disney on Ice, Buffalo Wine & Chocolate Festival, Larkinville Ice Festival, Buffalo Groundhog Day, 8th Annual Niagara Wine and Beer Festival, Explore Buffalo's Winter Gala, Winterfest at Chestnut Ridge, Brewer’s Invitational Beer Festival
Town of Tonawanda Winterfest, Winter Blues Weekend, Greater Niagara Fishing + Outdoor Expo, Antique Estate Auction, Sausage Fest, The Music of Led Zeppelin, Snow Roll XI, and Women's March
Lauren & Emily answer 12 questions like the best hiking trails for you and your pup, best restaurants open on Sundays, where to see live music, concepts missing in Buffalo, and more!
Big Jay Oakerson, Creative Mornings with Victor Parra Gonzalez, The Strictly Hip, SPAMALOT, National Learn to Ski or Snowboard Celebration, Batavia Experience Psychic Fair, Miss Buffalo Scholarship Competition, Live Well Buffalo Festival
This week we're talking about our favorite New Year's Eve options for a night out in WNY.
Gingerbread Wonderland, Steve-O! at Helium, Santa and Reindeer Christmas Train Rides, It WAS a Wonderful Life, The Nutcracker at Shea's, Totally Buffalo's Free Procrastinator's Pop-up Shop, Hotel Henry's Holiday Market, Winter Gala @ Rec Room
98 Degrees Holiday Show, Champions of Magic, Lindsey Stirling, Holiday Happenings at the Aurora Theatre, Elm Street Holiday Market, Cookie Fest, Nate Gatze, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra
We're talking about all the holiday things - including where to cut down your own Christmas tree, holiday markets where you can get last minute gifts, shops, festive activities, cinnamon rolls, and where to get a Tom & Jerry.
Lauren and Emily are back! This week / weekend look forward to A City of Artists Market, Kissmas Bash, Ilana Glazer, SantaCon, Holiday Artisan Market at Flying Bison, Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers, Thin Man Brewery Christmas Street Party, Castle by Candlelight, Jingle Bell Jam, and Santa Drop at New York Beer Project.
Alternative Buffalo's Kerfuffle Before Christmas, Holiday markets galore, and Lewiston Christmas Walk
Christmas in Ellicottville, Fairgrounds Festival of Lights, Polar Express Train Rides, Buffalo Women's Gifts, Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias, Buffalo Afrobeat Orcestra, World's Largest Disco, and Fall Makers + Shakers: Boozy Artisan Market
Best things to do this weekend: Bottles & Bites: Flavors of Fall, CASCADES OF FIRE, 80s Party for the Food Bank of WNY, Christmas at the Wurlitzer Craft and Gift Showcase, Lockport Tour of Homes, 90s Bar Crawl, A Drag Queen Christmas, Elton Rohn - Ultimate Elton John Experience, Rochester Bloody Mary Fest
Here's what to do this weekend in this sloppy November weather: Craft Beer & Wine Tasting Social, Experience Psychic Fair Buffalo, Share the Bounty, Adult Dino Fest, Holiday Valley Trucks ‘n Brews, Meat Raffles, & Holiday Valley Beer and Wine Festival
We talk about tons of stuff you need to remember to do before fall is over including tailgating at a Bills game, Hatchets & Hops, shop local - apparel & home goods, see a movie at a local theater, day trip to Ellicottville, find and eat apple everything, solve an escape room, take a fall foliage hike, visit a cider mill, and more.
We're chatting about Christmas in the Country, Death at the Distillery, Fiddler On The Roof, Restore Find and Flip, Whole Foods Market Local Vendor Fair, Open-hearth Cooking During French Heritage Day, Peak n Peek Wurst Party Ever, & Dueling Pianos. Plus what we did this past weekend and what we have coming up for Step Out Events.
Hosts Emily & Lauren talk about the best things to do this upcoming Halloween weekend including Truck or Treat, Oktoberfest at the Wurlitzer, Holiday Arts and Crafts and Knox Farm, Witches Ball, Rise Halloween: The Freak Out!, The Crawling Dead: Halloween Bar Crawl, The Iron Event, and JT!
First we talk about the awesome new logo we launched this week, then we talk about what we did this past weekend - Becker Farms, brunch at Alchemy, dinner at Toutant, a quick trip to Ellicottville, the usual. Then on to the best things this weekend including Local Restaurant Week, Tedx Buffalo, Root to Rise Yoga at the Museum, Goo Goo Dolls Dizzy Up the Girl Concert, Light the Night Buffalo, Hallowine Murder Mystery, Choctoberfest, Spooky Overnight at the Museum, and Crawl-O-Ween East Aurora Bar Crawl.
In this Halloween-themed episode we're talking about our picks for haunted hayrides, tours, walks, pub crawls, and events over the next couple weeks all over WNY.
This week sh*t got cray with a special co-host and a ton of events including a meat raffle, haunted food truck rodeo, ShakesFEAR, several oktoberfests, Cider Fest, and more. Plus, we discuss haunted stuff to do in Toronto. YOLO
Our picks for this week/weekend... drum roll plz... 43North Finals, Taps & Apps, A Night at the Asylum with Syfy's Ghost Hunters Steve and Tango, Allentown Fall Festival, City Murals by Bike Tour, Spirits with the Spirits, Halloween Festival at the Buffalo Central Terminal, and Ellicottville Fall Festival.
Our picks this weekend include Buffalo Whiskey Riot, Larkinville Block Party, tonzzzz of Oktoberfest events, Malt Fest, Roycroft Campus Fall Festival, The Price is Right Live, and Bourbon, Bacon & BBQ. Click play to hear why.
Here's the list of the newest restaurants in WNY and what to expect when you go including: Alchemy Wine & Beer, Community Beer Works, Craft and Cork, Duende, Homegrown Kitchen, Misuta Chows, Prescott's Provisions, Roots Coffee & Tea, Stack Burger 2.0, and Waves.
Here's what's happening this weekend: Fall Zoo Brew, Ballpark Brew Bash, Oinktoberfest, Museum Day, WNY Fiber Arts Festival, Borderland Music & Arts Festival, Niagara Wine Trail Harvest Festival, & ChalkFest Buffalo. Oh and the Bills are probably screwing things up for us somewhere on Sunday, but we don't talk about that.
This week we're talking about the start of Buffalo Beer Week, Curtain Up!, Adult Bubble Fest, Buffalonia, Great Pumpkin Festival Opening Weekend, Tour de Farms, RBC Oktoberfest Bash, and Hamburg Oktoberfest.
We're talking about our top 11 picks for outdoor patios to enjoy this fall + a couple bonus patios for good measure. Hear what we have to say and why these spots made the list: Black Sheep, Deep South Taco, Five Points Bakery, Hydraulic Hearth, Resurgence, Lake Effect Ice Cream, Blackthorn, 42 North Brewing, Prescotts Provisions, Lucias on the Lake, & Waterstreet Landing.
This weekend is stuffed with good stuff like Niagara County Peach Festival, After Party for the Parks, 7th Annual Taste of East Aurora, 16th Annual Music is Art Festival, 2nd Annual Fruit Beer Festival ... lot's of annuals I guess... Meatball Street Brawl, Lights Up! Paella on the Patio, and Step Out Buffalo's Game Day Bar Crawl.
Emily & Lauren discuss their picks for the best things to do this weekend including: Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Benefit, Road to Borderland Music Festival Craft Brewery Night, Rock Autism Music Fest, Buffalo German Fest, National Buffalo Wing Festival, South Buffalo Irish Festival, and Fall Out Boy with Machine Gun Kelly. Get after it, Buffalo!
We're talking about our picks for the best things to do this weekend including Night Lights Music Festival, Chautauqua Food & Film Festival, Buffalo Irish Festival, Northwest Jazz Festival, Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts, One Year Anniversary Drag Brunch, & What's New in Buffalo By Bike Tour. Find out everything you need to know about these events, and why we think they should be on your list.
We're getting into Emily's summer itch list before summer is completely over. What's on it? Misuta Chows, Whirlpool Jet Boat, Rent a Pontoon & Go to Grass Island, Kayaking, Community Beer Works, and Lancaster Speedway.
150th Grand Celebration of Olmsted Parks, Stations at Silo City, Buffalo Niagara Scottish Festival, The Great Contraption Race, Cocktail City Collaboration, Blackbird Cider Works Summer Cider Festival, Beyonce & Jay-Z, and Griffis Sculpture Park 6th Annual Summer Festival.
We're chatting about the best things to do this weekend including Disney's Aladdin, Erie County Fair, Encore Airing of Risky Builders, Big Bounce America, Jason Aldean, Lewiston Art Festival & Chalk Walk Competition, Taste of Ellicottville, and Taste of Lockport.
We're spilling our thoughts about: Niagara County Fair, Eden Corn Festival, Jeff Dunham, Jack Craft Fair, Buffalo Booze and Brews Music Festival, Cattaraugus County Fair, Forest Lawn's Famous History Trolley Tour, 5th Annual WNY Vegfest
We answer your questions! Best seafood joints? Mexican? Why #hashtagstepoutbuffalo? West Seneca bars... Clubs for meeting young professionals? Coffee shops with outdoor space? Fave appetizers? Neighborhood? Starting your own business? What do I need to know after moving here from Dallas?
Emily & Lauren cover the best things to do this weekend including Farmhouse to Brewhouse, Cobblestone Live Music + Arts Festival, Garden Walk Buffalo, Jazz and Blues Weekend in Ellicottville, Lebanese Festival, Ludacris at Canalside, Niagara Wine USA Festival, and Live Well Buffalo: A Feel Good Fest.
We're talking about our favorite picks for this weekend in Buffalo & WNY including where to see outdoor movies, Wines in the Wild, Party on the Portico, Burgerfest, Kickstock Kickball Festival, and Outer Harbor Brunch Festival.
Lauren & Emily answer Instagram questions about Buffalo & Step Out Buffalo: Underrated parks? Trivia nights? Iced coffee? How do we unwind? Working at SOB? Best activities and hidden gems for newbies to the area? Favorite Salons? Where to meet a sugar daddy? No, seriously.
The best things to do this weekend July 11 - 15: July Concert Series at Central Terminal, Italian Festival, Arrested Development, Ships 'n' Bottles, Chalk Festivals, Buffalo Niagara Blues Festival, and Canal Fest + a Live Well Buffalo preview!
We're talking about the 5 newest restaurants in Buffalo & WNY including Root & Bloom, The Tabernacle @ Sweet_ness 7, Dobutsu, Frank Gourmet Hot Dogs, and Pastry by Camille. Find out where they are, what they have to offer, why you should try each one, and how to pronounce Dobutsu.
4th of July Week/Weekend things to do including where to see fireworks, Concrete Central Kayak Tour, Buffalo Book Fest, Jam in the Valley, Taste of Buffalo, David Blaine, & Music in the Woods.
On this episode we're talking Queen City Social, Ellicottville Summer Music Festival, Hollowfest 2018, Buffalo-style Garden Art Sale, Central Terminal Car Show, Taste of Diversity Festival, and DJ Pauly D's Beach Bash.
5 things we here at SOB are dying to do this summer - think restaurants, patios, shops, events, places. In this episode, Lauren gives us her top 5.
SOB'S FIRST PODCAST! In this episode, we cover Kiss the Summer Hello, Glassblowing Class, Lewiston Prohibition Tour, Ride for Roswell, Roycroft Summer Festival, Buffalo Brewers Festival, Wurstfest!, Parkside Garden & Architecture Tour, Zac Brown Band, and Cottage District Tour. Instagram & Snapchat: @stepoutbuffalo StepOutBuffalo.com