NOMaste creator & writer Lara Martini took a little quaran-time this week to put together the ULTIMATE to-do list for us, and we are Here. For. It. It turns out, there are TONS of things to do in the coming weeks (and MONTHS!?) while we protect ourselves and our loved ones from society’s biggest medical catastrophe of the current era. Stay home, stay safe, and get some sh!t accomplished. No time like the present.
“This is the opportunity that needed to present itself to me.”
The Red Party and the fight to end period poverty returns to Resurgence Brewing this Sunday, June 9, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Lara & Alana venture down to Allen Street to try all of the desserts at Mundy Cakes. An onslaught of pure jealousy ensues.
“The response I got this Christmas on these cookies was overwhelming and I couldn’t believe it.”
Lara & Alana spend a fun-fueled day inside Buffalo’s own yokocho alley, Misuta Chow’s.
“We wanted to take a chance on an area of town that we know for a fact will be IT in five years, and we wanted to be a part of it.”
Think that dessert is not a real meal? Think again.
A very happy Thxgvng to you, from the gang at QC x NOMaste!
“You’ve got to keep your focus on what it is that you want to do.”
On Friday, November 2, Qween City was a lucky attendee to the city’s first BraVa! event, produced by the YWCA of Western New York.
Everything about Grindhaus screams local quirky coffee shop you want to while away the hours at, sipping a hot beverage and working on your latest tome.
“I fell in love with it. I wanted to be there all the time.”
Lara, Alana, and Mama Martini recently spent a most delectable afternoon studying the delights of Raclettes, and eventually emerged to tell the tale.
“I want to make sure when people walk in here, they get the best food and the best service.”
In today’s edition of NOMaste, Lara finds herself in macaron mayhem inside the kitchen of the Blue Eyed Baker.
“I quit my job and told everyone in the corporate world that I was moving back to Buffalo to start my own baking business.”
Lara & Alana take us on a delight-filled taste tour of Lait Cru Brasserie, in this fourth and final installment of April’s NOMaste, featuring Jill Gedra.
Lara gets it in with Jill Gedra’s recipe for cast iron chicken and pickled romanesco with lentils — yes, please!
Jill Gedra gives us a top ten list of amazing food moments and activities to strive for in a food life well lived.
“So I came over, looked at the space, and fell in love.”
Lara takes us on a whirlwind tour of the temptations found within Rin Thai Bistro.
Lara whips up the simple and glorious Mango Salad, and now we’re craving those hot summer nights…
Rin Suphankomut gives us the lowdown on the foods that rock her world.
“What if it’s their favorite dish, but they’d never know because they were too afraid to try it?”
Lara lives the dream on this week’s #NOMaste, partaking in all of the delights of Whimsy Confections.
Lara attempts to tackle the Mother of all Macarons… to no avail.
Enter at your own risk: otherworldly temptations on the other side.
“I want to be a part of people’s special memories.”
Lara and Alana visit Aniko in her home for an otherworldly six course meal.
This week Lara gives into the ultimate comfort food, with this recipe for Chicken Paprikash.
Aniko Marshall gives us a list of goodies that has us salivating this week.
“At one point I said, ‘I’m done being a cookie cutter.’ That’s how the garden started.”
Lara straight up devours Mallory’s stock of holiday treats at Incredible Edibles in this fourth and final installment of December’s NOMaste.
Food lies at the heart of our bodies and our culture; it is there for celebrations and sustenance. NOMaste features a local fierce foodie each month, in four weekly segments. First, an interview, then a top 10 list, followed by a recipe to share, and finally a food review. This food corner will not just feature local …
Mallory Mendo of Incredible Edibles gives us her favorite spots for a sweet treat or three.
“I would have never thought when I started doing it from home, making bougie strawberries, that three years from then, this is where I’d be.”
Lara gets it IN in this fourth and final installment of this month’s NOMaste, featuring Elder Martinez of Mexico City Hamburg.
Lara workshops with the master himself on the Family Tamale.
Elder Martinez reminisces on her major Mexico City cravings — luckily for us, she’s recreating some of them in the kitchens of Mexico City Hamburg.
“I’m not going to work in a restaurant again unless it’s my own.”
Lara gets down on Kaldi, Grover Cleveland, and Lil Russert in the fourth and final installment of this month’s NOMaste, featuring Undergrounds Coffee House & Roastery.
Lara and Kristy spent an afternoon in pure luxury aboard the FabUBus.
This week Lara gets saucy, with Undergrounds’ special bourbon BBQ sauce!!
The girls of Undergrounds give us the scoop on some favorite underground music venues in the 716.
“If I don’t do this, I know that one day I am going to wake up and regret it.”
Lara gets ferment-freaky, in the fourth and final installment of this month’s NOMaste profile, featuring Tara Sasiadek of Snowy Owl Kombucha.
Lara gets juicy with Tara’s Heart Healthy Strawberry Lemonade.
Tara takes us on a liquid tour of the city.
“I’ve always thought of it as making potions.”
There were several indulgences on the table when Lara visited the Terrace at Delaware Park — check out the fourth and final installment of this month’s NOMaste, featuring Maxine Doyle.
Lara does a three-way with Maxine’s All Purpose Asian Sauce.
Maxine Doyle’s list of inspirational foodie manuals.
“It was so easy and simple, but my mom could not stop raving about it. She would always say that everything tastes better when someone else prepares it for you.”
Lara feasts on the Croque Madame and Caprese Sandwich in the fourth and final installment of this month’s NOMaste, featuring Prish Moran of Sweet_ness 7.
Brunch like a Qween in your very own kitchen with Prish’s Pancakes!
Prish’s top 10 places to grab an awesome brunch spot here in Buffalo.
“If I listened to everyone around me I would never have this — I would have never had this building!”
Lara tackles the Veggie Wet Shoes and Margie Meal in the fourth and final installment of this month’s NOMaste, featuring Amanda Amico of Amy’s Truck & Swan Street Diner.
Now you can make Amanda’s Chicken Salad in your very own kitchen!
Amanda Amico’s Top 10 Breads of BUF
“I am learning so much about starting a business from the ground up, literally.”
“My training and teachers mentored me to bring this to the community.”