Specialty eateries buffalo italian heritage festival

Yum! Yum! Finger licking good food. Still time to catch a bite to eat. Festival closes at 10 PM tonight. don't miss going to Pigasus.

Pigasus has been around about eight years founded exclusively at festivals where proprietors Diane & Tom operate one of the most famous eateries in Buffalo and Western New York Region and Niagara County. They roast sweet corn, sweet potatoes and baby potatoes. The sweet corn is dipped in a buttery sauce...the sweet potatoes smothered in butter sprinkled with brown sugar & cinnamon...the baby roasted potatoes topped with their specialy herbs all smothered in a mouth watering sauce. And for dessert a pink colored sugar cookie shaped like a pig snout. If you missed them at the Italian Heritage Festival catch up with them at their next festival "Smoking Eagle" in Wheatfield, N.Y. 716 754-1220.

Puerto rican monfongo my favorite!

Monfongo is my favorite Puerto Rican dish. There are restaurants in Puerto Rico that serve only Monfongo prepared in a variety of ways. I like it with lots of garlic served in a pilon. Monfongo has its origins in the African heritage of the island of Puerto Rico. Plaintains "platanos," "guineos," "yame," are of African origins, the most popular are the pasteles, preparing them still a tradition in my own family passed down to my older sister. From the finest most expensive restaurants to the humble road side cafes and kiosk Monfongo is a distinctively island dish and called the King cuisine. Who prepares the best Monfongo in town? Whether in a house or a restaurant let me know to crown the local Monfongo King and Queen of Buffalo.