The Pasta Peddler and Blackbird Sweets, two family owned businesses that operate side-by-side, will move to a larger location at 1547 Hertel Ave., Buffalo, in early August. The businesses currently operate in the Horsefeathers Building at 346 Connecticut St. 

“Our businesses are growing, and as a result we have outgrown our current 650-square-foot operation,” said Eric Amodeo, co-owner of The Pasta Peddler. “Our new location will offer approximately 3,000 square feet of retail and production space. We also hope to add lunch and dinner service and an outdoor patio in the future.”

Exit 2 Bar & Grille, located at 3191 Eggert Road in Tonawanda just off Exit 2 of the I-290, recently celebrated its six-month anniversary by opening a full-service front patio to patrons. 

“Now that the weather appears to have finally changed for the better, we are able to open our patio, thereby expending our seating and giving us the ability to serve more customers,” said Lisa Galus, owner of the popular restaurant. Exit 2 is also celebrating its first summer season by offering a wide variety of summertime dining specials.

Buffalo Bites Food Tours, Western New York’s first and only food-tasting and historical walking tour, is back for a third season of fun, food and entertainment. And in celebration of National Travel and Tourism Week, Buffalo Bites is announcing an exciting expansion!

Beginning June 1, Buffalo Bites will add a second tour in East Aurora. Culinary stops along the tour of the historic village will include Taste, Firefly Cupcakes, Elm Street Bakery, The Roycroft Inn, Purr-fect Tea & Gift Emporium and Riley Street Station. Historic sites highlighted on the tour will include The Roycroft Campus, Vidler’s 5 & 10 and Millard Fillmore House.