Francesca Bond

Buffalo

Food and Drink Reporter at Buffalo News

Relationships Editor at MindBodyGreen

food & drink reporter @thebuffalonews | she/her | [email protected]

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Yes, It's Possible To Have SAD In The Summer: Signs & How To Manage, From An MD

2 weeks ago | mindbodygreen.com | Francesca Bond

Image by Addictive Creatives / StocksyJune 08, 2025We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. For many people, the transition from winter to summer is rejuvenating. But for others, summer can be a difficult season marked by feelings of depression and irritability.
This week in Buffalo food: 7 new patios to dine on this summer

3 weeks ago | buffalonews.com | Francesca Bond

BY FRANCESCA BONDJune 4, 2025What's happening on the Buffalo-area food sceneBuffalo's patio season is off to a late start, but its brevity makes it that much sweeter. With warm temperatures and sunny days comes a fresh crop of patios that have opened for the season. Below are seven new al fresco dining options to check out.
This week in Buffalo food: 7 new patios to dine on this summer

3 weeks ago | buffalonews.com | Francesca Bond

Buffalo's patio season is off to a late start, but its brevity makes it that much sweeter. With warm temperatures and sunny days comes a fresh crop of patios that have opened for the season. Below are seven new al fresco dining options to check out. 1 East Ave., LockportAt Big Ditch's new taproom in the renovated Historic Post Office Building in downtown Lockport, sip a craft beer (or the region's first canned nonalcoholic beer) while listening to live music on the patio.
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3 weeks ago | buffalonews.com | Francesca Bond

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Drink This Type Of Coffee To Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk (By Up To 4% Per Cup)

3 weeks ago | mindbodygreen.com | Francesca Bond

Image by Nathan Dumlao / UnsplashJune 03, 2025Morning coffee rituals can be sacred. Whether you walk to a café for your morning brew or switch on a machine, drinking coffee can signify the beginning of a new day (not to mention help you feel more awake and alert). Aside from the brew's more obvious benefits, research published in Clinical Nutrition Journal shows that coffee drinkers may also have a reduced risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
'It's just order to the chaos': No more cars on Chippewa during summer weekend nights

3 weeks ago | buffalonews.com | Francesca Bond

Eric Van Rysdam is familiar with the drunken rowdiness that accompanies nightlife. He was a DJ at the Old Pink in Allentown for 34 years. "I saw everything," Van Rysdam said Friday night from the emerald-lit DJ booth at the back of his new gig, Chippewa pub Buffalo Tap House. "But when I started working here, after the Pink burned down, I was like, 'holy [expletive]'...
'CHICKEN WING!': Behind the scenes of the maybe somewhat rigged Bisons food mascot race. (Spoiler alert: I won)

4 weeks ago | buffalonews.com | Francesca Bond

The Greek chorus of children dangling their limbs over the fence at Sahlen Field on Tuesday night were mostly in agreement. Heckling in unison, they established a clear favorite among the five mascots – Beef on Weck, Bleu Cheese, Carrot, Chicken Wing and Fish Fry – who were about to break from the gate for a race. You already know which one was their favorite, because it’s everyone’s favorite. “CHICKEN WING!” they chanted.
This week in Buffalo food: Festivals to add to your summer calendar

1 month ago | buffalonews.com | Francesca Bond

BY FRANCESCA BONDMay 28, 2025What's happening on the Buffalo-area food sceneBuffalo’s food scene is on full display during the summer. Some foods – wings, burgers, corn and peaches – get their own festivals. Other festivals (Taste of Buffalo) put the entire region’s culinary offerings on display. One festival (Taste of History) takes you back in time, while another (Women in Food) celebrates local women chefs and farmers. There's a lot to taste before fall returns.
This week in Buffalo food: Festivals to add to your summer calendar

1 month ago | buffalonews.com | Francesca Bond

Buffalo’s food scene is on full display during the summer. Some foods – wings, burgers, corn and peaches – get their own festivals. Other festivals (Taste of Buffalo) put the entire region’s culinary offerings on display. One festival (Taste of History) takes you back in time, while another (Women in Food) celebrates local women chefs and farmers. There's a lot to taste before fall returns.
What’s needed for fashion to take off in Buffalo?

1 month ago | buffalonews.com | Francesca Bond

When Jada Ivey needs new material for her clothing brand, XII XXI, she heads to a thrift store, where she buys used jeans in every shade of blue. She will transform the secondhand clothes into new vests, pants and hats. Each of her pieces are their own Frankenstein-like creation. The button-fly from a pair of vintage Levi’s may now find itself stitched into the bottom of a pant leg. A back pocket may end up sewn onto the knee.