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Billittier Sr. “Rookie of the Year” Award: Avenue29 Foods<br />\uf0b7 Veteran Restaurant Award:&nbsp;Dirty Bird Chicken N’ Waffles LLC<br />\uf0b7 Eric DuVall Memorial Best of Buffalo Winner: Sweet Melody’s Gelato - Red, White &amp;amp;<br />Blue Sundae<br />\uf0b7 Best Overall Item: Venus Greek Fries<br />\uf0b7 Best Meat Item: Kith &amp;amp; Kin Bakeshop &amp;amp; Bistro - Meatloaf Sundae (A gluten free<br />restaurant)<br />\uf0b7 Best Seafood Item: Brodies of WNY LLC - Boneless Seasoned Fried Haddock Fish<br />\uf0b7 Best Dessert: Nick Charlap’s Ice Cream - Ice Cream Nachos<br />\uf0b7 Best Sandwich: Sidelines Sports Bar and Grill – Beef on Weck<br />\uf0b7 Best Red Wine: Three Brothers Winery – Red Jazz<br />\uf0b7 Best White Wine: A Gust of Sun Winery - Diamond<br />\uf0b7 Favorite Fermentation: Merritt Estate Winery - Chardonnay<br />\uf0b7 Independent Health Foundation’s Healthy Options:<br />o First Place:&nbsp;New Jewel of India – Chana Saag<br />o Second Place: Mister Pizza Elmwood – Vegan Pizza<br />o Third Place: The Bavarian Nut Company – Buffalo Hot Nuts<br />o Best Healthy Dessert: Chrusciki Bakery - Pina Colada Parfait', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cljun5qbe002x357eb1dpwhlj@published'}, {'data': {'text': '\uf0b7 Gusto Critic’s Choice Award:<br />Golden Hour Treats - Desert Glow Crepe', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cljun59j8002q357eziehblb2@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The Taste continues Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. along Delaware Avenue and Niagara Square in downtown Buffalo.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cljun607u0034357e0jgf2w77@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/SusanWBEN/status/1677724894832762882', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sampling Buffalo’s best. Thank goodness I had help. I’m in a food coma! But I had a job to do. <a href="https://twitter.com/TasteOfBuffalo_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TasteOfBuffalo_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/waterlilycafe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@waterlilycafe</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TopsMarkets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TopsMarkets</a>, @sweetmelodieswny, Mister Pizza <a href="https://t.co/jWS74rtXhU">pic.twitter.com/jWS74rtXhU</a></p>&mdash; Susan Wenger (@SusanWBEN) <a href="https://twitter.com/SusanWBEN/status/1677724894832762882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cljun6zb2003p357eqi0qliki@published'}, {'data': {'tag': None, 'fill': None, 'items': [{'uri': 'www.audacy.com/_components/article/instances/cljrnlwjf002u01pxpojepu4v@published', 'url': 'http://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/taste-of-buffalo-marks-40th-event', 'lead': 'image', 'pageUri': 'http://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/taste-of-buffalo-marks-40th-event', 'feedImgUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/2022-Taste-of-Buffalo-BJW-46785778-9c47-468f-a065-74be8023088e.jpg?crop=16:9', 'urlIsValid': True, 'contentType': 'article', 'canonicalUrl': 'http://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/taste-of-buffalo-marks-40th-event', 'overrideImage': None, 'overrideTitle': None, 'primaryHeadline': 'Need to Know: Taste of Buffalo marks 40th event', 'ignoreValidation': False}], '_version': 2, 'articles': [{'uri': 'www.audacy.com/_components/article/instances/cljrnlwjf002u01pxpojepu4v@published', 'url': 'http://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/taste-of-buffalo-marks-40th-event', 'lead': 'image', 'pageUri': 'http://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/taste-of-buffalo-marks-40th-event', 'feedImgUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/2022-Taste-of-Buffalo-BJW-46785778-9c47-468f-a065-74be8023088e.jpg?crop=16:9', 'urlIsValid': True, 'contentType': 'article', 'canonicalUrl': 'http://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/taste-of-buffalo-marks-40th-event', 'overrideImage': None, 'overrideTitle': None, 'primaryHeadline': 'Need to Know: Taste of Buffalo marks 40th event', 'ignoreValidation': False}], 'missingItems': False, 'sectionFront': 'news', 'componentVariation': 'inline-related'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/inline-related/instances/cljvc85mg000b357ejfnub8b4@published'}], 'feedImg': {'data': {'alt': 'Taste of Buffalo', 'url': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/Taste-9fe01ec8-be6a-46c7-b418-0d909ddd7901.jpg', 'width': 2016, 'credit': 'WBEN Photo', 'height': 1512, 'caption': 'The Water Lily Cafe booth at the Taste of Buffalo Saturday, July 8, 2023', '_version': 1, 'mimeType': 'image/jpeg', 'imageLink': None, 'rendition': None, 'sizeInBytes': '459567', 'borderToggle': None, 'componentVariation': 'image'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/feed-image/instances/cljumtl81000b01p0lke17rwg@published'}, 'sources': [{'text': 'WBEN.com Newsroom'}], '_version': 24, 'featured': False, 'headline': 'Food and fun in the sun as 40th Taste of Buffalo awards top honors', 'msnTitle': 'Food and fun in the sun as 40th Taste of Buffalo awards top honors', 'textTags': ['Local News', 'WBEN', 'Buffalo'], 'pageTitle': 'Food and fun in the sun as 40th Taste of Buffalo underway', 'sideShare': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/share/instances/cljumtl81000c01p0wmtz7n52@published'}, 'feedImgUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/Taste-9fe01ec8-be6a-46c7-b418-0d909ddd7901.jpg', 'feedLayout': 'small', 'showSocial': True, 'stationURL': 'https://www.audacy.com/wben', 'breadcrumbs': [{'hidden': False, 'text': 'WBEN', 'url': '//www.audacy.com/wben'}, {'hidden': False, 'text': 'News', 'url': '//www.audacy.com/wben/news'}, {'hidden': False, 'text': 'Local', 'isLastVisibleDivider': True, 'url': '//www.audacy.com/wben/news/local'}, {'hidden': True, 'text': 'Food and fun in the sun as 40th Taste of Buffalo awards top honors', 'url': '//www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/food-and-fun-in-the-sun-as-40th-taste-of-buffalo-underway'}], 'contentType': 'article', 'seoHeadline': 'Food and fun in the sun as 40th Taste of Buffalo underway', 'stationName': 'WBEN', 'stationSlug': 'wben', 'subHeadline': "Nation's largest two-day food festival continues Sunday", 'dateModified': '2023-07-10T10:19:09.178Z', 'featuredNews': True, 'sectionFront': 'news', 'fullWidthLead': False, 'shortHeadline': 'Food and fun in the sun as 40th Taste of Buffalo awards top honors', 'syndicatedUrl': None, 'unityPageType': 'article', 'editorialFeeds': None, 'featuredSports': False, 'msnTitleLength': 66, 'seoDescription': 'Buffalo, N.Y. 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