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Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles has been postponed. We will share the new date with you in the next day or two. In the interim, our restaurant partners are small local businesses supporting small local families. We ask you to consider ordering takeout, buying a gift card, or stopping in for a meal over the next week or two. Your support of WNY farms and restaurants can be best demonstrated by spending money in locally-owned establishments during this incredibly ch...allenging time for small business owners and their employees. - 100 Acres: The Kitchens at Hotel Henry, Billy Club Black Iron Bystro, The Black Sheep, BreadHive Bakery & Cafe, Buffalo Barrel + Brine, Cantina Loco, Casa Azul, CRVing Restaurant, The Dapper Goose, Dobutsu, Lloyd Taco Factory, Marble + Rye, Oliver's Restaurant, Osteria 166, Ristorante Lombardo, Toutant, Aroma on Bryant, Waxlight Bar a Vin See more

BREADHIVE: Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles | March 19, 2020 As a worker-owned cooperative, BreadHive Bakery & Cafe is all about community. Consider this, along with its monthly 5% donation to worthy causes and the relationships it has built with local farmers after many long summers spent at the Elmwood Village Farmers Market, and it’s easy to see why the team at BreadHive reached out to Good Grace to become part of this event. BreadHive bakes some of the best bre...ad in WNY and ‘gram famous pretzels. At its adorable west side cafe, diners fine killer sandwiches, excellent bagels, neighborly service, and so much more! **BreadHive’s Good Grace Offer** On March 19, 2020, BreadHive will contribute 20% of its total sales from Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner to Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm in honor of Daniel Oles.

THE DAPPER GOOSE: Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles | March 19, 2020 The brainchild of WNY native Keith Raimondi and his wife Peggy, The Dapper Goose quickly earned fans when it opened its doors in 2016. Relocating from Philadelphia to Black Rock, the couplealong with chef Jessie Ross and bar manager Tim Learymade its mark by employing the one special ingredient that truly resonated with Queen City diners: incredible hospitality and good neighborliness. The Oles f...amily are frequent diners at the wine-centric establishment, and the farm’s weekly deliveries can be found on the menu among other local producers. **Dapper Goose’s Good Grace Offer** On March 19, 2020, Dapper Goose will contribute 20% of its food sales to the Oles family as part of Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles.

OLIVER'S: Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles | March 19, 2020 Ross Warhol is the executive chef at Buffalo’s Oliver's Restaurant. He trained at CIA and earned a second degree in pastry from the esteemed school’s Greystone program in California before going on to work as a stagiaire at some of the finest restaurants in the world, such as The French Laundry, Ubuntu, el Bulli, and Franzen Lindeberg. In the summer months he’d return to Western New York, working as the ex...ecutive chef at the Chautauqua Institution. As early as 2009 Warhol began incorporating the produce, proteins, and cheeses of Chautauqua’s local farmers into his menu, which ultimately led to planting and tending his own restaurant garden on the Institution’s campus. Warhol’s commitment to local hasn’t wavered since his 2016 arrival at Oliver’s. There, inside the well-regarded and elegant Delaware Avenue restaurant, Warhol creates some of the most beautiful and exciting food in the Western New York region. You can find local ingredients on the Oliver’s menu yearound. **Oliver’s Good Grace Offer** On March 19, 2020, in honor of Daniel Oles, Oliver’s will contribute 20% of its food sales to Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm

CASA AZUL: Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles | March 19, 2020 Casa Azul, chef/owner Zina Lapi’s downtown taco outpost, is a sure bet for diners seeking to sate their taco appetite with fresh, innovative, and high quality tacos. Fresh is the key word here, and it’s how Casa Azul finds itself among the Good Grace crew. Ingredient-driven, Casa Azul is all that and an ice cold margarita. Casa Azul’s other pedigree comes in the form of community-minded good neighborlines...s, as the restaurant has become a gathering place for many. With a degree from Johnson & Wales and several years cooking in some of the city’s best kitchens under her belt, Zina takes the presumably simple and makes it superb. **Casa Azul’s Good Grace Offer** Casa Azul will contribute 20% of its food sales from both lunch and dinner to Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm as part of Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles on March 19, 2020.

TRATTORIA AROMA: Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles | March 19, 2020 Aroma on Bryant's owner David Cosentino was one of the Oles’ family’s first restaurant customers. For almost a decade the restaurant hosted one or more dinners on the farm each summer, bringing city guests out to enjoy what Dave and his staff had found when they first visited in 2009: peace, beauty, and produce that far exceed anything a chef or shopper could source in WNY.... In 2012, when a barn fire at the farm looked like it might set the Oles’ back, David was among the many who raised or donated funds to the family. **Trattoria Aroma’s Good Grace Offer** On March 19, 2020, Trattoria Aroma will donate 20% of its food sales to Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm. Additionally, its happy hour, which runs from 5-6pm that day, will donate 50% of its proceeds, so stop in for a glass of wine!

Thank you Andrew Galarneau and The Buffalo News for helping us spread the word on Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles. In honor of Daniel and his legacy, join us in support of Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm at any of the following restaurants on March 19: 100 Acres: The Kitchens at Hotel Henry, Billy Club, Buffalo Barrel + Brine, Black Iron Bystro, The Black Sheep, BreadHive Bakery & Cafe, Cantina Loco, Casa Azul, CRVing Restaurant, The Dapper Goose, Dobutsu, Lloyd Taco Factory, Marble + Rye, Oliver's Restaurant, Osteria 166, Ristorante Lombardo, Toutant, Aroma on Bryant, and Waxlight Bar a Vin

Chef/owner James Roberts met Daniel Oles in 2011 on a farm tour for chefs. Shortly thereafter he began sourcing produce from the Oles family farm while working as the executive chef of Park Country Club. When he left PCC to launch Toutantand later its sister and Roberts’ passion project, DobutsuJames continued to nurture, support, and rely on his relationship with Daniel Oles and Promised Land, as well as other local farms. Seasonal specials featuring local produce are a re...gular part of Dobutsu’s menu. **Dobutsu’s Good Grace Offer** Dobutsu will donate 20% of its food sales to Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm on March 19, 2020 as part of Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles.

RISTORANTE LOMBARDO: Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles | March 19, 2020 Hertel Avenue’s beloved Ristorante Lombardo has been operated by the Lombardo family since 1975. While it has evolved a lot over time, it has also always held true to its roots. Executive chef Mike Obarka was an early adopter of the farm-to-table concept. It’s a concept so tied to what makes the food in Italy so remarkable, and operator Tommy Lombardo and Chef Obarka quickly recognized how the q...uality of Daniel’s crops could truly impact the restaurant’s offerings. Weekly deliveries from Daniel Oles were a special thing, and it wasn’t only the exceptional produce that made them that way. After all this time, Chef Obarka’s become accustomed to Promised Land’s high-quality vegetables and so have his customers. Deliveries from Oles’ to Lombardo’s will continue under the supervision of Ben, Daniel’s son. You can find Oles’ produce and other local ingredients on the Lombardo’s menu yearound. **Ristorante Lombardo’s Good Grace Offer** On March 19, 2020, Ristorante Lombardo will contribute 20% of its food sales to Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm as part of Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles.

BARREL + BRINE: Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles | March 19, 2020 RJ and Lindsey Marvin’s Buffalo Barrel + Brine makes use of local produce whenever it can, and has since it was founded as a tiny pickle shop on Buffalo’s West Side. Today, located in the area called Chandlerville, the couple’s growing fermentation business adheres to that practice, in addition to its new-found role as one of the best breakfast/lunch spots in town. Stop by for a jar and pickles, but ...be sure to sample some of Lindsey’s incredible kombucha and the shop’s over-the-top sandwiches and pickle plates. **Barrel + Brine’s Good Grace Offer** On March 19, 2020, Barrel + Brine will contribute 20% of both its food and alcohol sales to Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm as part of Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles.

CANTINA LOCO: Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles | March 19, 2020 Three-time James Beard nominee Mike Andrzejewski first met Daniel Oles when Promised Land CSA was the farm featured in the third episode of Nickel City Chef in 2009. Andrzejewski, the cooking competition's official co-host, would interact with Daniel and his family many times over the following ten seasons of the show, as Promised Land was the selected provider of the secret ingredient more often than ...any other producer in WNY. Chef Andrzejewski is not only a big fan of Daniel's work, but a leader in the restaurant community himself, co-founding Local Restaurant Week, representing Buffalo at Taste of the NFL for almost a decade, competing (and winning) on Food Network's "Beat Bobby Flay," and bringing Buffalo's culinary gifts to national attention through his associations (and nominations) with the noteworthy James Beard Foundation. **Cantina Loco's Good Grace Offer** Cantina Loco will donate 50% of its food sales to Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm and the Oles family as part of Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles on Thursday, March 19, 2020.

MARBLE + RYE: Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles | March 19, 2020 Marble + Rye’s chef/co-owner Michael Dimmer has been working with produce from Daniel's farm, Promised Land, since the Genesee Street restaurant opened its doors in 2014. With a large percentage of its menu featuring locally sourced ingredients yearound, farmer Daniel Oles and Dimmer made a good pair. Dimmer looks forward to carrying this tradition forward with Daniel’s son, Ben Oles. Thanks to a long ...and varied specials menu, Marble + Rye offers a well-rounded and highly-varied selection of scratchmade offerings, featuring local ingredients from here to the Finger Lakes. Known for its incredible house burger (and rightly so), frequent guests would be unwise to skip the handmade pasta of the day and the other exciting seasonal offerings created by Marble + Rye’s well-oiled culinary team. **Marble + Rye’s Good Grace Offer** Marble + Rye will donate 20% of both its food and liquor sales to Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm as part of Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles on Thursday, March 19, 2020.

BLACK IRON BYSTRO: Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles | March 19, 2020 Chef/owner Bryan Mecozzi wasn’t located in a place where he and his kitchen could be on Daniel Oles’ distribution route, but that didn’t stop Daniel and Jane Oles from popping by with heaps of peak produce when they were in the area for dinner. Holding down a seasonal and ever-changing menu of delicious and approachable dishes in Blasdell, Chef Mecozzi has created a gem of a place. Black Iron Byst...ro features killer cocktails, a modern and fun vibe, as well as some of the best food in its part of our beautiful region. **Black Iron Bystro’s Good Grace Offer** Black Iron Bystro will donate 20% of its food sales to Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm as part of Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles on Thursday, March 19, 2020.

BILLY CLUB: Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles | March 19, 2020 When Chef Nate Beardsley assumed the position of executive chef at Allentown's sweetest nightspot, Billy Club, it was fresh off a long stint working in the fields of a farm located in the Southern Tier. Beardsley, who came up in Wyoming County, was no stranger to farms, but it was his time as a sous chef working under Edward Forster that really crystallized his commitment to local ingredients. At Billy C...lub, Beardsley has been able to share his culinary point of view through the lens of WNY's seasons and farms. Billy Club has been a customer of Daniel Oles and Promised Land since its inception, using local ingredients on its menu year round. For anyone who knows Nate or owner/operators Jake and Dan, it's no surprise that Billy Club was among the first of the participating restaurants to agree to support the Oles family and their farm. **Billy Club's Good Grace Offer** Billy Club will donate 20% of both its food and liquor sales to Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm on Thursday, March 19, 2020 as part of Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles.