The 2010 Winners List
We couldn’t be more grateful for the tremendous turnout at Monday’s Best of Buffalo party at Town Ballroom. Thanks especially to Town Ballroom and its staff, and to all the restaurants who laid out a lavish spread for our guests. Sweet Tooth, Chocolate Bar, Swiston’s Beef & Keg, Lone Star Grill, Salsarita’s, Café Taza, Dolci, Nosh, Tea Leafs, Falafel Bar, La Nova, Just Pizza, Duff’s, Stillwater, Juniper, Gigi’s, Frank’s Sunny Italy, Lake Effect Ice Cream, Lake Effect Diner, Marco’s, Bagel Jay’s, Globe Market, Encore, Juniper, Hayes, Francesca’s, Spar’s, Ulrich’s, Joe’s Deli, and One Eyed Jack’s.
Thanks also to our entertainment: Shock & Awe (DJs Kaitlin Isabella and Jessa Zenger) and the Jamie Moses Band featuring Caitlin Koch and Michael Hund. We’re also grateful to our MC, Best Comedian Kristen Becker, and to Maureen’s Wholesale Florist, for making the place beautiful.
Let’s do it again next year.
And the winners are...
Music
Best Blues Act
Jony James Blues BandBest Classical Musician
Mir AliBest Club DJ
DJ Lil JoeBest Country Act
The Skiffle MinstrelsBest Folk Act
Ani DiFrancoBest Hip-hop Act
Billy Drease WilliamsBest Female Vocalist
Christina CustodeBest Male Vocalist
Bob BuckleyBest Vocal Ensemble
Buffalo Gay Men’s ChorusBest Jazz Act
BabikBest Open Mic Night
Writers/Artists/Musicians events at StillwaterWorst Band Name
Anal PuddingBest Rock Act
Free Henry!Best Original Music Act
Free Henry!Best Band Name
Free Henry!The Arts
Best Actor
Vincent O’NeillBest Theater Company
Irish Classical TheatreBest Cinema
The North ParkBest Cultural Asset
Albright-Knox Art GalleryBest Under-the-radar Art Space
464 GalleryBest Supporters of the Art
M&T BankBest Dance Company
Configuration DanceBest Dancer
Fiona DarganBest Genre-defying Artist
Eclectic Improv CompanyBest Painter
Dorothy FitzgeraldBest Photographer
Clark DeverBest Poet
Celia WhiteBest Sculptor
David DernerBest Spoken-word Artist
Pat CainBest Standup Comic
Kristen BeckerBest Video/Film Artist
Brian MilbrandBest Writers
Mark GoldmanNightlife
Best Beer Selection
Cole’sBest Bar Menu
Cole’sBest Bowling Alley
Voelker’sBest Dance Club
PureBest Dive Bar
The Old PinkBest Hookup Joint
The Old PinkBest Gay Bar
Roxy’sBest Happy Hour
CozumelBest Patio
CozumelBest Jukebox
Essex Street PubBest Neighborhood Pub
Essex Street PubBest Place to Throw Darts
Essex Street PubBest Karaoke
Tudor LoungeBest New Bar
SocialBest Place to Shoot Pool
Pearl Street Grill & BreweryBest Place to Watch a Game
Pearl Street Grill & BreweryBest Strip Club
Tiffany’sBest Upscale Bar
StillwaterBest Cocktail
Honey Lavender Martini @ SampleBest Wine List
The Wine ThiefBest Bartender
Pat Gilmartin @ Allen Street HardwareBest Live Music Venue
Nietzsche’s
Shops & ServicesBest AccessoriesClutchBest Antique ShopOrchard Park Antique MallBest BakeryFive Points BakeryBest BarberVito’sBest Bike ShopBert’s BikesBest BookstoreTalking LeavesBest ButcherFederal MeatsBest Car DealerWest HerrBest CD/Record ShopsRecord TheatreBest Day SpaExcuriaBest MassageExcuriaBest Pedicures/ManicuresExcuriaBest Fish MarketHayes Fish CompanyBest FloristMaureen’s Buffalo Wholesale FlowersBest Furniture/Home DecorRoomBest Gift ShopEverything ElmwoodBest Hair SalonChez AnnBest Head ShopTerrapin StationBest Health ClubBuffalo Athletic CenterBest Jewelry StoreAurum Precious Gens & MetalsBest Liquor StoreThe Premier GroupBest Local WineryArrowhead SpringsBest Men’s ClothingUrban ThreadsBest Music StoreAllentown MusicBest Natural FoodLexington Co-opBest Outdoor MarketElmwood Bidwell Farmers MarketBest Pet StoreElmwood Pet SuppliesBest PiercingsCowPokBest Pilates/YogaEast Meets WestBest ProduceWegmansBest Sex ShopVideo LiquidatorsBest Shoe StoreShoeflyBest Sports/OutdoorFleet FeetBest TanningTotal TanBest TattoosHOD (Hand of Doom)Best Thrift ShopsAmvetsBest Women’s ClothingHalf & HalfPEOPLEBest Activist GroupPUSH BuffaloBest Individual ActivistCarl PaladinoBest Local Print JournalistDonn EsmondeBest Local BlogAlan Bedenko, aka the Buffalo PunditBest Local Radio PersonalityShredd & Ragan, WEDGBest Local TV PersonalityJodi Johnston, WGRZBest Local TV HairMary Alice Demler, WGRZBest Drag PerformerChevon DavisBuffalo’s Most Eccentric ResidentThe Lady in WhiteBuffalo’s Biggest BoosterNewell NussbaumerBuffalo’s Biggest NaysayerCarl PaladinoPerson Who Ought to Run for OfficeCarl PaladinoBuffalo’s Next MayorMickey KearnsPolitican Most Likely to Lose His JobBuffalo Mayor Byron Brown |
Dining OutBest BagelsBagel Jay’sBest BBQFat Bob’s SmokehouseBest Beef on WeckSchwabl’sBest BrunchBetty’s RestaurantBest BurgersGrover’s Bar & GrillBest Cheap EatsMighty TacoBest Chinese RestaurantRed PepperBest CoffeeSpot CoffeeBest DeliJoe’s DeliBest DessertsChocolate BarBest DinerLake Effect DinerBest Fish FryPapa Jake’s SaloonBest French RestaurantRue FranklinBest French FriesTed’sBest Hot DogsTed’sBest German RestaurantUlrich’s TavernBest Greek/MediterraneanPano’s RestaurantBest Ice Cream/Frozen YogurtAnderson’sBest Indian RestaurantIndia GateBest Italian RestaurantChef’s RestaurantBest SushiKuni’sBest Kid-friendly RestaurantPizza PlantBest Late-night EatsJim’s SteakoutBest SubsJim’s SteakoutBest Latino RestaurantNiagara CafeBest Mexican/Tex-Mex RestaurantGramma Mora’sBest Middle Eastern RestaurantFalafel BarBest New RestaurantJuniperBest PizzaLa NovaBest Polish RestaurantPolish VillaBest SaladsGlobe MarketBest SausagesSpar’s European Sausage ShopBest Seafood RestaurantHayes Fish CompanyBest ServiceHutch’sBest Soul Food RestaurantGigi’s RestaurantBest SoupsBrodoBest SteaksBuffalo Chop HouseBest Takeout/DeliveryPalladino’s RestaurantBest Thai/Vietnamese RestaurantSaigon CafeBest Vegetarian RestaurantMergeBest WingsDuff’sMost Romantic RestaurantThe Left BankRestaurant WNY Needs MostA Sonic Drive-inOur Fair CityBest Annual FestivalAllentown Arts FestivalBest Annual FundraiserThe MASH BashBiggest Scandal of the YearThe One Sunset fiascoMost Over-covered Story of the YearFollowup on Flight 3407 crashMost Under-covered Story of the YearCorruption in City Hall and the Byron Brown administrationSave This BuildingStatler TowersTear This Building DownStatler TowersCoolest Up-and-coming NeighborhoodGrant StreetThing You Hope Will Happen This YearWaterfront development continues |
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