Beer and Cheese Cauliflower Soup has rich, complex flavor and rivals anything you’d get at a restaurant.

It comes as a surprise (actually more of a shock) to most people when I tell them that the food scene in Buffalo is actually pretty fabulous. I kid you not though.

The gamut ranges from fish fries to roast beef on weck, to Buffalo wings and chicken finger subs (which I literally can’t find anywhere else! Believe me, I’ve looked), to killer doughnuts and the best coffee ever, to name just a few of their specialties. One of mine and Mike’s top two restaurants when we lived in Buffalo was Pearl Street Grill and Brewery (it was our second favorite after Mulberry). My absolute favorite thing to get there was their beer cheese soup, which they make with smoked Gouda and their own ale.…