Buffalo and the Burchfield Penney are featured in the new book, The New York Times, 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada by Barbara Ireland, former deputy travel editor and deputy Op-Ed page editor at The New York Times.
The New York Times travel writers spent 36 hours in Buffalo .... and, guess where they recommend visitors go? (pages 88–93): ARCHITECTURE—Gates Circle, Darwin Martin House, Graycliff, Guaranty Building, Psych Center, Kleinhans, Old P.O. (ECC Downtown), Ellicott Square Building, & St. Paul's; CULTURE—Albright-Knox, Burchfield Penney, Babeville, & Hallwalls (page 89); RESTAURANTS—Anchor Bar (for wings & jazz), Rue Franklin, Betty's (for brunch), Templeton Landing (for a waterfront view), & Oliver's; RETAIL—Talking Leaves, Books, Positively Main Street, & Plum Pudding; HOTELS—The Mansion, Hyatt, Embassy Suites.