The Taste of Buffalo presented by Tops Markets, celebrates its 30th birthday this summer and everyone is invited to the two-day culinary party. Expect a birthday party like no other, complete with delicious cupcakes, cookies, chocolate and ice cream, as well as a large smorgasbord of the region’s most scrumptious culinary delights including barbecue, seafood, Asian and vegetarian, that have become favorites of the country’s largest annual two-day food festival. The summer event, which attracts approximately 450,000 hungry folks annually, returns Saturday, July 13 from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Sunday, July 14 from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. along Delaware Avenue and Niagara Square in downtown Buffalo. This year’s Taste features 51 restaurants, three food trucks and seven wineries as well as a culinary stage, musical entertainment, and plenty of special offerings from a host of national and local sponsors.