I was excited about The Black Market Food Truck after watching their kickstarter video, learning their back-story and hearing what type of food truck they wanted to bring to the streets. After talking to owners Michael Dimmer and Christian Willmott for an Eat It Up podcast a couple weeks ago, I was really sold on their idea.

The new Dog Ears Café has officially opened its doors at 688 Abbott Road in South Buffalo, sharing a building with the nonprofit Dog Ears Bookstore. A special grand opening celebration will take place on Saturday, Jan. 12, and will feature food and drink specials, raffles and readings.

Hours at the new café are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. (Limited hours are in effect until Jan. 2.) The interior of the building has been redesigned to allow for easy customer flow between the bookstore and the café.