Alexander Levine
Community Director, Yelp Buffalo
Community Director in Buffalo, NY
By Hannah Kadryna, Community Coordinator This past Sunday’s Elite Event brought the Yelp Elite Squad back to the Roaring 20’s with an elegant Gatsby party at Jazzboline! With a charming costume contest to encourage guests to arrive in their 20’s best, Yelp Elites were welcomed to Jazzboline with food, cocktails, and of course, jazz!… Read more
Have you had a chance to check out The Bonefish Grill? The Yelp Elite Squad had a great opportunity to check out this delicious seafood staple–check out the summary below and then go on to see the photos & reviews for yourself!It started off with a champagne toast and delightful appetizers and a common theme… Read more
Written by Hannah Kadryna Yelp Buffalo Community Coordinator This year’s Yelpies came with a fun little twist to help ring in 2020 with a bang. Coinciding with the Lunar New Year, we threw our first ever themed Yelpies! Elites flocked to The Barrel Factory dressed to impress to help celebrate a great… Read more
By Hannah Kadryna Yelp Buffalo Community Coordinator The Yelp Elite Squad kicked off 2020 with a tropical trip to Islands Hawaiian Grill in Batavia, NY! We brought the Buffalo and Rochester Elite squad together for the very first time for the chance to enjoy delicious Hawaiian cuisine and mingle with neighboring Elites! Greeted… Read more
By Hannah Kadryna, Community Coordinator Wake up and smell the coffee! On Monday, December 9th we hosted our largest winter Yelp Event, a holiday festival focused on coffee, tea, and baked goods! Yelp’s Brewed Awakening brought dozens of vendors under the roof of Buffalo River Works for a fun night of free samplings from… Read more
Written by Hannah Kadryna, Community Coordinator When it comes to Buffalo Bills Football Games, you really can’t go wrong when tailgating, serving up some delicious wings, or hanging with good friends. During our Yelp Elite Event this past Sunday, we brought all three to Teton Kitchen for a unique Japanese twist on Buffalo tradition!… Read more
Written by Hannah Luterek, Yelp Buffalo Community Intern The Yelp Buffalo Elite Squad showed up ready to chow down at our Elite Event this past Tuesday! Elites were invited to recently-opened BurgerIM on Hertel Avenue to try out some yummy items from their menu. BurgerIM welcomed guests to a 6 and 7 PM sampling of… Read more
Written by Hannah Kadryna, Yelp Buffalo Community Coordinator Elites came ready to Rock and Roll during our Elite Event on Monday! Guests were invited out to Buffalo’s first non-alcoholic bar and restaurant, Speak Easy, for a fun night filled with delicious food samples, craft NA cocktails, and karaoke! The folks at Speak Easy provided… Read more
Written by Dante Brown, Yelp Buffalo Community Coordinator To ring in 15 years of Yelp, we are celebrating 15 years of local love. StudioHue welcomed our Yelp Elite to an evening filled with a variety of crafts that championed our beloved city of Buffalo while giving thanks to our Yelp Elite Squad. There was no… Read more
Written by Hannah Kadryna, Yelp Buffalo Community Coordinator Could Yelp Without Borders 2019 have been the best one yet? We think so. A combination of incredible food vendors, delicious drinks, and perfect weather made Buffalo’s annual party at the International Institute of Buffalo a huge hit! In support of the International Institute of Buffalo, which… Read more