Seriously.
My wife and are foodies, and the backlog of restaurants on our list is growing faster that our schedules can accommodate.
I'm a transplant - I'm not originally from WNY (I moved here in '96) but I've seen the region on an upswing relative to culture, restaurants, etc. that wasn't prevalent even as little as 10 years ago. If you're still thinking about the area through the lens of 2002, I can get why this may be the sentiment.