Ithaca Dining from 14850 Magazine

Here’s the 14850 Dining Report, and tonight’s the night! Over 50 restaurants, caterers, wineries, cideries, breweries, distilleries and more are coming together to offer tastes of their local fare to benefit food equity at Taste of the Finger Lakes. It's tonight at the Ithaca Farmers Market pavilion at Steamboat Landing. 14850 is proud to be a sponsor of Taste of the Finger Lakes. Showing off the region’s culinary bounty for a cause at Taste of the Finger Lakes Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

We reported in February that BG Budas East Hill Italian Grill was coming soon to the spot where Agava used to be, and this week, 14850 Dining is taking a look at this new eatery that's open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday. https://www.14850.com/040140485-bg-budas-ithaca/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, 14850 Dining is carrying a tune up the hill to K-HOUSE Karaoke Lounge, which has a new tiny kitchen pop-up open four days a week. They're featuring food from the Lotus, the new Korean restaurant that opened in downtown Ithaca last spring. https://www.14850.com/032440422-k-house-lotus-popup-2503/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Staff at the Applebee's Grill & Bar location in Ithaca's northeast were informed Wednesday that the restaurant will close in May, 14850 Dining has learned. The last date of operation for the eatery on North Triphammer Road in the Village of Lansing is May 19th. https://www.14850.com/030140190-applebees-ithaca-closing/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, 14850 Dining is checking out a little bit of a pizzeria shuffle! Check out 23 North at Pizza and Bones in the Small Mall, and June's Cafe & Pizzeria in Dryden, and tell them you heard about them here. https://www.14850.com/030440227-ithaca-pizzeria-shuffle/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

National Chili Day is this Thursday, and the 14850 Dining Report is celebrating all week as we get ready for the 27th annual Downtown Ithaca Chili Cook-Off on Saturday. https://www.14850.com/022540154-national-chili-cookoff-2502/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

What's hot? This week the 14850 Dining Report is trying a new collaboration between a local pizzeria, Eta Pie, and Hot Ones Wings. It's a new food delivery concept partnering with local eateries to serve chicken wings and sandwiches with hot sauces seen on the “Hot Ones” interview series where celebrity guests answer questions while tasting hotter and hotter wings. https://www.14850.com/021840064-hot-ones-wings-eta-pie/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Almost 30 years after Viva Taqueria opened on a corner in Downtown Ithaca, and almost two years after the expanded eatery moved across the street, the longtime owners, Ursula and Pete Browning, have sold the restaurant to a new owner. Katie Stone tells 14850 Dining the basics will stay the same, but she has several ideas for Viva Taqueria & Cantina's new era on the Ithaca Commons. https://www.14850.com/020639929-viva-ithaca-new-owner/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

We're wrapping up the 14850 Dining 25th birthday celebration this week with a look back at some of the legends of the Ithaca area restaurant scene that have slipped away into the mists of time. https://www.14850.com/020439880-25th-anniversary-legends/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week we're continuing the 14850 Dining 25th birthday celebration with a look back at some favorites that lasted years in the Ithaca area. https://www.14850.com/012939790-25th-anniversary-favorites-2501/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

The 14850 Dining 25th birthday celebration continues with a look back at some eateries that have closed over that quarter century, this week focusing on some spots that we've gotten to know for hosting multiple restaurants each. https://www.14850.com/011439634-25th-anniversary-multiple-2501/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This month we're celebrating the 25th birthday of 14850 Dining with a look back at some favorite eateries of the Ithaca area that have closed over that quarter century. We asked our readers what their favorites were, and boy did you come through with some gems, including restaurants we'd never have remembered. https://www.14850.com/010739595-25th-anniversary-recent-2501/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

The Ithaca Coffee Company is closing its doors at Triphammer Marketplace this winter, but we're glad to report that the business will live on with a new focus in a new home. https://www.14850.com/010439580-ithaca-coffee-new-focus/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

The holiday season just doesn't feel complete without a festive night out, or a favorite takeout meal at home. Here's the annual 14850 Dining listing of who's open and closed around Hanukkah, Christmas, and the New Year, as well as some special events. https://www.14850.com/121239326-holiday-feasts-hours-2412/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, 14850 Dining is staying warm and enjoying some comfort food on the Downtown Ithaca Comfort Food Trail. It's a two-week-long roving food event alongside the holiday shopping season and the two-weekend run of the play “Comfort Food” at the nearby Kitchen Theatre. https://www.14850.com/121039378-ithaca-comfort-food-trail-2412/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, we're visiting a new eatery in Downtown Ithaca, the Ithaca Deli. It's a classic urban combination of deli sandwich shop, juice and smoothie bar, and convenience store, with some middle eastern dishes as well. https://www.14850.com/120339303-ithaca-deli-downtown/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Here's an update to our annual list of eateries with dine-in or take-out Thanksgiving feasts, and who's open and closed around the holiday. https://www.14850.com/111838925-thanksgiving-ithaca-2411/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

There are organizations preparing to offer free meals to community members in need, and they could use your help! We're also compiling our annual list of eateries with dine-in or take-out Thanksgiving feasts, and who's open and closed around the holiday. https://www.14850.com/111838925-thanksgiving-ithaca-2411/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, 14850 Dining is visiting Olé Olé, a new Korean street food eatery in Ithaca's northeast. Named for a Korean term that means "the small alley leading to the house on the street," Olé Olé offers quick service for dine-in, takeout, and delivery. https://www.14850.com/111238958-ole-ole-korean/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

One of the pioneers of locavore dining in the Finger Lakes will close this fall, as Daño's Heuriger on Seneca is set to close on December 1st, owner Karen Gilman announced on Tuesday afternoon. She and her late husband Daño Hutnik operated their Viennese-inspired restaurant at three locations, and Gilman has continued to run Daño's on Seneca since his death in 2018. https://www.14850.com/103038748-danos-seneca-closing-2410/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, we're checking out a new cocktail lounge and dessert bar in Ithaca's west end. The Ithaca 5 & Dime has just opened on West State Street where game bar Modern Alchemy closed this spring after three years. https://www.14850.com/102938740-ithaca-five-dime/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, 14850 Dining is paying another visit to our friends at Yxi's Arepas & The Chef Gordito. This food truck in the west end opened last fall after a few years serving up Venezuelan and Mexican food at a stand at GrassRoots, the Westy, Porchfest, the BBQ, and other events around town. https://www.14850.com/102238656-yxis-arepas/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

They quietly opened during Apple Harvest Festival weekend in Downtown Ithaca, and now the new Tavern on the Commons is talking up their arrival. On the ground floor of the Hilton Garden Inn hotel at the corner of Seneca and Tioga Streets, the Tavern is open to the public in the former location of Kilpatrick's Publick House. https://www.14850.com/101138562-tavern-commons-first-look/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, 14850 Dining is heading out to catch a football game at one of the Ithaca area's full-time or part-time sports bars, as the NFL season hits week three and both Ithaca College and Cornell football seasons are under way. https://www.14850.com/092238139-football-game-sports-bars-2409/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Downtown Ithaca's Coltivare Restaurant was only supposed to be closed for a few weeks last spring, and now we have the word that the “farm to bistro” collaboration of TC3's culinary arts, beverage marketing, and farm education programs finally reopened this summer after over a year in limbo. https://www.14850.com/091738067-coltivare-reopens-2409/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Weekday lunches at area restaurants used to be a lot more common, but limited staffing and other factors have led some eateries to reduce the hours, or even the number of days of the week, they're open. If you're looking for a daytime lunch outing, here's what's available. https://www.14850.com/082637800-weekday-lunch-ithaca-2408/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, Ithaca's population swells as we welcome a new crop of students and returning students, alongside summer wine trail and waterfall vacationers who enjoy a good meal, and longtime residents looking for something new to try. Whether you've just arrived or you've been in the Finger Lakes for years, 14850 Dining has some suggestions of where to dine. Ithaca is known for having more restaurants per capita than any other city in the United States, and it offers a wide variety of dining styles from fast food to fancy, including diners and sandwich shops, Asian and Mediterranean eateries, pizzerias and steakhouses, and food trucks and ice cream stands. https://www.14850.com/081837742-welcome-ithaca-dining-2408/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, 14850 Dining is enjoying the outdoor weather with some of Ithaca's fine food trucks. https://www.14850.com/081337658-ithaca-food-trucks-2408/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

The view is a little different, but this week we're on a vibrant downtown corner enjoying a margarita and a taco or three. You guessed it, we're back at Viva, now in its new location for a little over a year. https://www.14850.com/080637561-viva-new-location-ithaca/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Beer and BBQ are a brilliant combination, and this week we're looking at Fittnell BBQ, serving through this summer at Personal Best Brewing on West State Street in Ithaca. Fittnell's slow-smoked meats and savory sides are available Friday and Saturday, from mid-afternoon until they sell out. https://www.14850.com/072237429-fittnell-bbq-personal-best/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, 14850 Dining is checking out a new Korean restaurant in Downtown Ithaca — The Lotus. On the corner of Restaurant Row where Viva used to be, The Lotus serves familiar noodle and rice dishes and Korean BBQ, but they also specialize in Korean-style fried chicken. https://www.14850.com/062137029-lotus-korean-ithaca/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Angelhearts Diner was supposed to be closed for just two months at the end of 2023 during the renovation of the building they're in, and we're relieved to welcome them back after over six months. It's downtown Ithaca's 100% vegan and 100% decadent diner, serving up seriously hearty diner food for breakfast and lunch. https://www.14850.com/060436773-angelhearts-diner-reopens/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, the 14850 Dining Report has the news that Kelly's Dockside Kafe is for sale on the Cayuga Lake Inlet. Building and business are listed together for 1.1 million dollars. Owner Albert Kelly -- known as just Kelly -- has been at it for fifty years, and has expanded from the original small diner on the site since taking over in 1974. Before that, it was the Boulevard Diner. Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week's 14850 Dining Report has the great news that after a couple of years of pop-ups and farmers market food stalls, Chef Kuukua is planning to open a brick and mortar restaurant for Asempe Kitchen, her African food business. Chef Kuukua got the keys to the new Press Bay Court location at the beginning of the month. https://www.14850.com/050236416-asempe-kitchen-press-bay/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Mother's Day is one of the biggest brunch days of the year, and lots of restaurants around Ithaca and Tompkins County go all out for this family occasion. Check out our roundup and make your plans soon! https://www.14850.com/050636441-mothers-day-ithaca-2405/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

A couple of days of rain to end the month of April will give way just in time for May to begin with expanded hours for local farmers markets in Ithaca and around Tompkins County. https://www.14850.com/043036403-may-farmers-markets/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Everyone's a winner when Foodnet Meals on Wheels gets together chefs and cheese and community members to enjoy the combination, and the non-profit organization, which delivers nutritious meals to area residents who need them, is now selling tickets for the 11th annual Mac ‘n Cheese Bowl. https://www.14850.com/042536347-mac-cheese-bowl-2404/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

There's a new eatery on Inlet Island. The Waterfront Cafe opened this winter on the Cayuga Lake Waterfront, serving up fresh and flavorful snacks and meals in the Cayuga Wellness Center on Taughannock Boulevard. https://www.14850.com/041736289-waterfront-cafe-ithaca/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

I have been asked to advocate for myself and others by sharing my experiences of navigating the world (specifically the Ithaca area) being gluten free as a result of Celiac Disease and other autoimmune issues. So here goes. https://www.14850.com/040936182-celiac-gluten-ithaca/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week 14850 Dining is on the Finger Lakes Wine Trail enjoying a bite to eat! We're glad to report some favorite seasonal eateries have just reopened and others are about to reopen for the FLX tourism season. https://www.14850.com/040236150-wine-trail-season/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Easter arrives on Sunday, March 31st, and we've lined up some of the festivities and feasts planned for Ithaca and Tompkins County. https://www.14850.com/032435662-easter-treats-2024/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week the 14850 Dining Report is preparing for a whole St. Patrick's Day Weekend! Of course there will be corned beef and cabbage around Ithaca and Tompkins County as St. Patrick's Day approaches, but there's lots more, and with the feast day on a Sunday, some Ithaca area eateries will serve up their Irish-themed specialties in the days leading up to the holiday. https://www.14850.com/031135744-corned-beef-paddy-ithaca/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, we're welcoming some new food to a waterfront spot, Deep Dive in Ithaca's west end. We've talked about Yxi's Arepas and Babe's Burger, and both will be serving food at the music venue on the Cayuga Lake Inlet. https://www.14850.com/030435690-deep-dive-yxis-babes/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, 14850 Dining is back in Fall Creek celebrating 60 years of comfort food and diner classics for breakfast and lunch at the Lincoln Street Diner. Just a few minutes from downtown or the college campuses, the Lincoln Street Diner got its start 60 years ago as Mae's Little Kitchen. Since then it's also been Bud's Diner, and Ziffy's, and there are hints of each generation in the breakfast and lunch menus. https://www.14850.com/022635579-lincoln-street-diner-60/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

The 26th annual Downtown Ithaca Chili Cook-Off is just a couple weekends away, and competitor registration is open for just a few more days. Farm vendors, beverage producers, non-profits who'd like to table, and creative chili chefs can register until 5pm on February 16th. https://www.14850.com/021035384-chili-cookoff-registration-2402/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Many restaurants, gas stations, and all sorts of retail stores have tried a variety of ways to cover the business expense of accepting credit cards, including offering cash discounts or imposing credit card surcharges. This month the rules in New York State change, so the higher price must be displayed. The changes go into effect on February 11th. https://www.14850.com/020635307-credit-surcharge-new-york/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Roses are red and violets are blue, and when Valentine's Day falls on a Wednesday, what are we to do? Though the holiday itself is two weeks away, there are shorter deadlines to pre-order some decadent cakes or homestyle meals to enjoy at home, and of course some local restaurants have romantic menus at the ready for a midweek outing. Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week the 14850 Dining Report is taking a first look at The Embassy, a new lounge on Ithaca's east hill aimed at "brunch enthusiasts and night owls." The beautiful new lounge space on Dryden Road has cappuccinos, omelets, and breakfast sandwiches for morning to midday, and salads, flatbreads, burgers, and craft cocktails for the evening. https://www.14850.com/012235154-embassy-ithaca-first/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

It's National Pizza Week, and 14850 Dining is welcoming back a pizzeria that was closed for a move last fall as well as welcoming a new one that's just opened. https://www.14850.com/011435044-national-pizza-ithaca/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Here's the 14850 Dining Report, celebrating the New Year with the opening of the Ithaca Farmers Market Winter Market season. The Winter Market is open Saturdays 10:30-2pm from January through March at Triphammer Marketplace. In April they'll return to Steamboat Landing. https://www.14850.com/010434910-winter-farmers-market-2401/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Each week, Chef Daniel Medina takes both familiar and novel ingredients and puts a creative and playful spin on them while preparing a delicious meal for the weekly chef's tasting dinners at NorthFolk Restaurant. https://www.14850.com/010534925-northfolk-tasting-dinners/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.