We’re back on the east side of Ithaca this week visiting the Antlers! On Route 366 since 1982, the Antlers serves up classic and classy American fare. They’re known for prime rib night and surf & turf, and they’ve recently added Sunday brunch. Classic and classy American dining on Ithaca’s east side at the Antlers Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Ithaca Dining from 14850 Magazine

Classic and classy American dining on Ithaca’s east side at the Antlers

Fall is football season, and 14850 Dining is back at the pub to watch the game and enjoy some tasty food and drink. It’s a relief to us and to bar and restaurant owners that this year they don’t have to close at 10pm, whether the game’s over or not, as they did last year. Putting on the team colors and finding a spot to watch the game Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Putting on the team colors and finding a spot to watch the game

We’re taking another look this week at grocery delivery. Whether you’re thinking about saving time, convenience, or just avoiding going into crowded stores, the option of ordering your groceries ahead of time, for pickup or delivery, is even more tempting than ever. Local grocery delivery has hugely expanded over the last year Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Local grocery delivery has hugely expanded over the last year

The first episode of the 14850 Dining Report was 18 years ago! Chef Joe Morgan had just made "sweeping new changes" to the menu at Simeon's on the Commons.

TBT: Simeon’s on the Commons in 2003

This week we’re looking at local food takeout and delivery options around the Ithaca area, including some homestyle meal services that offer a nice alternative to restaurant takeout. Local food takeout and delivery around Ithaca, including homestyle meals Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Local food takeout and delivery, including homestyle meals

This week, 14850 Dining is welcoming thousands of new and returning community members to the Ithaca area with a look at some of our go-to dining picks around town. We’ve got some favorite restaurants, outdoor dining, takeout and delivery, breakfast spots and pizza, fancy nights on the town, and more. Welcome to Ithaca! A dining guide for visitors and new arrivals. Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Welcome to Ithaca! A dining guide for visitors and new arrivals.

In the midst of this hot and steamy week, we’re enjoying some fancy iced coffee at home and around town, thanks to a new line of canned coffee from Copper Horse Coffee Roasters. Snapchilled coffee from Copper Horse cools down a steamy week Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Snapchilled coffee from Copper Horse cools down a steamy week

When I told a friend in Florida I was going to visit the Ithaca Bakery, she exclaimed, “Oh, I love bakeries!” I had to stop and think for a moment, then explain that our Meadow Street “bakery” doesn’t just do bread and pastries any more. They do bake the fresh bread, rolls, donuts, cookies, and cakes for a staggering number of hotels, stores, offices, and other eateries around the region, but I was there to visit the eatery part of the business. Paying a visit to one of Ithaca’s oldest eateries, the Ithaca Bakery Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Paying a visit to one of Ithaca’s oldest eateries, the Ithaca Bakery

Normally in August, and canceled last summer, Binghamton’s Spiedie Fest returns this year on October 8th through 10th. It’s part county fair, part music festival, and part celebration of the Southern Tier’s signature food, the spiedie! Binghamton’s Spiedie Fest, canceled in 2020, will return this October Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Binghamton’s Spiedie Fest, canceled in 2020, will return this October

This week, 14850 Dining is in Ithaca’s west end checking out the critical mass of food trucks and pop-ups that have appeared within the space of a few blocks. Several food trucks and pop-ups now dot Ithaca’s west end Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Several food trucks and pop-ups now dot Ithaca’s west end

With COVID on the decline, and vaccination rates high in Tompkins County (75% as of July 4), people have been coming out of their quarantine ready to get back to “normal” and that includes going out to our favorite eateries for things other than takeout. Couple this with a 30-40% increase in canine adoptions since the pandemic started (people suddenly were at home and able to take care of a furry friend) and you can see why there is a lot of pent-up demand for places to eat, and to bring our four-legged friends. Here’s a list of the places we know about that allow dogs under New York’s restaurant guidelines, which say restaurants can have pet dogs in any outdoor spaces that don’t require the guest to bring the dog through an indoor food service area. (We know at least one local spot that doesn’t allow dogs on their patio because they’d have to get there through the dining room.) Ithaca area dog-friendly restaurant roundup Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Ithaca area dog-friendly restaurant roundup

This week, 14850 Dining is checking out the new digs and expanded hours for the Bistro at La Tourelle! The cafe at the south hill inn has moved into the classic farmhouse vacated last year by the closure of John Thomas Steakhouse, and they’re now open until 2pm seven days a week. New digs, expanded hours, great meals at the Bistro at La Tourelle Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

New digs, expanded hours, great meals at the Bistro at La Tourelle

Summertime has arrived in Ithaca, and 14850 Dining is checking out some Collegetown eateries that are short on student business between semesters. Collegetown business always slows down for the summer and winter break with students out of town, which means it’s an opportunity for the rest of us to help — and to enjoy some of these great restaurants while they’re not crowded. Paying a visit to Collegetown’s eateries during a slow summer Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Paying a visit to Collegetown’s eateries during a slow summer

This week the 14850 Dining Report is celebrating some food-related business ribbon cuttings and grand openings around Ithaca! The Bistro at La Tourelle has taken over the classic farmhouse vacated last year by the closure of John Thomas Steakhouse. Their ribbon-cutting last week featured comments from Tompkins County Legislator Daniel Klein, Ithaca Town Superintendent Rod Howe, and Jennifer Tavares from the Chamber of Commerce, in addition to La Tourelle leadership from the extended Wiggins family and Chef Anne Miller. The Bistro has long offered weekday breakfasts and weekend brunches, and they’ve just expanded their hours with weekday lunches. 15 STEPS recently added a culinary and crafts classroom alongside their new housewares department! The Downtown Ithaca Alliance and city officials came to celebrate along with owners Scott Dolphin, Todd Nau, and Carol Travis in the space that has already been hosting cooking classes this spring. Longtime Ithaca Commons hot dog vendor Lou Cassaniti moved indoors over the winter so he could offer a variety of street food in any weather. Lou’s Street Food just added purity ice cream to their offerings, and Lou celebrated with a ribbon-cutting featuring representatives from the Downtown Ithaca Alliance and Mayor Svante Myrick. If you’re wondering [...]

Ribbon cuttings and grand openings around Ithaca

If you’ve got something to celebrate, this week 14850 Dining is exploring some of the Ithaca area’s upscale dining offerings. The last year has dealt a blow to the dining scene, but these spots are the ones that we’ve confirmed are open now. Upscale dining around Ithaca when there’s something to celebrate Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Upscale dining around Ithaca when there’s something to celebrate

Let us whet your appetite with the 14850 Dining Report, a weekly look at eateries and food-related topics in and around Ithaca and Tompkins County.

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