It was a barbershop where I often had my haircut as a student. The Connection was a favorite happy hour hangout. Creative hints by author of 1001 Ways to Bt Romantic Tickets: $4.00 Strong Museum members; $6.00 nonmembcrs ( lit jMtg One Manhattan Square Rochester, NY 14607 716-263-2700 Finally, a comedy that will chance the way you think, the way you feel, and most importantly thewayyoudrest. If my wealthy Japanese Hotelie friend was treating, the Nabeyaki Udon at the Kayuga restaurant was the best. They had great ice cream, often new flavors that were being tested. Maybe they are somewhere in the fine print, but I didnt see any references to Morries. It was right at the corner of Dryden and Eddy, where today it appears there is a place called Hideaway. Right across the street from it there was a Burger King. Used it for years. Dunbars was my place from the moment Dave and Lee bought it in 79. However, whenever the Angels played the Yankees on television, the special was revived. At the helm for many of those years, Dick and Rita Ellston who lessened the pain of a growling stomach during an 8am-4pm or a 4pm-12am shift with great conversation and even greater comfort food. Pizza at the Nines and the Chariot. Impressive. This listing of light fare will be served in addition to the regular dinner menu, available from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. Where else could you get a burger (or spiedie), fries, and a mug of draft beer for all of 99 cents? Curreri says of this College Avenue eatery, which briefly became the Italian restaurant the Vineyard before closing in 1980. Best juke box, pizza, turkey soup and bartenders, including my friend Tom Darling. Vincent Van Gogh - Cafe Terrace at Night // Paul Gauguin - Avenue de Clichy : No way that would be acceptable behavior these days! 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We had lines out the door so we handed out plastic glasses of sangria to people waiting in line. in a diner car, with Bo-burgers (cheeseburger, fried onions, fried egg), and apple turnovers kept warm on the grill. Their Exxer sub was crave-worthy, I think its still the best sub I ever had. The winning subs for about 8 weeks went onto our new permanent specialty Sub Menu ( 8 new sandwiches including the Tuna Moon, X-er, D MC D, Hot Cosmos and a few others. From sophomore to senior year I lived in my fraternity, whose cook was not the best by any means. The three partners were graduate students at Cornell University when they started the business: Novak, a native of California, was studying genetics; Molly, who's from Rochester, was in nutrition; David, of Erie, Pa., was in the veterinary medicine program. Indeed, while some legendary establishmentslike Johnnys Big Red Grill, the Royal Palm Tavern, the Nines, Aladdins, Rulloffs, and the Chapter Houseexisted for decades, countless others have come and gone: changing names, locations, or cuisines or closing altogether, with new ventures popping up to take their place. The closing of Olivers robbed the world of some of the best NE clam chowder ever made! But please feel free to add your memories to the comments below! My sister Karen was two years ahead of me at Cornell and she and her friends introduced me to the Palms. The Ithaca Mall was the center of city life Larkin described it as the place where. Wonder what happened to it? Still hang with those friends. This book needed caretakers that could see the soul of it. Larkin eventually found a home with an editor and a publisher that understood Aprils journey and wanted to help tell that story. Voted Best Brunch of Ithaca 2005, 2008 & 2010 - Ithaca Times; Voted Best Breakfast in Ithaca 2015 -. Its owner, Mark Kielman, was something of a mentor to many of us. And Aladdins was great first place I ever tried falafel. I believe the Boxcar was started by Garry Morfit, Garry Moores son (of TV fame, e.g. Looked around for any other KDs in the place that I could make the long cold (February) walk back to North Campus when in he walks. My favorite memory is going to Olivers and hanging out in the patio senior year right after our wines class ended. I had to keep searching for my people, said Larkin. In 1995, Cafe Decadence was a real coffee shop in Ithaca Commons, and the city itself was much smaller. Celia Shafer Feiler 95, DVM 99, remembers Olivers for having the best matzo ball soup! Too many beers at Dunbars. It was probably worth it. I think I misspoke when I mentioned the Cuba Libres at the Salty Dog. We opened a Chef Italia in Syracuse, Horseheads, Rochester, and then I helped open the one in Ithaca when I returned to finish my degree in the Hotel School. From the 60s, not restaurants but movie theatres heading downtown the Near Near, the Far Near, the Near Far, and the Far Far. And there was a late night restaurant all the way across town. Few seem remember the excellent Italian restaurant that previously occupied the space of Little Joes in the mid-80s: Vinnies Italian Kitchen. 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Being a North Campus resident with most classes in Martha Van I really never ventured into Collegetown and had to ask him where Duffys was when he asked me out! And lastly: The Chapter House celebrating after our womens lacrosse NY state tournament win with beer and singing along with jukebox fave We are the Champions at maximum volume (we may also have danced on the tables). I was almost certainly one of its first customers as I walked by it every morning from my run down apartment on Dryden Road. Drivers on Eddy Street, listening to the game on their radios, would throw their cars into park, jump out, run into Dunbars with a quarter, and down a quick shot before getting back in the car and driving away. Which, BTW, are not as good as the hot truck originals. I came to Ithaca in 77. I sold a huge oak coat rack to Turnbacks that resided in the entry hall there. Their plan was to bring an A&W to Collegtown but when we stripped out all the layers inside and found the lovely chestnut woodwork, pressed tin ceiling and penny round tile floor of the original ice cream parlor they wanted to restore it. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. A Mk fc. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. Greek salad from Souv. There are not many things certain in this life, but getting a slice during prelims or a night out to get your greasy fix at Mama Ts was certain, says Lorraine Medeiros 01. I still have a couple t-shirts from there, including the very first one they sold (although none of them still fit). Oct. 13, at 12:20 p.m. The English lounge was packed with people sitting under a shroud of excited silence. When I returned to Ithaca in 2011, I was surprised at how much had survived from the Eighties. The Daily Sun used to go there after electing the next slate of editors, she says, and they comforted me greatly when I lost an election junior year.. There used to be a B. Kliban cartoon, Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head. Those were the sandwiches at the Chariot., Nicole Neroulias Gupte 01 remembers the legendary corn nuggets. Ayesha Chari is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. Many a night spent there. I think that the fact that we werent talking about all of those things lent itself to people wishing April could be nicer. The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she . But the new shop is a transformation. The president of the college declared that anyone that went would be dispelled from school. A monster sandwich which was very filling and delicious. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. I worked there, mostly at the Chariot, in the early 1980s, and spent many nights with friends at the Chariot. During under graduate days,I lived in Cascadilla, and many nights, for dinner, I went to Collegetown for a TULI-BURGER !! Yes, that was the best. The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she . I also had the privilege to interview Allison Larkin about her writing process, her connection with Ithaca and what her latest novel can tell us about the relationships we maintain. I lived in an apartment upstairs in the building next to Pops. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. Rack of Lamb, lobster, roast duckgood wine listgreat views of Cayuga Lake. The first eatery I tried in C-Town while matriculating in 1971. And we know where some of their music led . (71-72). I was at Cornell in the late 1980s, and other than Collegetown Bagels and Louis Lunch Truck, my favorite restaurant was Sas Place, where I usually got a delicious calzone. Loved the names of the subs the Eggplanet was one of my faves. I initiated a customer menu write-in promotion for extremely great Sub sandwich creations. Tom Darling behind the bar in 77-78 and Ralph Byers unplugging the juke box and putting an out of order sign on it. I also loved watching the guy holding the huge snake in front of the Uni Deli. armia Sampling American Life Lectures to mcite your evenings sparkle, Including September 2 1 "Head ing down tlie I ligliway' Nostalgic glimpse of roadside America October 19 "Voices for 2 Wjrlds" African-American poetry reading November 16 'Are You Ready for Romance?" Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. The People We Keep takes place in the 1990s, a time when peoples lives were not as easily accessible via social media and long-distance relationships were not as easy to maintain. In the end, that was what struck me most about this novel The People We Keep explores the vulnerability of opening up, whether through your art or your relationships with others, and it uses a familiar location to do so. Yes, Jim, King Submarine on Eddy was great I remember The Xer the best sub I ever have eaten. We had it good in the 80s and early 90s! What about the boxcar just outside of town. Pops place a favorite during my graduate school years 1971-1975, also ate at Joes every night while completing the writing of my dissertation in summer of 1975. Mostly, the clientele consumed upstate Pilsner by the pitcher, recalls Jason Gettinger 64. Wed drink and play those newfangled things called video games. The best hot subs ever. Yum, Still use the cookbook. So the guys decided just to open up their own rootbeer place and named it Muggsys. VT ' Ingllih mftWrtw Mini a. mams cnOon Maying American Music Music performances to aJJ sizzle to your nights, including October 5 "Neapolitan Festival" Ciiillari Di Piazza November 2 "Flour City Blues & Rbytbms" With radio host Doug Curry Tickets: S6.00 Strong Museum members; $8.00 nonmembcrs All performances and lectures at 7:30 p.m. Get access to this page with a Free Trial, Millions of additional pages added every month, Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the. The Mojos, which thrived as a more or less Rolling Stones cover band was a regular contributor to the bars raucous and crowded beer and dance scene. Didnt do well on my prelim later that morning. I remember when you had to ask where Duffys was! That was probably the best bar/restaurant job I ever had. Search. An all time favorite was Steak A Roma on College Ave. My buddies and I would go there for the filling meal that would carry us a few days. I still have my own personal beer mug from Jims in my den at home, recalls Bill Waters 54. In February, Ithaca Beer Company opened its new brewpub on College Avenuefeaturing modern dcor, a patio for outdoor dining, and a menu that showcases its libations and locally sourced ingredients. Famous for peanut shells and popcorn on the floor and always had mellow live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Review. Helen Rubinstein 04 was particularly fond of the restaurants popular fruit salad. If you ate the Athenian Chicken and survived, all credit to your digestive tract! Cant mention all of the questionable activities, but all you can drink including top shelf on Thursdays was epic. Great memories.. The Vietnam restaurant on Dryden Road was my go-to place for cheap and cheerful chow. The best one though is meeting my bride-to-be, Heather Straka (Sytsma) 95, on the patio at Olivers during summer break. My favorite in all of Ithaca was the Rosebud diner downtown. I live in Collegetown and we used to eat breakfast at Pops and in the evening drank beer at the Palms. Shout out to John Browns Body and Kevin Kinsella best concert I ever saw there. Larkin said that she eventually learned how to listen to critique while still retaining the vision of April and her life that she wanted. Charlie Schlumberger 76. Good to see that the Collegetown Diet hasnt buried either one of us yet! Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. I cant remember if there was cole slaw. The North 40. My boyfriend then (and now husband) would pick up an order whenever I was sick.. The establishment was named for notorious local murderer Edward Rulloff, who, in 1871, became the last man executed in New York State by public hanging. Luckily my first class on Thursdays was photography at 2:00 pm. No one had a credit card and every penny was precious. After looking at the menu, I asked where is the food? Unique gifts for all occasions! The Ithaca Mall was the center of city life Larkin described it as the place where her friends would go on weekends to re-enter society. We speculated on how much of this difference was due to her being a student at Ithaca College as opposed to at Cornell, but we suspected that a much bigger difference was the era in which we experienced college. And some fabulous nights listening to Zobo Fun Band (their troupe of dancers) and Boffolongo (sp.) Yes, the New England clam chowder was a little peppery, as I recall. The cafe concept is definitely catching on as an alternative to a diner in the morning or a bar at night. I worked there starting pretty much as soon as I arrived in Ithaca in fall of 1969 through some of the winter in 1969-70 before I started grad school at Cornell. Known as Cosmos, the establishment was everyones intro to Greek food, says Curreri. Oh my, the memories. We came independent of each other, but soon hooked up. Just of those listed: Rulloffs, The Nines, Aladdins, Pixel Lounge, Royal Palms, The Chapter House, CTB (location-wise), Stellas, and Dunbars have all gone out in the past decade. Cherished memories! (716) 461-4750. (It had been previously scheduled to close to make way for demolition of the Chacona Block that summer, but shut down earlier that spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Ithaca, she starts working at the cozy Cafe Decadence and meets a group of friends that make her feel, for the first time, like she belongs. Great burgers and friendly casual atmosphere. The best pepperoni subs ever. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. PolyQram GRAMERCY DRINK . Have to add the ABC (Apple Blossom Caf) on Stewart Ave. One of the pioneers of vegetarian and vegan food, and a great live music venue. All our friends would order a pitcher of beer (or two) and let the world go by. What other place had so many amazing places to eat and drink in just 2 small blocks. The People We Keep found a home the same way April did: by meeting people who truly understood it. (You can easily tell a Swede) Olivers, Rulloffs, and Connection (free popcorn)were our most visited places. This is bugging me! My junior year I lived on Highland Place, around the corner from Elba. I liked being able to hear my companions talk. The most expensive dish was a great boneless strip steak and fries, both covered with a Greek lemon sauce, for $2.22., The Ithaca franchise of this Rochester-based chain helped popularize spiedies in Ithaca in the 1970s. (Weird, but delicious! Claimed. Then mint-chip ice cream cones from somewhere around there, cant recall the name of the place for now. But for food Hurry on down to Hardees, baby, where the burgers are charcoal broiled. I remember Saint Pattys Day when they decided to give green beer for five cents. It had been a bowling alley and the lane remnants adorned the walls. And one of the bartenders was a former microbiology lab partner. She never confused orders, just amazing! I lived on Williams St., so after closing time at the Chapter House it was up the hill to Eddy St. for an Exxer sub and then back down the hill to my apartment. Caf Owner and Kitchen Manager, Cafe Decadence, Ithaca, New York December 1987 to May 1990 Laboratory Technician,Department of Food Science, Cornell University June 1986 to January 1987 Teaching Assistant, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University Fall 1985 to Spring 1986 Notable for its fold-up booth seats and wall art showcasing both soccer jerseys and images from classical history, it has long been a go-to place for hockey fans pre-game dinners, featuring not only the eponymous meat dish and huge Greek salads but pizza, Italian entrees, and garlic bread. Downright folksy, as I recall. Ithaca is the backdrop for some of our most important developments: it is where we set the academic and professional foundations for the rest of our careers, and where we form some of the longest lasting and most impactful relationships and friendships of our lives. ), Rulloffs was my date restaurant, notes Matt Van Ryn 82. It was a cafe inside a church. It made me see Ithaca in a different light, one unaffected by preconceptions or by other peoples Instagram accounts. Amish Quilt & Craft Sale Direct From Lancaster County, PA Sat. This time period was a deliberate choice by Larkin, not only because it resembled her own experience, but because it intensifies the time friends spend together, making Aprils story more compelling. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. H. Fisk Johnson 79, MEng 80, MS 82, MBA 84, PhD 86, remembers this family-style Greek and Italian stalwart so fondly that he gave the eateryand its now-retired owner, Peter Papachryssanthoua shout-out during the 2017 celebration of the gift that created the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Utter deliciousness. In business for 36 years until its closure in 2015, Dunbarswith its accumulated graffiti, framed jerseys, and the famous Lynah Rink cowbellwas a formative and memorable spot for many. I remember Purity Ice Cream and I think it was the Taconic Inn for big splurge dining. There's a second Cafe Decadence in downtown Ithaca. In my day there also was the Ithaca Diner open 24 hours. The short-lived, but legendary eateryas described by Tengwas located in a large space on the southwest corner of Dryden Road and College Avenue that remains vacant today. As a Chi Psi member, I was able to hire a few of our brothers over those couple of years. Lived in apartment above Pips, across from student agencies, home of legendary pinball marathons. Missing from this list are Cafe Decadence and Temptations in the early 90s, which both predated Stellas, and made way better coffee drinks than Stellas did when it first opened. Wonderful to get a chance to talk to so many new people and the regulars as I was mixing huge containers of tuna saladin batches so big for me that the nice owners (wish I could recall their names) had to buy me a stool to stand onor spreading it and any other ingredients customers requested. Cornell undergraduate students spend four of our most formative years in Ithaca. Heidi Kunsman fills that role in the Brighton shop. I could go on and on! I actually worked the grill part time for tuition money for the Hotel School! Was banished once for a food fight. Like Larkin, April is a creative person: a songwriter who channels her experiences into her art. On the Commons: The Common Ground. Pops Place had great chili and starving student prices! The closure of Ruloffs, the demolition of the Chacona block and its replacement with the hideous Student Agencies Building was just the last straw. Every time I hear Bobby Darins Mack the Knife or Robert Palmers Sneakin Sally Through the Alley, Im immediately transported back to the Chapter House, says Sharon Palatnik Simoncini 78. He slyly sat down to discuss my pick (which was always Shoop by Salt N Peppa, so Lord knows why I was looking at the book anyway!) Dunbars was also a favorite for Michelle Giuffrida Cannon 90, who reminisces that Wednesday night was Group Therapy$6 for a pitcher of beer and some kamikaze shots. And as Meg Feury Ragland 94 recalls, Back in our undergrad days, Pete Shephard 94 and I used to meet for beers at Dunbars on St. Patricks Day, along with probably a few hundred of you.. In business for just over seven decades before closing in 2012, the Palms was one of Collegetowns most enduring bars. Failing out of school, picking up shifts at Margo's diner, she's left fending for herself in a town where she's never quite felt at home. Lastly, Id be remiss not to mention that I met my spouse pouring over the Karaoke song book on a Monday night in March 2008 at Ruloffs. 9). tjm rami . Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. Eddy St, just outside the gate. I enjoyed many of the places listed. Login; Business Contacts & Backgrounds. Senior year conversations (over decent beer) at the Chapter House. Rulloffs was another favorite and I liked that they had both an upstairs and downstairs bar. Nothing made a night more complete than a slice and a soda with friends.. Speaking of the grill in there, it was so cold one winter night that (having had a few drinks) I leaned over the grill to get warm. Whatever happened to it? The Palms remained a dive-bar favorite even as student drinking habits and socializing behaviors shiftedparticularly after New York raised the legal age to 21. 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