Ithaca Dining from 14850 Magazine

We mention Red’s Place from time to time, in our where-to-find-lunch features, or National Sandwich Day roundup, or when we’re talking about the Chili Cook-Off or Mac ‘n Cheese Bowl. But it’s been a while since we’ve featured them, so this week we’re giving Red’s Place our full attention.

Returning to Red’s Place, under new ownership with lots of what we’ve always loved

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14850 Dining is at the movies this week with a month’s worth of staff picks at Cinemapolis, Ithaca’s downtown movie theatre, because this month’s staff picks theme is food!

Flavor on film: A month of food features begins this week at Cinemapolis

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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

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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.

First Look: BG Budas brings fresh Italian flavors to Ithaca’s East Hill

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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.

The Lotus brings a new tiny kitchen pop-up to K-HOUSE Karaoke Lounge

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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.

Applebee’s restaurant in Ithaca’s northeast will close in May

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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.

Faces new and old in a Tompkins County pizzeria shuffle

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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.

Celebrating National Chili Day and the Downtown Ithaca Chili Cook-Off

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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.

What’s hot? These “Hot Ones” wings available now from Eta Pie!

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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.

After 30 years, a new owner and a new era for Viva Taqueria & Cantina

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