Six months after restaurants in New York State got permission to open outdoor seating and resume serving customers in person, we’re looking around town as outdoor dining options dwindle and more eateries are focusing on takeout and delivery again.

There aren’t a lot of people opening new eateries during a pandemic, but this week 14850 Dining is taking a look at a brand new restaurant on Ithaca’s east hill. On Dryden Road, Pronto offers “craft pizza and artful salads” geared for takeout and delivery this season. Creative pizzas and salads from Pronto on Ithaca’s east hill Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Where can you dine in and around Ithaca and Tompkins County over the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend? As always, there will be a few eateries open, plus some community meals, and we’ve got the details. An Ithaca Thanksgiving means several open eateries and free meals Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

“COVID is getting worse by the day. All around the country. The fall surge is here,” said Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in a statement on Wednesday afternoon. New York State is taking the step of ordering establishments with state liquor licenses, including bars and restaurants, to close at 10pm beginning last Friday evening. As virus surges, bars and restaurants will close at 10pm nightly Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Around the country, many merchants are continuing a tradition this Wednesday, of offering free meals and discounts to military service members and veterans to observe Veterans Day. While some are national chains that don’t have outlets in Central New York, we’ve compiled a list for the Ithaca and Tompkins County area. Eateries and merchants offer free meals and discounts on Veterans Day Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Who would have thought that finding a spot to watch the game with some food and drink would be this much of a challenge in 2020? Ithaca’s Buffalo Wild Wings franchise closed for good this spring, but the locally grown Uncle Joe’s finally reopened in the fall! And there are plenty of other bars and restaurants you can count on to have the game on TV. 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 and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

The Ithaca Rotary Club pancake breakfast on Election Day is a decades-old tradition, and the 2020 edition “has been reimagined as a Pancakes to Go takeout meal,” according to organizers. There’s also a drive-through Chicken BBQ hosted by Trumansburg Rotary, and Enfield Grange has a takeout turkey dinner. Pancakes or BBQ chicken to go for this year’s Rotary Election Day fundraisers Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

14850 Dining is in Downtown Ithaca this week enjoying a plant-powered comfort food meal at Angelhearts Diner. We’re also celebrating their first birthday! Don’t look for bean sprouts and wheatgrass here, though. This 100% vegan diner isn’t a health food spot — they serve up serious hearty diner fare.

Instead of the sprawling Apple Harvest Festival on and around the Commons with dozens of fruit, food, and craft vendors, there’s an Apple Festive event this week with farmers, cideries, and apple growers — and special themed menu items at lots of downtown eateries and shops. Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, 14850 Dining is dining outside while the weather lasts! Even though state guidelines allow restaurants to open indoor dining with limited capacity, there seems to be pretty broad agreement that if you’re eating at a restaurant during the ongoing pandemic, sitting outdoors is safer than sitting indoors. Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.