Since Sal opened in 1989, this small pizzeria and Italian restaurant has been offering excellent pizza, fantastic wings, subs, lasagna, salads, and lots more. Across from Agway in a shopping plaza that drivers zip by, Sal’s is easy to miss, but worth stopping in.

A west-end pizzeria quietly makes some of the best Italian food in Ithaca

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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

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For some, the fall weather ushers in a renewed interest in the familiar flavors of comfort food. We love this change of seasons in the kitchen — the warming sensation of autumn’s first squash soup reminds us of slipping on a cozy sweater — but while we embrace that familiarity, we also welcome the opportunity to incorporate bold flavors with the heartier vegetables of the last few harvests. Here are some of our favorite ways to pack a flavorful fall punch for your palate.

The flavors of fall produce mean simple fare and comfort food

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Ciao! Wood-Fired Pizza and Pasta opened nine years ago this fall, and they’ve been named to the Pizza Today Hot 100 list for the sixth straight year. This year they climb to #74 on the ranking of top-grossing pizzerias, with over $3,100,000 in pizza sales.

Ciao climbs higher in this year’s Pizza Today Hot 100 list

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The old location of Downtown Ithaca’s Collegetown Bagels has closed, and the new location has opened just a block away, in the 300 block of East State Street. The new café is on the north facade of the City Centre apartment building, which opened this summer.

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This week, 14850 Dining is welcoming a pair of new eateries to Downtown Ithaca. Gateway Mediterranean Grill and Bistro and Angelhearts Diner are both now open in Gateway Center at the foot of East State Street.

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Two new eateries open in Downtown Ithaca’s Gateway Center

This week, 14850 Dining is offering some tips on tipping at food and drink spots around town. Many of the people who bring us our meals or serve our coffee or cocktails don’t make a lot of money for their hard work, even with improved minimum wages, and for better or worse, tips make up a big portion of their incomes.

What’s expected when tipping at food and drink spots?

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