The rainy forecast for New Year’s Eve shouldn’t dampen too many spirits. There’s plenty to do, with great meals in the works and lots of live music and other events.

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Where can you dine in and around Ithaca and Tompkins County over the upcoming Christmas and New Year weeks? As always, there will be a few eateries open on the holidays, and some closing for a vacation, and we’ve got the details.

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What Ithaca eateries are open and closed for the upcoming holidays?

This week, 14850 Dining is checking out the new Thompson & Bleecker, a Neapolitan pizza and wine bar on the Ithaca Commons with a real Brooklyn flair. It’s the latest eatery from the family that owns Souvlaki House in Collegetown.

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Thompson & Bleecker is Downtown Ithaca’s new upscale pizza and wine bar

This week we’re back at Monks on the Commons, in the Ithaca Marriott. This downtown hotel bar and restaurant that opened two years ago this month has a great cocktail selection, happy hour drinks and bites, and creative meals ranging from comfort food to fancy fare.

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After two years, exploring Monks on the Ithaca Commons

We’ve had an opportunity to visit Ithaca’s newest Italian eatery, Pasta Vitto, which opened in late October. It’s in the former location of Madeline’s at the east end of the Ithaca Commons, and has the same owners as Viva Taqueria.

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First Look: Downtown Ithaca’s new Pasta Vitto restaurant

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.

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An Ithaca Thanksgiving means several open eateries and free meals

When election day rolls around, Tompkins County residents get to vote for plain pancakes or blueberry pancakes at the annual Rotary Clubs election day pancake breakfast. The 45th annual pancake breakfast will be at Coltivare, on South Cayuga Street this Tuesday.

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Ithaca Rotary Clubs gear up for annual election day pancake breakfast

We’ve learned that The Rose, a family restaurant in northeast Ithaca since the early 1980s, will be closing at the end of October. Originally known as Mexicali Rose, this eatery in the Triphammer Marketplace expanded several years ago to offer two dining rooms and a spacious bar area.

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Triphammer’s The Rose closing at the end of the month

This week, 14850 Dining is back underground at Downtown Ithaca’s Bickering Twins Restaurant. This taco-focused eatery is the latest incarnation of Latin food offerings from a pair of twins who started with catering and taco pop-ups.

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Pizza is so important to them, it’s in their name! Ciao! Wood-Fired Pizza and Pasta opened eight years ago this fall, and they’ve been named to the Pizza Today Hot 100 list for the fifth straight year. This year they land at #75 on the ranking of top-grossing pizzerias, with $3,000,000 in pizza sales.

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Ciao celebrates another year on the Pizza Today Hot 100 list