This week, 14850 Dining pays a return visit to Agava Restaurant on Ithaca’s East Hill. Open just over five years, Agava offers southwest-inspired fare in rustic surroundings, with a tremendous focus on farm-fresh local food.

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This week, we’re darting up Route 89 to the Glenwood Pines, overlooking Cayuga Lake. We’ve talked about the famous Pinesburger, and another favorite is their fish fry, but believe it or not, the Pines has more than these two items available.

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Old Mexico opened in Ithaca almost exactly two years ago, and this week 14850 Dining has the word on a new Old Mexico Express location on East Hill. They opened for lunch today.

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This week, we’re trying the new gluten-free pizza at Ithaca’s Papa John’s. People who avoid gluten may have thought pizza was out of reach, but Papa John’s is one of a few spots in town offering an alternative to traditional crust.

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Here’s the 14850 Dining Report, this week checking out the fresh fruit ready for the pickin’ at Littletree Orchards. Right down the road in Newfield, Littletree is open Thursday through Monday each week through the fall, and sells at area farmers markets, as well.

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This week the 14850 Dining Report is celebrating the anniversary of Simeon’s reopening in Downtown Ithaca. The iconic corner restaurant opened last August just over two years after a tragic accident.

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Every year about this time, Ithaca’s population swells with thousands of new and returning students. And, every year about this time, the 14850 Dining Report has some ideas of where to eat.

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This week, we’re looking forward to this Saturday’s book signing at Downtown Ithaca’s Buffalo Street Books for The Skeptical Vegan. It’s a new book from Eric Lindstrom, a local designer and author whose Meaty Vegan blog has offered excellent tips on healthy and ethical eating for the last four years.

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This week the 14850 Dining Report is in Collegetown visiting an old stand-by, The Nines. This College Avenue pizzeria and bar is in an old firehouse building — the new station number 9 was built next door — and offers the area’s finest deep-dish pizza, plus sandwiches and a few surprises, as well as a great patio for eating outside and watching the world go by.

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This week we’re taking 14850 Dining on a road trip and stopping at Food & Fire in nearby Johnson City. This homegrown BBQ joint has great food and a killer beer selection. Just outside Binghamton near the Oakdale Mall, Food & Fire focuses on slow-smoked and grilled meats, though they have more than the bare minimum of vegetarian offerings, too.