It was an NYC-style Korean deli that served everything from mashed potatoes to sushi to beer towers, open 24 hours a day, she says. At the helm for many of those years, Dick and Rita Ellston who lessened the pain of a growling stomach during an 8am-4pm or a 4pm-12am shift with great conversation and even greater comfort food. I used to favor the restaurant called Greek House (over Souvlaki House). The People We Keep found a home the same way April did: by meeting people who truly understood it. and the rest is history. Always an alternative to my other favorite, The Palms, the Alt brings back memories of loud music by the Stones and spilled beer on the floor. Oh that cheesecake and a pint of Schmidts for 50 cents. var w=window;w.googletag=w.googletag||{cmd:[]},googletag.cmd.push(function(){var e=googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([800,600],[728,90]).addSize([320,480],[320,50]).build();googletag.defineSlot("/100557188/ca-pub-2224625513254808-tag/cornellsun",[[728,90],[320,50]],"cornellsun_728x90_320x50").defineSizeMapping(e).addService(googletag.pubads()),googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(),googletag.enableServices(),googletag.display("cornellsun_728x90_320x50")}); BookTok Brings Renewed Fame to Colleen Hoovers It Ends With Us, Refugeography: A Reading With Slam Poet Bao Phi. There are not many things certain in this life, but getting a slice during prelims or a night out to get your greasy fix at Mama Ts was certain, says Lorraine Medeiros 01. Review. This listing of light fare will be served in addition to the regular dinner menu, available from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Oct. 13, at 12:20 p.m. The English lounge was packed with people sitting under a shroud of excited silence. Helen Rubinstein 04 was particularly fond of the restaurants popular fruit salad. Yes, you could get a full meal with steak, potato, soda and a salad for under $5 at Steak A Roma. Loved the place, a real dive. LOL. Makes me so sad, though, to see historic buildings razed nothing can create the special college town environment like preservation of history and the physical presence of the historic place that is Cornell. I learned what Texas Toast was there. Another nearby hangout, often for the hockey team, was the Fall Creek House. A jukebox which always had an out-of-order sign on it. I loved the pizza at Sindbads on Eddy Street. Cant mention The Rongo without mentioning the Bastard Series of drinks: The Dying Bastard, Dead Bastard, and Suffering Bastard, each with progressively more alcohol. Henrietta, NY Amish Country Quills & Crafts brings (heir first sale to Rochester. Cornell undergraduate students spend four of our most formative years in Ithaca. I initiated a customer menu write-in promotion for extremely great Sub sandwich creations. And the meager price didnt prevent us from sending the burger back if wasnt properly cooked to order.. I remember Saint Pattys Day when they decided to give green beer for five cents. Molly gave birth to the couple's third child last week. The Ithaca Mall was the center of city life Larkin described it as the place where her friends would go on weekends to re-enter society. We speculated on how much of this difference was due to her being a student at Ithaca College as opposed to at Cornell, but we suspected that a much bigger difference was the era in which we experienced college. Only time I ever got invited back stage by the artists was G Love and Special Sauce at the Haunt! I worked there, mostly at the Chariot, in the early 1980s, and spent many nights with friends at the Chariot. This made me tear up. The roast beef coming through the rye. One last indelible memory to note: Going to the Palms and being astounded that my friend Al Biederman (79) knew all the words to Love Potion #9. I also had the privilege to interview Allison Larkin about her writing process, her connection with Ithaca and what her latest novel can tell us about the relationships we maintain. Save. I lived in an apartment upstairs in the building next to Pops. Came with, I think, steak fries a salad and garlic bread. In 1995, Cafe Decadence was a real coffee shop in Ithaca Commons, and the city itself was much smaller. Cant believe its been 30 years! In 1995, Cafe Decadence was a real coffee shop in Ithaca Commons, and the city itself was much smaller. The beloved pizza joint took its name from its buildingthe original, early 1900s home of Ithacas Fire Station No. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. Their Exxer sub was crave-worthy, I think its still the best sub I ever had. Mixed drinks were $1.25 and there was a closet in the back room by the DJ where they served beer out of when it was too hard to get to the bar. Yes, my dear friend, Charlie Mayer, worked there for years and loved doing it, making sandwiches for people who loved the whole thing, including Charlie. Closed now : See all hours. Used to catch salmon and trout in Lake Cayuga and trade the owner for sandwiches. It follows April, a teenage musician who, in 1994, leaves her hometown of Little River, a place where she feels lost and alone, for the quaint Ithaca. I bought a replacement copy when I left Ithaca in the late 80s, as my housemates had used/abused it heavily as well!, Located one flight below street level, this Eddy Street pizzeria was a favorite for many years before closing in 2005. I loved Sas too. The weekly sandwiches were advertised on WVBR Radio and the creators names were mentioned as well as receiving free King Submarine sandwiches for a week . We lived just down the block. Maybe they are somewhere in the fine print, but I didnt see any references to Morries. It was right at the corner of Dryden and Eddy, where today it appears there is a place called Hideaway. Right across the street from it there was a Burger King. We mover the entrance to the side with the greenhouse foyer and added the patio. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. The restaurant's evening service, however, has been expanded with the addition of a "creperiebistro" menu available from 9 to 11 p.m. Where else could you get a burger (or spiedie), fries, and a mug of draft beer for all of 99 cents? Curreri says of this College Avenue eatery, which briefly became the Italian restaurant the Vineyard before closing in 1980. Between Pops and Olivers there was Muggsys. Love Sas. The cafe occupies space that housed the Crossroads Restaurant for some 30 years. It has a classy, contemporary look with a long wall of exposed brick, a polished hardwood floor and booths with thick, oak table tops. The most coveted seat in Collegetown as soon as the temperatures rose in the spring was on the CTB patio.. It was made with apples, grapes, kiwi, melon, berries, and maybe some other fruit, topped with plain yogurt, drizzled in honey, and sprinkled with walnuts," Rubinstein recalls. That Stewart Avenue watering hole had opened in the late 1920s; it segued into the Chapter House in the 1960sweathering a 1980s stint as an ice cream parlor before reemerging as a popular hangout that eventually offered 49 beers on tap as well as house-made sodas, games, live music, and popcorn. We came independent of each other, but soon hooked up. Great pizza and very friendly owner. The 9s had an actual fire engine inside in the mid 70s. Real Decadence Molly and David Basak-Smith (left) describe their style as "elegant, but not pretentious." 1984. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. I left Chef Italia to get my MPS at the Hotel School. During under graduate days,I lived in Cascadilla, and many nights, for dinner, I went to Collegetown for a TULI-BURGER !! Like Larkin, April is a creative person: a songwriter who channels her experiences into her art. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a late-night snack. Its outdoor patio was one of Collegetowns largest. I loved the spiedies and Lambrusco at the Vineyard on College Ave. for several violations in June or July 1976, re-opened, and then was mysteriously destroyed by a fire a couple of months later. Voted Best Brunch of Ithaca 2005, 2008 & 2010 - Ithaca Times; Voted Best Breakfast in Ithaca 2015 -. Amish Quilt & Craft Sale Direct From Lancaster County, PA Sat. mMiN !, W9MAhP W! Ah, The Chariot. Basak-Smith and his wife, Molly Basak-Smith and their friend, Steve Novak, opened the first Cafe Decadence in Ithaca's College Town neighborhood six years ago. Vincent Van Gogh - Cafe Terrace at Night // Paul Gauguin - Avenue de Clichy : Ithaca, as well as the other locations which April visits, felt like their own characters brought to life by Larkin and colored by Aprils perspective. The campus was magical during my tenure. Free popcorn made it so. And then you hope you see them again. I remember when you had to ask where Duffys was! Otherwise, I bought Chinese foodstuffs at a tiny little Asian food store past the top of Buffalo St. and made my own noodle dishes. It was my first job after my undergrad days in the Midwest. Sometimes we had to go back for several weeks before the weather was good enough to take the photo. A Mk fc. PolyQram GRAMERCY DRINK . Aztec Two-Step at the RongoAnd Orleans every weekend at the Salty dog! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Once your comment is approved, your email address will not be published. . Hope someone can clarify this. Have to add the ABC (Apple Blossom Caf) on Stewart Ave. One of the pioneers of vegetarian and vegan food, and a great live music venue. Directly under us was an old-fashioned beauty parlor Im pretty sure the proprietors name was Mabel. Caf Owner and Kitchen Manager, Cafe Decadence, Ithaca, New York December 1987 to May 1990 Laboratory Technician,Department of Food Science, Cornell University June 1986 to January 1987 Teaching Assistant, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University Fall 1985 to Spring 1986 Yes! Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. 40 years later we still see each other and celebrate a symbolic Thanksgiving every year. There were a lot of them. I graduated in 1964. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. As a freshman engineer in the early 60s, Pops Place was a great place to procrastinate and grab a sandwich. There was also The Commons inside CURW. But please feel free to add your memories to the comments below! I actually worked the grill part time for tuition money for the Hotel School! Paintings by local artists are displayed; the owners intend to feature a different artist each month. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. Sandwiches are $3.50 to $5.95. Yes, that was the best. One of the owners was dating Bonnie Raitt. I also loved watching the guy holding the huge snake in front of the Uni Deli. Very anti the War in Vietnam. Davia Weinberg Love, Hum Ec 73. It was almost as good as the ice cream, particularly if you had them put hot fudge on it. Le Cafe Cent-Dix. This allowed me to head up in the dead of winter without a jacket and not have to worry about losing it. I believe they were only open for a few years, but their pizza was superior to Mama Ts and Collegetown Pizza. 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