Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. For information about catering or reservations, call (716) 256-0390. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. The iconic bagel shop first opened in the Chacona Block in 1976, in the storefront that would later house Bear Necessities. The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she . I also recall frequenting The Connection (this was early 80s), with its economical beer and popcorn diet. Homemade chicken soup and one giant matzo ball that filled the container. And theres another reason why Johnnys looms large in Big Red food lore: its proprietor, Johnny Petrillose, was the father of Bob Petrillose, founder of the legendary Hot Truck. Notable for its fold-up booth seats and wall art showcasing both soccer jerseys and images from classical history, it has long been a go-to place for hockey fans pre-game dinners, featuring not only the eponymous meat dish and huge Greek salads but pizza, Italian entrees, and garlic bread. It was because Aprils story was personal to Larkin that she felt so strongly about keeping its essence the same. Owners Herve and Karen Pailler say this will make the restaurant available for private parties of 20 to 50 during daytime hours. I know there were a lot of people that flocked to Dunbars on Wednesdays for Group Therapy, but I found a Wednesday home across the street at Level B for Fishbowl night! The restaurant's evening service, however, has been expanded with the addition of a "creperiebistro" menu available from 9 to 11 p.m. All our friends would order a pitcher of beer (or two) and let the world go by. Most of these establishments were flourishing and the drinking age was 18. The best part was the thrill of hanging on to your animal and trying to steal other peoples! We took the whole gang there to celebrate my PhD in 1983. The winning subs for about 8 weeks went onto our new permanent specialty Sub Menu ( 8 new sandwiches including the Tuna Moon, X-er, D MC D, Hot Cosmos and a few others. Hmmm. The most coveted seat in Collegetown as soon as the temperatures rose in the spring was on the CTB patio.. And lastly: The Chapter House celebrating after our womens lacrosse NY state tournament win with beer and singing along with jukebox fave We are the Champions at maximum volume (we may also have danced on the tables). In the late 70s/early 80s, Reggie Jackson was playing for the New York Yankees. In the end, that was what struck me most about this novel The People We Keep explores the vulnerability of opening up, whether through your art or your relationships with others, and it uses a familiar location to do so. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. Wow so many memories. Wonderful to get a chance to talk to so many new people and the regulars as I was mixing huge containers of tuna saladin batches so big for me that the nice owners (wish I could recall their names) had to buy me a stool to stand onor spreading it and any other ingredients customers requested. Oct. 13, at 12:20 p.m. The English lounge was packed with people sitting under a shroud of excited silence. Failing out of school, picking up shifts at Margo's diner, she's left fending for herself in a town where she's never quite felt at home. Who noticed? She never confused orders, just amazing! In February, Ithaca Beer Company opened its new brewpub on College Avenuefeaturing modern dcor, a patio for outdoor dining, and a menu that showcases its libations and locally sourced ingredients. When the check would come, it was quite amusing to witness a dozen freshmen try to divvy it up. Collegetown Bagels 287 reviews Closed Now Quick Bites, American $ "Such a Treat!" "Skip the lacklustre hotel breakfast" 2. To this day it remains my gold standard for diner food. The Mojos, which thrived as a more or less Rolling Stones cover band was a regular contributor to the bars raucous and crowded beer and dance scene. Dinos, the first bar to hit on way into the center of Ctown senior year when I lived on Catherine. It made me see Ithaca in a different light, one unaffected by preconceptions or by other peoples Instagram accounts. I was more of a Connection person as an undergrad. And Aladdins was great first place I ever tried falafel. The best! The closing of Olivers robbed the world of some of the best NE clam chowder ever made! Met the man whom Id later marry for a first date at Duffys in 1984. I initiated a customer menu write-in promotion for extremely great Sub sandwich creations. Im transported back to Dunbars whenever I hear Ring of Fire. As major construction continues to change the face of Collegetown, Cornellians asked alumni to share their memories of the neighborhoods restaurants and watering holes. The president of the college declared that anyone that went would be dispelled from school. CAFE DECADENCE trademark information | BizStanding. Pops Place had great chili and starving student prices! Many a night spent there. OBriens (Obies?) My son, class of 2016, was surprised that the corner location was not its first. I liked the full circle aspect to that. Aladdins was the venue for my first lunch date with my partner Julian Vrieslander (PhD 81). Mr. Petrillose took one look at my dad and said, Didnt you used to hang out with . I enjoyed many of the places listed. Missing from this list are Cafe Decadence and Temptations in the early 90s, which both predated Stellas, and made way better coffee drinks than Stellas did when it first opened. Lived in apartment above Pips, across from student agencies, home of legendary pinball marathons. Demos, the ever-friendly owner-chef, would send out moussaka, pastitsio, avgolemono, and other Greek specialties (along with a great Spanish empanada) for under two bucks. obbees diner out of town greasy hamburger apple turnover with butter at 2 am cornell 62-66. I had this overwhelming feeling of Ithaca as where I started. In 1995, Cafe Decadence was a real coffee shop in Ithaca Commons, and the city itself was much smaller. Thanks for posting the photo of the original CTB when it was just a take out bagel place. I think I misspoke when I mentioned the Cuba Libres at the Salty Dog. Required fields are marked *. Being Binghamton based we had to introduce Ithaca to Speidis. This time period was a deliberate choice by Larkin, not only because it resembled her own experience, but because it intensifies the time friends spend together, making Aprils story more compelling. Forgot about The Connection. There are so many great comments here making me nostalgic for my reunion coming up this June where our son, Ezra (5), will be getting his first memorable Ithaca experience! They had delicious quiche and French onion soup.. Probably too much of a good thing. Customers 7 WEEKEND, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1994 7 FOOD & DRINK order and pay at the counter and seat themselves, and the food is delivered to the tables. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. Rack of Lamb, lobster, roast duckgood wine listgreat views of Cayuga Lake. Oops! 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. From sophomore to senior year I lived in my fraternity, whose cook was not the best by any means. I used to go to watch football on TV, recalls John Seiler 57. OOPS, I messed up on my first post. The far far was also known as the way out and the food truck near Risley was the wonderful Louies Lunch! Not a CU student but I worked as a Life Safety Officer/Public Safety & Risk Management for 35 years at Cornell. I remember starting my weekend pub crawl on Thursday nights. There are similar places in town, but with its sandwich menu and on-premises baking, Cafe Decadence is a little different. Yes! And thank god for CTB, after a hard shift one of those chewy bagels smothered in cream cheese hit the spot. Nothing like it! 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. I think eventually the floor gave way to the basement. . Loved the Chapter House after hockey games (very special times), but Chef Italias pizza and salad bar resulted in big time take-out for a financially struggling student. I went there the day it opened, before they had their liquor license. My friends and I also frequented both The Connection I ate lots of popcorn there (we lived in a house on Eddy St) and the Plum Tree delicious food! So the guys decided just to open up their own rootbeer place and named it Muggsys. I purposely havent visited the campus since graduating in 1981. Laura Tocco Mariani 99 recalls meeting her now-husband, Matt Mariani 97, there. Yes Nancy, and that was part of the reason I almost didnt graduate from Cornell. (71-72). Loved the grittiness of the place a complete dive, which is what made it special. The best eggplant pizza in the window table at the original Elbas (not the one in the photo), yummy Souvlakis at Souvlaki house all on a college budget! If you were lucky, shed give you the donut holes for free., Known for its lunchtime burgers and weekend brunches, Rulloffs was a Collegetown staple from 1977 until its demise in 2020. There was much lamenting when the Nines closed in 2018, with hordes of alumni and locals clamoring for a final taste of its deep-dish pizzaand a glimpse of what Tom Helf 83 praises as the very cool dumbwaiter that transported food down from the second-floor kitchen. 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. (It had been previously scheduled to close to make way for demolition of the Chacona Block that summer, but shut down earlier that spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 1984. Missing from the list is the Alt Heidelberg bar which, before it burned down in 1968, was home to a great music scene in the mid-60s. Had good sushi there early in the 2000s. I think of it often, because I have never since seen a substantial fruit salad on a restaurant menu, and it boggles my mind given how healthy and easy but delicious that one was, she says. 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. The best hot subs ever. ), Rulloffs was my date restaurant, notes Matt Van Ryn 82. Local and NYC-based graffiti artists were commissioned to decorate the exterior walls; inside, it offered an arcade of old-school games like Ms. Pac-Man, an ongoing stream of projected movies, and a variety of DJs offering hip-hop and electronica mixes to an eager crowd. & Calkins Rd. An all time favorite was Steak A Roma on College Ave. But the Chapter House has not been revived, and the space remains vacant. (716) 461-4750. 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. VT ' Ingllih mftWrtw Mini a. mams cnOon Maying American Music Music performances to aJJ sizzle to your nights, including October 5 "Neapolitan Festival" Ciiillari Di Piazza November 2 "Flour City Blues & Rbytbms" With radio host Doug Curry Tickets: S6.00 Strong Museum members; $8.00 nonmembcrs All performances and lectures at 7:30 p.m. Get access to this page with a Free Trial, Millions of additional pages added every month, Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the. Yes, the New England clam chowder was a little peppery, as I recall. 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. Love Sas. and you could do your laundry in the attached laundromat when I was at Cornell. This is my Business. I worked there, mostly at the Chariot, in the early 1980s, and spent many nights with friends at the Chariot. And the meager price didnt prevent us from sending the burger back if wasnt properly cooked to order.. Fond memories of my calculus professor taking the whole lecture class to the 9s for green beer on St. Patricks day in the early am. Like Larkin, April is a creative person: a songwriter who channels her experiences into her art. The beloved pizza joint took its name from its buildingthe original, early 1900s home of Ithacas Fire Station No. I never visited the Vet campus but chose it as a recipient of my philanthropy. NY; CA; CA-384; CAFE DECADENCE; CAFE DECADENCE (trademark) . She also had a stash of Coke behind the counter and remembered that I preferred that over Pepsi . Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. Only time I ever got invited back stage by the artists was G Love and Special Sauce at the Haunt! So, Duffys definitely holds a memory for me! We also used to hit Caf Decadence, next door to Aladdins, which was co-owned by one of my fellow nutrition grad students. And we know where some of their music led . Great burgers and friendly casual atmosphere. Olivers was one of the first places I cooked. Didnt do well on my prelim later that morning. Hidden in East Hill's Quarry Arms, the Valentine Caf is built upon one of Ithaca's longest love stories. This is bugging me! The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she . Directly under us was an old-fashioned beauty parlor Im pretty sure the proprietors name was Mabel. Growing up in the Southwest, Collegetown was a great introduction to many foods I had never really tried. In business briefly in the early 1970s, the restaurant (also known as Ruthys Flamboyan Restaurant) was located across from Chef Italia on College Ave. Aside from great lasagna and her signature cranberry chicken, Ruthy was best known for her hot, fresh-from-the-fat donuts, available a few evenings each week, Rick Curreri 73 reminisces. The legendary spot on Eddy Street was a vegetarian mecca with a national reputation, mostly due to its chef-turned-owner, Julie Jordan 71, who authored the landmark cookbook Wings of Life, as well as the Cabbagetown Caf Cookbook, which featured dozens of the eatery's recipes. Known for its soups, salads, felafel, and more, it was a Greek-and-Mediterranean favorite for three decades before it closed in 2019. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. I certainly didnt and my son still plays with those vodka soaked animals to this day (cleaned and sanitized of course). Le Cafe Cent-Dix. Hanging at Fufus (Ruloffs). Anbinder notes that even though Pixel was only in business for a decade (200515), it garnered just as much attachment for students as did Dunbars, which lasted 36 years. Located in an alley off Dryden Road, it was named one of the best clubs in Ithaca by the Daily Sun. The roast beef coming through the rye. What memories! In my day there also was the Ithaca Diner open 24 hours. I, during those seven years on the hill had very little spare cash. The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more . Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. I noticed in the article that someone said they named their dog after the bar. At first, Aprils personality received pushback from editors, who often requested for April to be nicer and more of a normal teenager. In allowing for the final freedom to characterize April in a more unconventional way, Larkin credits the rise of the Me Too Movement and a wider discussion about the public roles of women. Sad to see so many of the old favorites gone from Collegetown, certainly lots of great memories from the late 70s at so many of those old classic spots. Real Decadence Molly and David Basak-Smith (left) describe their style as "elegant, but not pretentious." Janelle Teng 11 calls CTB the classic, the stalwart. I ate many a Hungry One Special at 3 a.m. Have to differ..Obies.. over the tracks was the best..Late night was always so crowded he had an out of order on the pinball machine. Roger Smith BA 70, MS 73. Born in Berkeley, bred in Ithaca, Cafe Decadence is imported to Brighton David Basak-Smith was sitting in a trendy cafe in Berkeley reading a dermatology text one summer day half a dozen years ago. Nothing made a night more complete than a slice and a soda with friends.. I was a denizen of The Palms. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. 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. Raise a Glass to the Namesake of Zincks Night, Revisiting a Professors Fictional Lost Civilization, Meet the New Chairman of the Universitys Board of Trustees, Inger Burnett-Zeigler 02 Advocates for Black Womens Self-Care, James Larison 70, PhD 01, Reflects on his Career as a Nature Filmmaker. The 9s had an actual fire engine inside in the mid 70s. As a class member of 58 BS and 61 DVM, I have a fond memory of a white structured hotel downtown Ithaca, Cayuga St.?? Christen Aragoni 02 has fond memories of her favorite Stellas beverage, an alcoholic concoction of hot coffee, chocolate, and mint called a Troop Leaderperfect after freezing at the hockey game.. In its adjacent, dark-paneled caf, coffee drinks and pastries were plentiful. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. I still have a couple t-shirts from there, including the very first one they sold (although none of them still fit). I highly recommend the large Greek salad with extra feta. My apartment senior year was half a block down Williams Street. Pops was bought by two guys that had the A&W Root Beer franchise down on the strip. A new station was built next door in the 1960s, and the Nines opened in the early 1970s as a bar, restaurant, and music venue (first called Old No. Common Ground was the excellent gay bar. Later, in the early 70s, known as Buds Boulevard Diner. It was very affordable. We had it good in the 80s and early 90s! Oh yes, burgers and fries in a basket lined with a red-and-white checked napkin. Ron Bulmer 67, who worked as a bouncer when the establishment was briefly known as Jims Chapter House, sums up his takeaway: I learned to hate pizzamessy to wear.. Thats Taughannock Inn. My junior year I lived on Highland Place, around the corner from Elba. I learned what Texas Toast was there. It had been a bowling alley and the lane remnants adorned the walls. I used to favor the restaurant called Greek House (over Souvlaki House). Few seem remember the excellent Italian restaurant that previously occupied the space of Little Joes in the mid-80s: Vinnies Italian Kitchen. Reasonable prices, many varieties of beer, burgers, those buckets of steamers, and great atmosphere with friends, especially after hockey games at Lynah Rink.. Roast beef, corned beef, russian dressing. (2) Cabbagetown: Cornbread and huevos rancheros. It also offers up some of the best home cooking. Another great Collegetown jukebox! The bacon pie was my favorite. And it was just a short walk from my basement room in Cascadilla. Not only did the the sub nourish me, but learning to parallel park in a tight space on a hill at night in pouring rain or a blizzard was one of the life skills I learned at Cornell that has stood me in good stead to this day. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. I lived in an apartment upstairs in the building next to Pops. Had my first freshman drink at the Palms, I was 17 at the time. When get back.etc)- a classy bar/restaurant down the hill aways from Collegetown. There was a Vietnamese restaurant too, best beef cubes rice. How is The Club House not on this list? The Unmuzzled Ox. I believe the Boxcar was started by Garry Morfit, Garry Moores son (of TV fame, e.g. PolyQram GRAMERCY DRINK . And thats not really an acceptable thing to say anymore.. Ithaca, NY 14850: Party Name: Cafe Decadence, Inc. Party Type: 20 - Owner at Publication: Legal Entity Type: 03 - Corporation: Address: Ithaca, NY 14850: Party Name: Utter deliciousness. Amish Quilt & Craft Sale Direct From Lancaster County, PA Sat. Larkin described that so many of the people I am in contact with on a daily basis she had met during her time in Ithaca, such as her voice teacher and her dorm mates. I worked for Chef Italia which was owned by Guido Iacavelli out of Binghamton, not Rochester. Besides the coffees served in the shop, customers can buy beans, too. Yes, Jim, King Submarine on Eddy was great I remember The Xer the best sub I ever have eaten. Edition of Democrat and Chronicle. This allowed me to head up in the dead of winter without a jacket and not have to worry about losing it. Larkin mentioned how she still visits her favorite people and places in Ithaca even now, 20 years after her time in college. No comments about Hals??? mMiN !, W9MAhP W! Great article Joe. It has a classy, contemporary look with a long wall of exposed brick, a polished hardwood floor and booths with thick, oak table tops. As freshmen in the U-Halls, wed often walk there on a Sunday evening, a large group, for a rare dinner out, says Michael Emen 71. I love these comments about King Sub. I remember Purity Ice Cream and I think it was the Taconic Inn for big splurge dining. There was also a hot truck over near Risley and Alpha Phi. I think I ate 14 or 15 meals a week at Petes restaurant, the Souvlaki House, Johnson said, then led the audience in a round of applause for Papachryssanthou (who was in attendance) and added: I highly recommend the large Greek salad with extra feta.. Still do. Hopefully a few new bars will come in to take the place of these legendary ones! .:.;.:. We had lines out the door so we handed out plastic glasses of sangria to people waiting in line. Yes, you could get a full meal with steak, potato, soda and a salad for under $5 at Steak A Roma. 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