ITHACA, NEW YORK TIPS NEEDED ASAP!

==========KarenAPage, 29/06/95==========
We will be making our first trip to Ithaca, NY next week for a conference at Cornell, and haven't yet had an opportunity to research restaurants (nor lodging, for that matter!).  We'd welcome any tips on informal dining options that are long on flavor, whatever the style of cuisine and/or ethnicity!  (And non-scary nearby hotel and/or B&B recommendations would also be appreciated.)

TIA,

Karen Page
Co-Author, BECOMING A CHEF:  With Recipes and Reflections from America's Leading Chefs (Van Nostrand Reinhold, June 1995)

Renee's was excellent on my trip in April. Psuedo-french but nice. We were dressed casually (3 business guys) and experienced no problems with attire. Nice, but not extensive wine selection. Supposed to be a decent Italian joint in town but I didn't make it. Joey's may be the name. Nice coffeehouses in the downtown sguare. Enjoy, Richard Moreland

KarenAPage wrote:
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>We will be making our first trip to Ithaca, NY next week for a conference
>at Cornell, and haven't yet had an opportunity to research restaurants
>(nor lodging, for that matter!).  We'd welcome any tips on informal dining
>options that are long on flavor, whatever the style of cuisine and/or
>ethnicity!
My wife and I live in PA and get back to Ithaca a couple of times/year.  We like:

Coyote Loco in East Hill Plaza.  Homage to Mark Miller.

* Catch 21 (or Catch 23 or something) in a strip mall behind the Sheraton on Triphammer Road.  Fresh Seafood, skillful sauces.

Turback's south of town is famous for local produce and wine. pricey but worth it.

* Abby's  (a little off Route 13 in a strip mall, don't remember a better address). Nouvelle trendy American is the best description I can muster.

Collegetown Bagels (several locations) for deli, bagels, etc.

* Cabbagetown Cafe in Collegetown is a hipper veggie restaurant than the famous Moosewood and has quicker and less pretentious service. They wrote a cookbook too.

Wegmanns (a megasupermarket on the strip) has an excellent bakery, deli, etc. and has to be seen to be believed.  Bet place to load up for a picnic at the parks.

* means we haven't been there this year and we hope they are still in business.

You are going at the best time, no undergraduates, great sunsets. Now don't get me started about wineries.....