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. This was 1967-71. Of course, we went to Johnnys to eat. Since then, Collegetown has not evolved so much as imploded. Definitely our #1 big splurge place until long after I graduated in 1971. Combine with recent large construction projects, it will be very interesting to see how a somewhat new collegetowns identity grows and shifts over the coming years. As a Chi Psi member, I was able to hire a few of our brothers over those couple of years. 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 dermatolo. 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. Yes, the Haunt was formative for so many amazing bands, no-privacy bathrooms, cheap beer that took an hour to order, the ceiling that always looked as if it was about to fall in. That proved to be true. Loved the grittiness of the place a complete dive, which is what made it special. :.i.,SV.lliiWi'i"i milium miimiiim J1..1J11 in .1 j REED HOFFMANN stiff photographer who does all the recipe development, is keeping track of operations in Ithaca. Indeed, while some legendary establishmentslike Johnnys Big Red Grill, the Royal Palm Tavern, the Nines, Aladdins, Rulloffs, and the Chapter Houseexisted for decades, countless others have come and gone: changing names, locations, or cuisines or closing altogether, with new ventures popping up to take their place. Great subs, too. 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. He famously said with with every coffee order. Aladdins was the venue for my first lunch date with my partner Julian Vrieslander (PhD 81). Greek salad from Souv. Toasted sesame with cc and sprouts from CTB Most of these establishments were flourishing and the drinking age was 18. Who didn't love the Nines? says Peter Brav 77. How different my life would be without Olivers. I appreciated the drink and the ride home. For daily libation the Royal Palm was my favorite. I live in Collegetown and we used to eat breakfast at Pops and in the evening drank beer at the Palms. 14614, or call her at (716) 258-2417. That was my senior year, and I was living with three guys in an apartment above Kinkos Copy, next door to Dunbars. I also loved watching the guy holding the huge snake in front of the Uni Deli. Yes, Jim, King Submarine on Eddy was great I remember The Xer the best sub I ever have eaten. Creative hints by author of 1001 Ways to Bt Romantic Tickets: $4.00 Strong Museum members; $6.00 nonmembcrs ( lit jMtg One Manhattan Square Rochester, NY 14607 716-263-2700 Finally, a comedy that will chance the way you think, the way you feel, and most importantly thewayyoudrest. People and places were intertwined with April a girl from a small town and from a time before the internet in a way that is no longer possible for us. My buddies and I would go there for the filling meal that would carry us a few days. I sold a huge oak coat rack to Turnbacks that resided in the entry hall there. 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. I forgot about Steak-a-Roma! Ik Si Giw! for several violations in June or July 1976, re-opened, and then was mysteriously destroyed by a fire a couple of months later. tjm rami . I lived in an apartment upstairs in the building next to Pops. Did it serve food? OOPS, I messed up on my first post. Review. Free popcorn made it so. 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. Rulloffs was another favorite and I liked that they had both an upstairs and downstairs bar. 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. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. 1984. The opening of the brewpub (owned by Ithaca Beer founders Dan Mitchell 00 and Mari Rutz Mitchell 98, MS 03) is just the latest major change to the neighborhood where so many Cornellians live, eat, drink, and socialize. Amish Quilt & Craft Sale Direct From Lancaster County, PA Sat. Didnt do well on my prelim later that morning. No way that would be acceptable behavior these days! My favorite memory is going to Olivers and hanging out in the patio senior year right after our wines class ended. I lived on Williams St., so after closing time at the Chapter House it was up the hill to Eddy St. for an Exxer sub and then back down the hill to my apartment. Lastly, Id be remiss not to mention that I met my spouse pouring over the Karaoke song book on a Monday night in March 2008 at Ruloffs. The People We Keep takes place in the 1990s, a time when peoples lives were not as easily accessible via social media and long-distance relationships were not as easy to maintain. 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. Dunbars was also a favorite for Michelle Giuffrida Cannon 90, who reminisces that Wednesday night was Group Therapy$6 for a pitcher of beer and some kamikaze shots. And as Meg Feury Ragland 94 recalls, Back in our undergrad days, Pete Shephard 94 and I used to meet for beers at Dunbars on St. Patricks Day, along with probably a few hundred of you.. Charlie Schlumberger 76. 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. It was very affordable. Dinos, the first bar to hit on way into the center of Ctown senior year when I lived on Catherine. I lived right around the corner on Dryden Rd., so I could drop in several nights a week. The People We Keep. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. 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. For all the hype, Stellas was mediocre and overpriced. 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. The far far was also known as the way out and the food truck near Risley was the wonderful Louies Lunch! Great memories.. The campus was magical during my tenure. Thanks for remembering, Todd Mann 72. Olivers was one of the first places I cooked. var corner_video = 'left'; "So simple.. There are similar places in town, but with its sandwich menu and on-premises baking, Cafe Decadence is a little different. I was at Cornell in the late 1980s, and other than Collegetown Bagels and Louis Lunch Truck, my favorite restaurant was Sas Place, where I usually got a delicious calzone. There was a Vietnamese restaurant too, best beef cubes rice. The Exxer and the Tuna Moon were my favorites. Hands down. Many a night spent there. Boy does that B&W picture of collegetown in the 80s make me feel old! But I also remember DANCING there (to David Bowie and the like). Olivers, my favorite place to meet friends for cheap beer and conversation whose topics could run from Paradise Lost to Meet the Ramones was long gone, but Ruloffs, the Palms, the Nines, and the Chapter House were still around, and Stellas, though too recent to be a memory of my student years, became my new favorite place to kill an hour or so with a coffee or coffee-like beverage. I think nobody mentioned The Parker House, perhaps the most mediocre Chinese food served ever, but we had many a fun meal in large rowdy packs of Beta Sigs. 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. I still have my own personal beer mug from Jims in my den at home, recalls Bill Waters 54. Cochrane!! Sometimes we had to go back for several weeks before the weather was good enough to take the photo. When the check would come, it was quite amusing to witness a dozen freshmen try to divvy it up. Things felt more final and permanent when you said goodbye to somebody, Larkin said. The sandwiches at the Chariot were gi-normous! says Van Ryn. But the new shop is a transformation. Senior year conversations (over decent beer) at the Chapter House. Davia Weinberg Love, Hum Ec 73. As I recall it, a decent dinner for $1.99. 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! Oh that cheesecake and a pint of Schmidts for 50 cents. They had great ice cream, often new flavors that were being tested. Great memories of Cuba Libres at the Salty Dog. It was pastrami, not corned beef. But A&W would have none of it and wanted to install their typical interior. The following is a not-at-all-comprehensive (and in no particular order) smorgasbord of establishments that offered nourishment, libations, and entertainment to alums from the mid-20th century onward. The closing of Olivers robbed the world of some of the best NE clam chowder ever made! There's a second Cafe Decadence in downtown Ithaca. Last but not least the iconic Turbacks out on Route 13 and LAuberge Du Cochon Rouge (now La Tourelle by IC) for when someones parents were treating! They also had incredibly good cottage cheese. Good for a burger and to get away from the crowd., Oh I think you mean the Ground Round. And it was just a short walk from my basement room in Cascadilla. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. at The Rongo and other venues in the early-mid 70s. Growing up in the Southwest, Collegetown was a great introduction to many foods I had never really tried. Great cast of characters on both sides of the bar. Great pizza and very friendly owner. 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. Rulloffs cerebral organ is one of the most notable occupants of the Universitys Wilder Brain Collection. ), Rulloffs was my date restaurant, notes Matt Van Ryn 82. Homemade chicken soup and one giant matzo ball that filled the container. I arrived 30 minutes early and scoped out a seat at the bar with a view to the door. Married now for 25 years with two great kids. . Being Binghamton based we had to introduce Ithaca to Speidis. 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. I remember dancing on the bar at The Nines the night they closed in winter of 78-79. Early each fall semester The Haunt took a photo of all of the patrons in the parking lot, enlarged it, and put it on the wall inside. Aztec Two-Step at the RongoAnd Orleans every weekend at the Salty dog! It was almost as good as the ice cream, particularly if you had them put hot fudge on it. 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 customers filled in the proposed recipe naming forms, and I would make, eat and decide on the weekly Winners. 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. I initiated a customer menu write-in promotion for extremely great Sub sandwich creations. Status: Inactive Registration: Jun 13, 1983 State ID: 73429822 Reg. Share. Great times there with fun, warm people. Used to catch salmon and trout in Lake Cayuga and trade the owner for sandwiches. Plus Plum Tree, still hanging tough on Dryden Road. Wonderful memories for sure! No comments about Hals??? Common Ground was the excellent gay bar. Sept. 17 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM The Dome Center - Minett Hall Corner of Henrietta Rd. number: 1351763 Status: 710 - cancelled - section 8 Status date: May 6, 2006 Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s)/ letter(s)/number(s) Attorney: Ian Jay Kaufman Ladas & Parry 26 West 61St Street, New York, NY 10023 Employee: Terry E Holtzman Goods & Services: "cafe", The mark consists in part of the . 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. We lived just down the block. I remember getting pitchers of green beer for $2 at Duffys- the day after St Patricks Day! 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! Its outdoor patio was one of Collegetowns largest. obbees diner out of town greasy hamburger apple turnover with butter at 2 am cornell 62-66. I remember Purity Ice Cream and I think it was the Taconic Inn for big splurge dining. I remember Saint Pattys Day when they decided to give green beer for five cents. The People We Keep is partially based on Larkins own experience as an Ithaca College student from 1995 to 1997 two years that she feels were essential to her self-discovery, and two years she remembers fondly. Allison Larkins upcoming novel, The People We Keep, follows its protagonist on a similar coming-of-age journey amongst Ithacas gorges, hills and waterfalls. Drivers on Eddy Street, listening to the game on their radios, would throw their cars into park, jump out, run into Dunbars with a quarter, and down a quick shot before getting back in the car and driving away. . One of the owners was dating Bonnie Raitt. Molly gave birth to the couple's third child last week. It moved to its familiar corner spot in 1994, operating there for a quarter century before moving to its current home in 2020. 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. When April first arrives in Ithaca, she finds a campground where she can stay, meets Carly, and scores an interview to work at Cafe Decadence in a series of events that all seem incidental. Met the man whom Id later marry for a first date at Duffys in 1984. Great burgers and friendly casual atmosphere. Also unusual in that you ordered at the counter (or not, if the proprietress knew your usual order already), then ate, then went up to pay. The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she . Little River, New York, 1994: April Sawicki is living in a motorless motorhome that her father won in a poker game. Celia Shafer Feiler 95, DVM 99, remembers Olivers for having the best matzo ball soup! He was traded to the California Angels in 1982, and the special was discontinued. Didnt have to eat the entire following day. Wow so many memories. Great article Joe. ), You could say I was a three sport star having tended bar at Johnnys Big Red Grill, The Royal Palm and the Chapter House. 110 N Aurora St, Ithaca, NY 14850-4335 +1 607-319-0750 Website. Hopefully a few new bars will come in to take the place of these legendary ones! Yum, Still use the cookbook. Fridays after biochem seminar we got drunk at Chapter house. 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