Ep. 14 - Foods of Summer Pt. 2: Ice Cream!

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We have a lot to say about ice cream, what it means to us, why we love it, and where to get the good stuff in and around Ithaca, so take a listen and get in touch to share your ice cream favorites with us.

Eating at every restaurant in Ithaca from A-Z continues this week with visits to the Carriage House Cafe and Chili's, and we have updates on more great regional foodie events happening in the days to come. Check out our photos on Flickr, and browse the links below for more details.

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Stuff we talked about in this episode:

• Ice Cream on Wikipedia
• Thomas Jefferson's Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe
• Chef Heston Blumenthal’s Smoked Bacon and Egg Ice Cream
  as served at The Fat Duck (Bray, England)
• Tasti D-Lite
• AvaSoft Ice Cream System
• Dippin' Dots
• Friendly's Ice Cream
• Purity Ice Cream
• Dennis' Homemade Ice Cream
• Your Daily Soup
• Cayuga Lake Creamery
• T-Burg Mini Golf
• Ithaca Journal Ice Cream Trail
• Carriage House Cafe
• Chili's
• 2008 Spiedie Fest & Balloon Rally
• Finger Lakes Culinary Bounty
  3rd Annual Gourmet Local Foods Dinner
• Edible Finger Lakes Harvest Dinners

Happy National Ice Cream Day!

Today is the day which our nation has designated as the day when we shall all come together and enjoy the pleasures of ice cream in all its forms. Ever since 1984, July has officially been National Ice Cream Month, and the third Sunday of July is designated as National Ice Cream Day - this year, that's July 20th. So get out there and do your patriotic duty by enjoying a couple scoops from your favorite local ice cream maker, and if you find something you love, be sure to let us know!

Call our voicemail line at (607) 215-4392 and tell us where you get your favorite ice cream in or around Ithaca. We'll be sure to include it in the next episode of the Eating Ithaca podcast, when we'll be celebrating Ice Cream as one of our favorite Foods of Summer!

Ep. 13 - The Hot Dog Man and CajAsian Cuisine

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We've had a few long episodes in a row lately, so this one's a little shorter to let you (and us) have more time to enjoy the summer weather and all the great eating it brings.

First, to follow up on the discussion of hot dogs from our last episode, we have a quick visit to Lou "The Hot Dog Man" on the Ithaca Commons. Then our visits to every restaurant in Ithaca from A-Z continues with a look at the surprising "CajAsian" cuisine of the Cajun Café Grill, and unique items on the menu at Capital Corner. Check out photos of their food at our Flickr page, and get in touch to help us decide what will qualify as a restaurant for our next round of reviews. See the comments below for more details.

Finally, we have details on the latest foodie events around town, including the big Finger Lakes Wine Festival happening this weekend at Watkins Glen. And don't forget to vote for what you think should be our third choice for the "Foods of Summer" series - it's quick and easy to vote using the tool on the right of our blog. Download, listen, share, and enjoy!

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Links for this episode:

• Mark Anbinder's photos from our Hot Dog lunch on Flickr
• Cajun Café Grill "Chicken Wars" in the Cornell Daily Sun
• Capital Corner Restaurant
• "The Soup Comes Last" at the Kitchen Theatre
• Finger Lakes Wine Festival
• GrassRoots Festival
• Cafe Dewitt