Ep. 22 - Giving Thanks for Local Foods

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Thanksgiving is time for sharing the bounty of the season, something our guest Sara Pines has been doing year round for 20 years with her Friendship Donations Network. Listen to our conversation to find out why this community food resource is in jeopardy of closing and what you can do to help.

We're also talking about Thanksgiving ideas and resources for making your feast more local. Plus we visit the Fine Line Bistro in our ongoing series of reviews of every restaurant in Ithaca from A-Z.

If you want to get in touch or be part of a future episode, you may leave a comment on the blog, call our voicemail line anytime at 607-215-4392, or send an email to: feedback [at] eatingithaca [dot] com. Remember to check out our Flickr page for photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eatingithaca), and follow us on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/EatingIthaca) for continuing updates throughout the week. If you like what we're doing, be sure to share the love and tell a friend about us!

Listen to Episode 22


Stuff we talked about in this episode:

• Friendship Donations Network
• Fine Line Bistro
• Wegmans Honey-Brined Split Turkey Breast
• Dave's Thanksgiving Cranberry Muffins
• Moosewood Restaurant recipes
• Sweet Potato Soup with Buttered Pecans
• Ithaca Farmer's Market
• Garden Gate Delivery Thanksgiving products
• The Piggery
• Bellwether Hard Cider
• Eve's Cidery
• Ithaca Beer Company
• Pizza Hut
• Cayuga Wine Trail holiday shopping event
• Triphammer Wines & Spirits “Evening to Remember” Holiday Gala
• Enter the Eating Ithaca Giveaway Contest!
  (listen to Episode 20 for details)

Enter our Local Foodies Holiday Gifts Contest!

If you missed the details of our latest contest in Episode 20 of the Eating Ithaca podcast, there is still time to participate.  We're looking for your best ideas for foodie gifts from local sources, your favorite products that are produced in Ithaca and the Finger Lakes region that local foodies would enjoy recieving, or gourmet gifts you love to share with people out of town. 

Of all the ideas submitted to contest [at] eatingithaca [dot] com by 11:59pm on November 26th, we will randomly choose one winner to receive a free one-year subscription to Edible Finger Lakes magazine. 

And Four runner-up winners will be selected to receive their very own amazing Spork utensil made by Light My Fire, the newly crowned Official Awesome Utensil of Eating Ithaca.

All entries will be shared with our listeners as part of the Eating Ithaca Holiday Gift episode coming in December, so send us your ideas, enter as often as you like, and you could be a winner!

Ep. 21 - Cocktail Time with Pixel Lounge

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We've reached #21, and that means we're legal - time to talk about drinking! We're skipping the beer and wine for now, and focusing on the true culinary art of the cocktail and how it's growing in Ithaca. For that, we've headed to Collegetown for a chat with Jim and James of Pixel Lounge to find out more about their taste-driven approach to quality cocktails and brews. We'll also talk a bit about our own cocktail history, explore other highlights of the local liquor scene, and share some of our favorite recipes and resources for home mixologists.

As always, we'll also talk about another restaurant in our ongoing series of reviews as we visit every restaurant in Ithaca from A-Z, with a visit to the newly opened Ameritalia Restaurant and Pizzeria on The Commons. And we've got more details about our special 25th Episode Party at Felicia's Lounge coming in December!

Remember that if you want to get in touch or be part of a future episode, you may leave a comment on the blog, call our voicemail line anytime at 607-215-4392, or send an email to: feedback [at] eatingithaca [dot] com. Remember to check out our Flickr page for photos, and follow us on Twitter for continuing updates throughout the week. If you like what we're doing, be sure to share the love and tell a friend about us!

Listen to Episode 21


Stuff we talked about in this episode:

• Pixel Lounge
• Felicia's Atomic Lounge
• Finger Lakes Distilling
• More about Bee Vodka from Hidden Marsh Distillery
• Later, At the Bar by Rebecca Barry
• Kingsley Amis on Drinking (NY Times review)
• Esquire Drinks Database
• Esquire Whiskey Burger cocktail recipe
• Imbibe Magazine
• Modern Drunkard Magazine
• Ameritalia Restaurant & Pizzeria
• Chef's Night Out on November 11, 2008
• Enter the Eating Ithaca Giveaway Contest!
  (listen to Episode 20 for details)