Ep. 23 - Holiday Gift Guide 2008

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The results are in and we've got all our favorite local gift ideas that foodies love to give and receive this holiday season, along with some winning ideas from our listeners.

And we continue our ongoing series of reviews of every restaurant in Ithaca from A-Z with a review of Four Seasons Korean restaurant in Collegetown. Plus we have lots of exciting news about upcoming events, including Ithaca Beer's 10th Anniversary and our very special live event at Felicia's Atomic Lounge on December 16th!

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Stuff we talked about in this episode:

• Ithaca Farmer's Market
• Waid's Honey & Candles
• Finger Lakes Maple Products
• Cornell Orchards
• Finger Lakes Popcorn
• Bellwether Hard Cider
• Eve's Cidery
• Cherry Knoll Farm Blueberry Wines & Vinegar
• Buy Garden Gate Delivery Gift Certificates
• Ithaca Local Lover Challenge
• Shop online and contribute to Share Our Strength
• Buy Moosewood Restaurant merchandise
• Buy the Simply Red Cookbook by Chef Sam "Mama Red" Izzo
• Buy and send Gimme Coffee
• Buy and send Art Bars chocolate
• Ithaca Coffee Company Gift Baskets
• Bet The Farm Wines and Gifts (Aurora, NY)
• Gift Ideas from 14850 Dining
• Edible Finger Lakes Magazine
• Four Seasons Restaurant on TripAdvisor.com
• Triphammer Wines & Spirits “Evening to Remember” Holiday Gala
• Ithaca Beer Company 10th Anniversary Celebration
• Cayuga Wine Trail holiday shopping event
• Join us at Felicia's Atomic Lounge on December 16th!
• Enjoy the "Swiss Colony Beef Log" song? Buy the South Park Christmas album "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics"
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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!