Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen, NY · Food & Drink
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Sip, Savor & Support Local: New Hope Mills
AUBURN, N.Y. — Family owned, with a history dating back more than 200-years in central New York, stepping into New Hope Mills is like taking a step back in time to when tradition and high quality ingredients meant everything. Although the mill at New Hope Mills is no longer...
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Cafe Comodo opens inside K Rae Salon and Spa in downtown Corning
Café Cómodo , a specialty coffee bar owned by Carol and Travis Cain, is now serving guests through an ongoing café residency inside K. Rae Salon and Spa in downtown Corning. The residency at 114 Pine St. is open to the public from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Café Cómodo is built around the simple idea that coffee brings people together, said Carol Cain, co-owner of Café Cómodo. The coffee bar pairs carefully made specialty espresso with a passion for coffee education, inviting guests to learn about origins, brewing, and flavor, according to a community announcement. Its menu explores new flavor profiles that celebrate co-owner Carol Cain's Latin heritage, alongside the espresso classics regulars count on. Guests can even take Café Cómodo home as the café sells its own specialty roasted beans. Café Cómodo will host monthly organized gatherings, from tastings and coffee classes to home-brewing workshops, along with spontaneous meetups around the coffee bar. Travis Cain, co-owner of Café Cómodo, said the goal is to make specialty coffee approachable for everyone, whether guests are ordering their first cortado or dialing in a pour-over at home, and to give neighbors
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Adam Weitsman plans new restaurant at former Metro's in Tioga County
On a late October day, the former Metro's Restaurant and Bar just outside Owego stands empty, engulfed by a backdrop of seemingly endless red, yellow and orange leaves that mark a classic Southern Tier fall. The restaurant on state Route 96, which closed in 2025, had been a mainstay for decades. For one local resident, seeing the empty eatery — a landmark of his childhood — languish was unacceptable. In September, Adam Weitsman, owner of Upstate Shredding - Weitsman Recycling, acquired the property, and he plans to bring the location back to life with a new restaurant. The cuisine will change — Weitsman said the new restaurant likely won't serve Italian fare — but the site's iconic mini golf course will be renovated and reopened to the public. Local entrepreneur to open new restaurant at former Metro's site According to Weitsman, keeping the location active and present is critical for the Owego community, which he said looked to Metro’s as a go-to for special events, birthdays and affordable weeknight meals. "I've been going to Metro's since I was a kid here, and it's still really close to where I work in Owego," said Weitsman. "When it came up, I thought
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Indian Milk & Honey grows its Freeville food business
Inside Indian Milk & Honey Co.’s production plant, milk becomes drinkable yogurt, fruit is cooked into puree, and butter is slowly transformed into ghee with a nutty aroma and golden color. The facility is tucked into a former fish farm in Freeville, but the products made their travel far...
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VINK | Get Starbucks Actually Off Campus
If you frequent the vending machines across campus or tend to grab a drink from the fridges in our eateries, chances are you’ve recently grabbed a Frappucino. Maybe you didn’t give it a second thought. But did you know Cornell is in violation of its own policy to stop selling Starbucks products?
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7 Brew prepares for Big Flats grand opening with free drinks and fundraiser
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) — The new 7 Brew coffee shop in Big Flats is preparing for its grand opening later this month, but first, customers will have several opportunities to sample drinks and support a local cause. From Friday, November 6th, through Sunday, Nov. 8th, the coffee chain will...
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Centertown Social axes management, to reopen w/ new name
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Centertown Social in downtown Elmira has announced that the restauraunt’s owners have parted ways with its current management, and will reopen in the coming weeks with a brand new name and concept, along with new, local management. According to a release posted to Facebook, Centertown Social said that its ownership has […]
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This Mennonite Market Near Penn Yan, New York Fills Your Trunk With Bulk Spices, Deli Meats And Shoofly Pie
Some road trips end with a souvenir keychain. Others end with a trunk so full of jars, cheese and quilts that the spare tire starts asking questions. Along a quiet stretch of highway near Penn Yan, in the heart of the Finger Lakes, a family farm runs a store inside a barn that has stood since the 1800s. The shelves hold homemade jams, pickles, fudge, honey and maple syrup.
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Experience Burger Perfection At This Timeless Old-School Drive-In Hidden Away In Beautiful New York
There are places in this world that exist purely to remind you that life, when stripped of all its unnecessary complications, is actually pretty wonderful. Mac’s Drive-In in Waterloo, New York is one of those places, and if you haven’t been there yet, you’re missing out on something genuinely special.
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The 10 Elmira, New York Restaurants That Are Better Than Most People Expect
Order a cone at one local dairy and you might catch the smell of prime rib drifting out of the kitchen. The same counter that scoops homemade ice cream also carves thick slices of beef, and nobody there finds it strange. I find it wonderful. Dinner and dessert under one roof is my idea of smart planning.