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Voted #1 Restaurant in the Southern Tier by Local Consumers!

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We’ve combined the two best places to hang out - an Irish Pub and a Sports Bar - into one great place. Mooney’s has the best of both.

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2020 Guide Editors & Publishers Teresa Banik Capuzzo Michael Capuzzo Associate Publisher George Bochetto, Esq. Director of O pe r a t i o n s Gwen Button Managing Editor Gayle Morrow S a l e s R ep r e s e n t a t i v e s Joseph Campbell, Robin Ingerick, Richard Trotta Gallery Manager/ Circulation Director Michael Banik Accounting Amy Packard Contributing writerS Carrie Hagen, Janet McCue, Karey Solomon Contributing P h o t o g r ap h e r s Danielle Bell Photography, Linda Stager #ExploreCORNING is published by Beagle Media, LLC, 39 Water St., Wellsboro, PA 16901, in partnership with Corning’s Gaffer District.

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hank you for picking up our 2020 #ExploreCorning area guide! It seems slightly unbelievable that we are entering a new decade. We are eager to share with you a glimpse of every fabulous aspect of our downtown, known as Corning’s Gaffer District, nestled at the southern gateway to the extraordinary Finger Lakes Region.

Over the past decade, we have become known as a destination for capturing moments with family and friends, as the number of ways to discover our downtown keeps multiplying. We began the last decade with the launch of our award-winning Chocolate Trail, which stands as the #1 most requested #ExploreCorning trail brochure. Since then we have added our Buildings Alive Trail, Antiques & Vintage Collectibles Trail, Crystal City Shopping Trail, and are a proud stop on the Bon Appétit Appalachia! Dining Destination Trail. The success of these trails underscores the ease and comfort of how delightful it is to explore Corning’s Gaffer District for everyone of all ages.

In addition to these self-guided trails, the natural beauty of our downtown as you stroll along our streetscapes filled with unique and timeless public art installations is enough to captivate you. We are a vibrant city that has served as the cornerstone of the modern downtown revitalization effort for nearly fifty years. We are known as a proud #ShopLocal destination, with over 200 independently owned businesses complimented by major brand shopping such as Corningware, Corelle and More, Tommy Hilfiger, and Van Heusen, all anchored by the global headquarters of Corning Incorporated.

Another extraordinary part of experiencing the Gaffer District is the number of museums and galleries, including the world-renowned Corning Museum of Glass, Rockwell Museum: A Smithsonian Affiliate, and locally-owned galleries, such as Gustin’s Gallery Goldsmiths, West End Gallery, and Evelyn Peeler Peacock Gallery. We are also home to signature events such as the annual GlassFest over Memorial Day weekend, a robust summer series, and fall festivals, all capped off with our beloved Crystal City Christmas series.

We hope we will make your list of “must-dos” for 2020, as every dollar spent here helps our community stay vibrant and strong for visitors and residents alike. We truly appreciate it! If you capture a picture or two, please tag us @gafferdistrict and enjoy every #ExploreCorning moment!

With great appreciation for your time and an open invitation to #ExploreCorning,

Coleen Fabrizi Executive Director Corning’s Gaffer District

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The Center on Park Avenue Jim’s a talented contractor. Janice likes entertaining. They both like working and getting every last detail right. So fourteen years ago, when Janice and Jim Sullivan decided to retire from what was then Sullivan Kitchen and Bath at 412 Park Avenue in Corning, they changed directions. The property housing their business sat amidst acres of wooded land, perfect for outside activities like interesting and unique miniature golf, water wars fought with balloons, a bungee trampoline, a rock-climbing wall, and laser tag. The Park Avenue Sports Center was born.

What you see now wasn’t a small project. It involved planting hundreds of flowers and trees and bushes; a mini-golf course designer, earthmoving requiring sixty tons of fill, and changing the course of a creek. Indoors, a commercial kitchen was built and expanded several times. Today a good-sized staff maintains and runs the attractions and keeps the grounds manicured. Then there’s an inside group to keep records, take bookings, decorate, cook, and serve gourmet comfort food.

“It just sort of evolved,” Janice says. And because active entertainment leads to hearty appetites, there’s also a snack bar whose offerings include 100 flavors of soft serve ice cream. Spur-of-themoment drop-ins will find plenty to do and fun food to keep them going—and they are welcome even when an event is going on.

But it’s also possible to plan ahead and have their staff of talented kitchen people cater for that group event. Whether it’s a corporate gathering, wedding or baby shower, birthday or graduation party, or family reunion—once, it was even a funeral—Janice loves welcoming guests and making their day special. After bringing in outside caterers the first year, Jim and Janice used their kitchen design skills to lay out an efficient commercial kitchen that can feed up to 400 people at a time in the summer. Turns out the former kitchen/bath showroom makes a perfect banquet hall and it’s handicapped accessible. Janice arranges the in-house catering using family favorites that might feature pulled pork, beef brisket, and her mother’s mac and cheese. “We work to keep up with the latest trends,” Janice says, about their keep-going style. “Right now we’re looking to add something more for kids [outside].” School-age youngsters with good report cards can bring them to the Sports Center to receive a good scholar discount, which increases in proportion to the number of As they can show.

Most of the outdoor activities close seasonally, opening in sequence starting Mother’s Day weekend. Find out more at parkavenuesportscenter.com; information about banquets/catering is at thecenteronparkavenue.com. Or call (607) 962-7485.

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Farmer's Markets

Put on your broad-brimmed sunhat, bring a basket if you have one, and check out the area’s farmer’s markets. Here you can find the homegrown, the homemade, and sometimes the unusual.

You can eat lunch, take home the makings for dinner, score presents for everyone on your list, and revel in seasonal bounty.

Every Thursday from June to October, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., a wide variety of vendors convene in Corning’s Riverfront Centennial Park. There are about thirty-five vendors most weeks. “Produce, crafts, honey, hand lotions, soaps, cheese, flowers, food trucks—we have a little bit of everything,” says Cara Demers, event coordinator for Corning’s Gaffer District, who runs the market.

“Customers appreciate our commitment to the ethically-raised, pasture-raised meats,” adds Amy Farrand, one of the regular vendors. From the beginning of November to the end of February, the market moves to Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. indoors, at the nearby Information Center.

Also on Thursdays, in Wisner Park on Church Street in downtown Elmira from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., from June through the end of September, up to forty-five vendors set up for a mostly lunchtime crowd. 2020 will be the twenty-third year. “On a beautiful afternoon we might have up to 1,000 people in the park,” says Jennifer Herrick, executive director of Elmira Downtown Development.

Just a little further away, the Montour Falls Farmer’s Market is on Thursdays, May to October, from 4 to 7 p.m., in a small park at 300 Main Street. There is locally grown food, and, starting at 5, live music. “It gets people networking and sharing resources, and it’s the only place in Schuyler County where you can use food stamps to get local products,” says market fan Jess Westlake.

Friday afternoons in Watkins Glen, LaFayette Park is the market site from 3 to 7 p.m. In their sixteenth year, the market is growing and diversifying. The Watkins Glen Farmer’s Market is open from the Friday before Memorial Day weekend through the last Friday in October, closing at dusk as the days get shorter.

Chamberlain Acres Garden Center and Florist (824 Broadway, Elmira) hosts a Farmer’s Market every Sunday year-round from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors and customers are outdoors in warm weather, and cozy in a seasonally decorated greenhouse during the cool months. “We have about fifteen vendors,” says co-owner Glen Miller. “It’s a fun atmosphere and friendly.”

Every market has an online presence, so it may be possible to take a virtual tour and check hours before visiting. ~ Karey Solomon

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bringing history alive.

Take a walk through time and discover treasures from the past through interpretive exhibitions, education programs, and publications that tell the county’s history.

Highlighting the Civil War and Mark Twain, the museum regularly changes gallery exhibits and programs throughout the year.

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Paradiso's Village Bakery In 1902, Clementine Specchio arrived at Ellis Island. With a toddler in her arms, a suitcase at her side, and a sign reading “Watkins Glen” around her neck, she took a series of trains headed for the Finger Lakes to join her husband, Dominick Paradiso.

The little two-year old, Orazio, renamed Horace on Ellis Island, grew up to become a baker and the first in a long line of Watkins Glen Paradiso family entrepreneurs. As a young man he trained in Elmira, returning to Watkins Glen to open a series of bakeries.

When a fire destroyed the 4th Street bakery and the family’s home on the second floor, Horace, his wife, Angie, and their six children escaped injury. Undeterred by the tragedy, this determined man opened a third bakery on Franklin Street, then the Snack and Shake, and, finally, Paradiso’s Restaurant. Jo Pat Wright, one of six siblings in Horace and Angie’s family, remembers working at the restaurant after school, beginning when she was eleven years old. When Horace was no longer able to manage the restaurant, son Jim took over in 1963, running the restaurant for thirty-four years.

Like Jim and Jo Pat, brother Paul worked summers and after school in the snack shop and the restaurant. It was here that he fell in love with another future baker, Carole Bierline.

Paul left the family business to become a banker while Carole, a claims adjuster by day, became a baker by night. For nearly a decade, Carole’s cheesecakes were on the menus of Seneca Lodge in Watkins Glen, Pierce’s in Elmira, and Turback’s in Ithaca. Her two daughters, Kathy and Margaret, were her helpers.

It’s not surprising now to find Kathy pulling almond, lemon, and vanilla cheesecakes (using her mom’s secret recipe) out of her commercial ovens at Paradiso’s Village Bakery in Montour Falls. The most recent Paradiso generation to enter into the family business, Kathy first detoured into a nursing career—a skill that helped her care for her father, Paul, in his last years. She also puts her baking talents to work on specialty breads, following mom’s butter bran bread recipe, and showcasing her own culinary talents in delicious chicken pot pies and cinnamon babka bread. Her husband, Bill, is the chief bread baker and son, Josh Moll, the head cook.

And although Paul passed away in 2018, his presence is seen and felt in the bakery.

Find out more at (607) 210-4346.

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The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, Elmira, 2011, photograph, Encyclopedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/place/Elmira.

The Rebirth of Downtown Elmira Downtown Elmira seems to be changing by the minute. New buildings are going up, old ones are being creatively re-purposed and rehabilitated, new businesses are moving in. In 2021 the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, one of the largest medical schools in the U.S., is slated to open a campus in Elmira, and the city is already ramping up to welcome an influx of medical students, their families, professors, and support staff.

“We’re very much a health care community and a manufacturing town,” says Jennifer Herrick, executive director of Elmira Downtown Development. “We’re still a community built on manufacturing with a lot of jobs available. And we’re also a small melting pot—the community was built on every ethnic group.”

“People in general are moving back to urban centers,” says real estate developer Jim Capriotti, owner of Capriotti Properties. “It’s an international trend, but it’s coming to us a little later. It’s more energy efficient, and gives people healthier choices, like being able to park the car, and walk to everything you need. I saw the potential in Elmira twelve years ago. There were great Victorian mansions in poor condition, a river running through downtown, and many of the buildings have a river view.” He was one of those involved in helping rewrite a master plan for revitalization that enabled Elmira to benefit from an early round of urban renewal funding as he rehabbed many of those houses; another of his projects was a $1.3 million gateway restoration of three townhouses on West Water Street for mixed commercial and residential use—Finger Lakes House, a purveyor of more than thirty locally-produced beers and at least forty local wines, became one of his tenants. He’s currently working on another mixed-use restoration on Elmira’s Main Street with four commercial spaces on the ground floor and sixteen apartments on the second and third floors.

“There’s quite a bit happening in the downtown district. It’s very much coming back to life,” Jennifer says. She and Jim note that as new and rehabbed apartments become available, local demand quickly fills them. Five years ago, Adam Bunce saw the downtown area lacked healthy eating establishments and decided to take the leap, opening his Turtle Leaf Café at 315 East Water Street. “Someone needed to do it, and if you’re one of the first ones in, people latch on to it and support you,” he says. The café became a success, inspiring a few other businesses and some thoughts of expansion. “I’d like to think people were encouraged,” Adam says of his new colleagues. “Things are definitely changing.”

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The Alternative School for Math and Science “Many people I talk to think what we’re doing is terribly innovative,” says Kim Frock, administrative head of the Alternative School for Math and Science at 291 East First Street, Corning. “But the research on what we need to do to ensure great education for our children has been around more than forty years—and it is practiced here. You give kids what they need and they’ll be enormously successful.”

In 2003, a group of parents and educators, concerned with statistics indicating middle school students around the country were failing to meet educational standards in math and science, began their own school. Today, this small, independent school draws 125 students in grades six through eight from fifteen different communities across the Twin Tiers. The student body is diverse. “Maybe twenty-five different languages are spoken in their homes,” Kim notes. “We teach them how to learn, to think critically, how to ask the right questions. If I don’t understand this exactly, how do I go figuring it out? We teach them to work hard, that perseverance and not giving up is what determines their success.”

Kim was one of the founders, and her daughter, now finishing her PhD, was one of the early students. Other alumni have gone on to become doctors, engineers, software developers, teachers, and scientists as well as graphic designers and artists. Where maybe 15 percent of the college population pursues a degree in the STEM studies (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), Kim says 70 percent of their graduates do. “All children are gifted—you just have to find their gifts and work with those,” she continues. “Our kids want to learn and be actively engaged in their learning. We give every student what they need. The only kids we can’t help are those with serious behavioral issues.”

What they need is more than math and science, of course. In addition to all their academic subjects, every child studies an instrument, participates in sports, and gets involved in community service. What they don’t have is homework. “If kids are working all day you don’t need homework,” she says. “The kids are busy learning as opposed to taking notes and taking tests.”

It’s not inexpensive. Kim estimates it costs $27,000 per child per academic year. With annual tuition at $12,500, each child’s education is already partly subsidized, though the school also offers needs-based scholarships. But graduates are prepared to take on high school and the larger world. As Kim says, “They know who they are and who they want to be, and that they’re able to accomplish what they set out to accomplish,” she says. “It’s really a wonderful thing to watch.”

Find out more at tasms.com or call (607) 962-0011. ~ Karey Solomon

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Explore SUNY Corning Community College World Class Faculty SUNY CCC Professor Dr. Matthew Skerritt teaches, maintains a research program in genomics, and is a member of the Genomics Education Partnership, a consortium of researchers led by the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa that provides opportunities for students to participate in genomics research.

He is also the Head Coach of the Men’s Cross Country team and is faculty advisor for the Beta Beta Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

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Discover Passions Academic programs that open doors to a wide variety of careers. Students can do research their first year, lead clubs or play sports.

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Foundation for Success Susan Freitas ’14 landed her dream job as a new grad: she started as a junior designer in Manhattan at Revman International. Roeshawn Daniels ’16 has a similar story, starting as a Chemical Technician with Corning Incorporated.

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Reese Ranch Rodeo Kadie Reese loves barrel racing; her husband, Jake Reese, is a skilled bull-rider. Both have day jobs. She owns a salon; he’s a foreman in a steel plant in Chemung. When they wanted to relax and practice their riding, they could find no place to do that. So they started one. Reese Ranch Rodeo is now easy to find at 4115 Oldfield Drive—just off Route 414 next to Ferenbaugh Campground, which happens to be owned by Kadie’s aunt.

They bought bucking bulls—it’s a real breed, bred in Texas to be hard to ride—and made an arena. Neighbors and others began showing up to watch. “So we thought, why don’t we open?”

Kadie explains. “We wanted to make it more of a learning place—we’re always helping beginners and kids and people who like the sport and want to get into it without being judged. And then it just grew.” They have their own herd of twenty-eight bucking bulls, along with five horses, two donkeys, a goat, and a small herd of Suffolk sheep so little rodeo enthusiasts can begin with “mutton-busting”—trying to stay aboard a sheep who’d prefer not to have a small human on her back. Still, the kids love it, Kadie says, even though they’re not on for long.

About a dozen times a year they put on family-friendly rodeos, mostly at Reese Ranch but also at county fairs. The rodeos typically attract 500 to 800 competitors and spectators, some of whom travel long hours with trailered horses. Putting on the rodeo involves everyone in the family, a roster of volunteers, and, of course, a rodeo clown. “Our main clown funnyman lives in South Carolina,” Kadie says. “He drives up here every time we have a rodeo, bringing everything from a piano act to pyrotechnics.”

Also on-hand at every rodeo are EMTs from the nearby Hornby Volunteer Fire Company, “just in case,” Kadie notes. “Rodeo is definitely a dangerous sport. People can get stepped on or horned, sometimes horse riders fall.”

The danger adds to the excitement and the camaraderie. “All the adult riders help out with the junior riders; everyone helps each other out. That’s what we pride ourselves on,” she continues.

“So many [other] places they throw you a rope and say here, figure it out on your own.”

Instead, she says she’s watched kids who start out hesitant gain confidence. “If they have an interest they start out on a sheep and work their way to calf riding, then junior bull riding, then work up to the money bulls. It’s a process through the years and many of them have stuck to it.”

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The Eagles Have Landed When they’re not on the wing, the eagles know they’ve found a good home in Queen Catharine Marsh, a wildlife management area named for the Seneca Indian Queen Catharine Montour. For at least seven years, it’s been home to a pair of American bald eagles, who’ve successfully raised several generations of young birds.

Peter Nye, retired from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and formerly in charge of its endangered species program specializing in bald eagles, was instrumental in returning eagles to their former habitat. His efforts began in 1975 when eagles in New York were all but gone. There was only one known pair, but the birds had become too contaminated

by DDT (outlawed in the early 1970s) to hatch healthy chicks. “We set about designing what we thought of as a restoration program, to bring young bald eagles into the state into what we thought were good habitats,” Peter says. The trick was to sort of babysit the young birds and get them to feel at home without making them dependent on human help. Being territorial about their hunting and child-raising areas, the eagles as adults paired up and dispersed. Even though Queen Catharine Marsh was not one of the original release areas, a pair made a home there.

Watkins Glen birdwatcher Jack Brubaker describes seeing them for the first time as a “happy surprise.” He’s seen them rebuilding their nest, which can weigh several hundred pounds. It’s an annual early winter ritual. Eagles mate for life, which can mean a marriage lasting thirty years. He’s also seen them fishing on the lake, about a mile—as the eagle flies—from their nest. “The open water is good for feeding,” he says. “They like to be able to see what’s around. The marsh was just waiting for eagles to adopt it and move into that area. It’s a nice wetland, lots of food, and limited disturbance—at least until the water treatment plant began.” Peter wrote a mitigation plan for the plant’s construction years, and the eagles seemed to adapt to the disturbance.

There’s a viewing tower at the east end of the marsh, but Peter suggests the best observation is from a vehicle, not on foot. “Take Rock Cabin Road, look for a high point, then look west across the creek and you can see the nest,” he says. “Drive up, roll down your window, and take out your binoculars. The minute you get out of your car, they get very concerned. Don’t approach them to cause them to fly. It uses up their energy and causes stress. They’re very sensitive to people on foot.”

For Peter, the great satisfaction is helping to restore a part of the area’s ecosystem—though it took nearly forty-five years. “They’re certainly representative of everything that’s healthy and beautiful and majestic in the wild,” Peter says. Learn more at dec.ny.gov/animals.

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Cabin Fever Night Just when you think all the good things about winter are gone, along comes Cabin Fever night. This ticketed downtown event pairs regional craft beverage producers with local businesses who host them in an entertaining evening of delicious discoveries. March 6, 2020, from 5 to 8 p.m., participants get to shake off winter’s doldrums while exploring Market Street at a walker’s pace, souvenir glass in hand, tasting along the way.

“It’s a very big end-of-the-winter event,” says organizer Nathan Basch, director of events for Corning's Gaffer District. Area hotels offer a taste-and-stay-over package, so “we get a lot of people who travel in for the event.”

“It draws nice people into town,” says Tammy Carey of Carey’s Brewhouse on Bridge Street in Corning. “We bring in different breweries and wineries throughout downtown. And the amount of people coming in gives us an opportunity to increase our business revenue.” Carey’s Brewhouse, offering a full dinner menu, is just one spot where tasters can take the opportunity to discover a newto-them eatery.

Nathan draws his vendors—as many as thirty—from Western New York’s wineries and distilleries, and has even had one from the Niagara winery region. And, he says, while many tickets are sold well before the event, there are often some available the day of. Cabin Fever is one of the Gaffer District’s most intimate events, with between 300 and 500 participants. It gives people a chance to explore at their own pace and to ask questions of the brewers and vintners pouring their tastes. In most instances, your favorite beverages are also available to purchase and take home for later enjoyment.

Participants may get goodies along the way like party hats and Mardi Gras beads. Many restaurants offer specials, although not all the discoveries are necessarily going to be food related. Many Market Street shops are offering discounts and special sales as well. And there’s also a non-tasting free ticket available for the treasured designated driver who is likely to be offered freebies and other tokens of appreciation courtesy of the Drink Responsibly Designated Driver Program.

“For us, it was a fantastic event, one of our busiest on Market Street,” says David Shoemaker, one of the co-owners of Liquid Shoes. His brother, Eric, is the brewer. “We’re known for our IPAs so we put out a few we thought would be most representative of what we do. It helped us get our name out there as a new brewery (Liquid Shoes opened two years ago), and we felt we had a good crowd after that as well. It was like one giant party!” For ticket information, visit gafferdistrict.com or call (607) 937-6292. ~ Karey Solomon 30

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Spring Into Summer with GlassFest “It’s definitely our flagship event,” says Nathan Basch, director of events for Corning’s Gaffer District. “It’s a fantastic kick-off to our summer season.” Spend a little time at GlassFest, May 21 to 24, and you’ll clearly see that’s the case. Here in the Crystal City, sand, silica, soda ash, and intense heat combine with a lot of skill and a little magic to create a glass wonderland and a oneof-a-kind Memorial Day weekend.

The fun begins Thursday, May 21, at 5:30 p.m. with a glass ribbon cutting at Corning Museum of Glass. CMoG is hosting the free evening, which includes entertainment, glassmaking demonstrations, regional food, and wine tastings, and runs until 8 p.m. Music continues through the weekend, with concerts Friday and Saturday evenings, and on Sunday throughout the day. On Friday and Saturday, CMoG artisans take their mobile glass studio downtown for live, narrated glassmaking demonstrations on Market Street. Inspired? The Glass Studio at the museum offers the experience with a GlassFest weekend special—an opportunity to make your own blown glass vase—with skilled help. Reserving a time slot for your glass experience is highly recommended.

The Gaffer District continues to pull out all the stops for this weekend, with music, kids’ activities, live glass working demonstrations, and an extensive outdoor artisan show. “We close off five blocks of Market Street for close to seventy art and food vendors,” says Nathan. “But one of the hardest things about it is picking out who will show here. We have a rigorous review process.”

Off-site parking serviced by shuttle buses allows worry-free accessibility. There is a comfortable, explore-at-your-own pace approach to the weekend and everything the downtown has to offer.

“The vendors who come here are the best glass people in the country, and it’s such an honor to be there and be in that group of people,” says Barbara Sargent, jewelry designer and owner of Classy Glass. She won best of show at GlassFest a few years ago, adding, “For me, Corning is the glass capital of the world. Going there energizes my creativity. Before I go, I’m doing the best work I’ve ever done.” For glass artists, one of the pleasures of being at GlassFest is the opportunity to trade information and discuss techniques among themselves. “We all help each other,” she says.

For the thousands of people who come to look at and buy glass, the festival is an amazing chance to meet artists and talk to them about their work. Music continues through the evening with a concert in the park from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoon when the visiting vendors close down until the following day. “This is a great show,” Barb says. “If you want to know anything about glass, this is the one to go to!” To find out more, visit gafferdistrict.com, cmog.org, or call (607) 937-6292. ~ Karey Solomon

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Fall Fantastic There are no guarantees about the weather in September, but you can be sure of one thing: the annual Harvest Festival will be a mega farmer’s market and a celebration of fall. Four blocks of Market Street will be closed September 19 from noon to 6 p.m. to make room for three sound stages with live music, kids’ activities, crafts, prepared food, and farm produce, including supersized home-grown jack o’lanterns for the front stoop. You could even take a side trip to the Corning Museum of Glass Studio to craft a glass pumpkin of your own.

“On a beautiful sunny day, it’s our best sales day of the year,” says Violet Benjamin, a jewelry artisan who shares her crafts booth with her husband, whose hand-built wooden vehicles she describes, with just a bit of bias, as “spectacular.”

“We try to focus on local businesses and farmer’s market vendors, expanding the farmer’s market for the day and inviting a few select other vendors and local businesses,” says Corning's Gaffer District events coordinator Cara Demers. The emphasis is on the area’s rural roots, from the décor to the vendor offerings to the variety of musical genres on multiple stages. There’s usually a scavenger hunt among the afternoon’s family-friendly features. Previous years’ activities likely to be repeated include a scarecrow construction contest, a display of classic tractors, and a farm animal petting zoo. “People are walking around getting their produce, shopping, and stopping to listen to music. It’s really neat,” Cara says.

Past Harvest Festivals, have included a Soup Off—a friendly competition between downtown eateries to see who can create the most popular—you guessed it—soup. Chris Herman, chef and co-owner of the Old World Café, made a seafood stew for the first competition, a chili verde for the second, a tomato-basil cream soup for the third, and won all three times. “It’s fun and restaurants want to compete,” he says. “You make a bunch of soup, and then you’ve got to make a bunch more soup, because tasters want to come back and order a whole bowl. We set up a tent and cook out front and it’s fun and it’s wonderful!”

Vendor Maria Ort, whose family sells homegrown seasonal fruit, herbal teas, and homemade jams and jellies, says, “It’s a nice time of year. It can be sunny and warm or a little cooler, but people are in the mood for harvest.”

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Guthrie Wineglass Marathon There’s a crisp tang of excitement in the air when nearly 2,500 runners queue up at the starting line outside Bath. They come from fifty states and at least a dozen different countries. They’re wearing timing bibs—they picked those up earlier in the weekend along with their goody bags, each containing, among other things, a commemorative wineglass. Because it’s the Guthrie Wineglass Marathon, and it’s been run on the first Sunday in October (or the last one in September) for thirty-eight years.

About 3,500 of the 6,000 runners who come for the Wineglass weekend register for the half marathon, 13.1 miles beginning at the full marathon’s halfway point in Campbell and starting a little earlier in the morning. Among those who run the full race are those hoping to qualify for the Boston Marathon and other competitions, as well as those athletes seeking a personal record. Those not quite ready for a marathon can run in Saturday’s family-friendly Corelle 5K. Crowds of spectators line the racecourse, some ringing cowbells, some holding encouraging signs, some holding out energy bars. Volunteers extend cups and call “Water! Water!” so a thirsty runner can drink on the run. It’s common for runners to begin the race on a chilly morning wearing more clothing than they complete it in, so there are volunteers detailed to collect the discards for donation to local clothing drives. Community law enforcement personnel stop traffic so the runners can pass. Guthrie medical personnel are on hand to offer help if needed. Volunteers on bicycles escort the runners and announce their arrival to the last of the half marathoners so they can move to the side of the course. About 2,500 volunteers work to make the event a success.

Along the Market Street finish line, fans cheer the finishers. Volunteers envelop them in heat blankets and hand out water, snacks, and a finisher’s medal. Among the finishers in 2019 were a double amputee who ran on prosthetic legs, and a woman pushing her disabled son in a Hoyt running chair—the boy was also awarded a finisher’s medal. While the race is a win for all participants, it’s a win for the community, too. Retail and lodging benefit, certainly, but so do local nonprofits. Since 2011, $600,000 has been given to organizations like Girls on the Run, Bath Kiwanis, the Corning YMCA, eleven sports teams from Elmira College and Corning/Painted Post High School, and dozens of other local non-profits. “Our success is the success of our community, and that is pretty special,” says Sheila Sutton, race director of the Wineglass Race Series.

As 2019 first-place winner Alexander Burks said at the finish line, “Anyone can do it—it’s about putting in the work and staying gritty about it.” Find out more at wineglassmarathon.com or call (607) 654-7601. ~ Karey Solomon

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Winter Wonderland Sarah Files grew up in Corning helping with Sparkle, and she looks forward to it each December.

“It’s such a great time of the year,” says Sarah, owner of Pip’s Boutique on Market Street. “Winter, the holidays, pretty lights up along the streets, vendors outside. Even though it’s freezing out you get that warm, fuzzy feeling!”

This year’s Sparkle, the Gaffer District’s celebration of the holiday along Market Street, will be December 5, from 5 to 9 p.m. Thousands of fairy lights around the buildings and threaded through the trees help the evening live up to its name. Festivity abounds throughout shops and vendors’ booths, with inventive interpretations of holiday colors and motifs. Market Street is closed to vehicular traffic, though horse-drawn wagon rides are available. Holiday music fills the air. It’s Corning, and you shouldn’t be surprised to find that Santa holds court in a glass house at the center of town. There is sustenance for those who need a refuel or a respite from the rigors of shopping. If you smell chestnuts roasting on an open fire, follow your nose and you’ll find them.

Specials abound. “Sometimes it’s the whole store, or a specific item they’d like to highlight,” Sarah says. A regular feature at Pip’s Boutique are the live models who pose in the store windows while passersby strike silly poses and make faces, trying to get them to move or smile. Sooner or later, most of them succeed. Ten different models take turns through the evening, “and I’ve only got one model who’s never laughed,” Sarah recalls.

While the lead-up to Sparkle means a lot of preparation, like securing extra staff and extra stock, it also means business owners are gearing up for what they know will be a successful event. With thousands of visitors coming from the Twin Tiers, one merchant remarked it was not unusual to have thirty to forty shoppers at a time in his small store. “Tiring, but a successful event,” concurs Richard Pope, owner of the Glass Menagerie at 37 East Market Street.

“I have customers I see every year only at Sparkle,” says Zaharo Emerson, owner of Bacalles Glass at 10 West Market Street. “It’s very social, like a family reunion.”

It’s also an opportunity to learn more about the area, as many of those set up among the craft vendors represent area non-profits, presenting fun activities and information on what they do and how others may get involved to keep those warm fuzzy feelings going throughout the year.

Sparkle, like the joy of Christmas, is a free event. Get more information at gafferdistrict.com or call (607) 937-6292.

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Card Carrying Books and Gifts At small local bookstores, owners can make a statement with the books they carry. They talk with the people who write them as well as with those who read them. They can also make a difference, trying to answer the “Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?” question.

Sarah Blagg and Randi Hewit opted for change when they opened Card Carrying Books and Gifts at 15 East Market Street early in 2017. In the wake of the 2016 national election they’d begun a local chapter of the National Organization for Women and had begun joking about starting a feminist clubhouse. The idea evolved into a bookstore for social progressives. “It felt like a dream,” Sarah says, recalling their initial response to the idea. “Then, the more we talked about it and asked ourselves, ‘who is going to do anything for you?’, we decided to just go ahead and do it ourselves.”

Everything in the shop is highly curated, Sarah continues, “because we are a socially progressive bookstore, we are very particular about authors and topics.” This focus includes their collection of gifts “from other woman-owned small businesses. If we have a mission about creating and supporting a feminist future, then we want to make sure the gifts and other items we’re offering are in line with that mission.”

As a result, a faithful base of customers visits the shop several times a year, coming from as far away as Buffalo, Rochester, and Washington, D.C. Among those who don’t have to drive great distances are members of their feminist youth group, girls thirteen to eighteen, mentored by Sarah and led by Randi’s teenage daughter, who meet at the shop to discuss issues important to them.

Customers-at-a-distance can stay in touch via monthly subscription. “Best Feminist Friend” provides a young adult book, a sticker or patch, and information on an issue that matters to young feminists. “The Card Carrying Club” members receive a fiction or nonfiction book, activism tips, and discussion group access. “Femlit” members get a paperback fiction selection, “mostly contemporary works by women and people of color,” along with a newsletter and recommendations for self-care. A “FemEd” subscription kit provides a nonfiction, just-the-facts feminist book, along with a newsletter explaining why the book was chosen, and activism tips.

“I do a lot of conversing with parents who are trying to find books for a kid who’s going through something or a child who’s identifying differently from what they thought,” Sarah adds. Find out more on Facebook, at cardcarryingshop.com, or call (607) 684-6114. ~ Karey Solomon

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Take the holidays. Preparation for any holiday begins at least six months before, with ordering flowers, greenery, cinnamon sticks, ornaments, the creation of bows—all the things added to seasonal arrangements that make them special. Julie’s employees have dubbed her “the bow queen” because her flying fingers can turn ribbon into a fabric flower faster than most. “It’s just something I’ve mastered,” she says.

Flowers also often mark milestones—births, graduations, promotions, engagements, weddings, and that final goodbye. “Personally, I like funeral work,” Julie says. “It’s larger work, usually a large standing spray or a casket spray—it’s beautiful and huge and makes you feel good. I try to do my best every time.”

The blooms taking temporary residence at House of Flowers have often traveled some distance, arriving daily from places like Ecuador, Holland, Canada, California, and Florida. They’re carefully unpacked and hydrated. If they were picked as buds, they’ve got to be gently warmed, lighted, and watched until the buds begin to open.

As they’re arranged, the florist either needs to follow a Teleflora “recipe” specifying the flowers and their design in a particular container, or a configuration designed to complement the vase chosen. “If it’s a country crock, it might have a country look,” Julie notes. “If it’s an elegant vase, you might want to be more sophisticated and delicate.” And there’s a special extra for a Corning florist—she’s often asked to arrange flowers in an original glass vase.

Among flowers, Julie’s personal favorites are the spring blooms—daffodils and tulips and hyacinths.

“Carnations get a bum rap,” she says. “They’re an old flower and they smell wonderful, they’re long-lasting and very colorful. You could probably put them in beer and they would last.” She says customers request adding things to bouquets—jewelry, lacrosse sticks, a miniature fishing pole. “Candles!” someone calls from the back room. “Yes, lots of candles,” she adds. Or, a customer might come in requesting a bouquet of roses or a box of rose petals, confiding plans for a proposal. “I always wonder whether she said yes,” Julie muses. Get a blooming preview at houseofflowerscorning.com or call (607) 962-1449. ~ Karey Solomon 42

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Stevens Paint Store Kelly Wensel wants to know what colors make you happy, because “when you’re in your space, it should feel like it’s your space.” A living environment is an expression of personal taste, so the reflection of light on painted walls can be an important, possibly dramatic, way to make the space your own.

Kelly and her husband, Jereme Wensel (above), a painter with more than a quarter century’s experience, own Stevens Paint Store at 62 Bridge Street. They sell only Benjamin Moore paints, because they appreciate the brand’s quality and consistency.

A customer might come in with an idea or a favorite color, but Kelly wants to know what the room is like. “Sun and light play a huge effect on how a color will look in a room, whether those are cool colors or warm colors,” Kelly says. “How many windows do you have? So much really depends on the person and the space and the lighting.” She’ll often recommend the customer take paint samples, post them on the walls, and see what they look like at different times of day. “Maybe it got washedout and you should go with a darker color if you want more intensity,” she says. Or perhaps the color has undertones you’re not immediately aware of, like pink, which can be a difficult color. She notes, though, a new Benjamin Moore pink, First Light (their 2020 color of the year), has become almost as popular as Revere Pewter, which she characterizes as “a very good combination of a gray and beige that goes well with neutrals.”

“When you come here, it’s us asking questions about the project you’re trying to do,” Kelly continues, with Jereme adding “people can rely on us for that.”

“It’s not just color, but the right product,” Kelly continues. “A big deal is the different kinds of paint.”

Matte, flat, eggshell, semi-gloss, gloss—they’re all different in their effect, and Kelly can steer you in the right direction. The do-it-your-selfer can get tips from the Wensels on how best to tape, prevent roller marks, or prepare a surface. Don’t want to pick up the brush yourself? Thanks to their years of experience, they can name-drop the best contractors. And, having brought in Hunter Douglas window treatments, Jereme can provide custom shades and blinds for a great finishing touch.

Kelly says she’s proudest of their store’s customer service. When people come in nervous about paint and color choices, “and you help them and they’re relieved, you know you’ve saved someone from a possible unhappy mistake. That makes me smile.”

Find out more at stevenspaintstore.com or call (607) 962-7112.

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Dimitri's Confectionary Treats!

“Everything’s better with chocolate on it!” says Tom Freelander, co-owner of Dimitri’s Confectionary Treats at 13 East Market Street. This includes Market Street, so it’s appropriate that chocolate is the star attraction of his shop.

When he and his wife, Ann-Marie, opened their store in 2016, they already knew they loved the atmosphere on Market Street, so they wanted to have a presence offering something the area didn’t have but needed. Because Ann-Marie’s grandfather, Themistocles Dimitri, passed along an appreciation for life’s sweetness, they knew their store could fill that need. The original Dimitri’s was in Olean, from 1916 to 1955, where Ann-Marie’s grandfather was famed for, among other things, homemade candy canes.

Using one annealing machine to keep chocolate at the right degree of melt, and another for caramel, Tom makes caramel chocolate apples, nut clusters, coconut clusters, and fifteen varieties of bark, featuring Ghirardelli chocolates. Fruit, cookies, marshmallows, and pretzels (really, the possibilities are endless) can be dipped into chocolate, caramel, or both. Because Ann-Marie has a day job she loves, Tom became the self-taught chocolate-maker, supported by an eager tasting team of relatives and friends who volunteered to critique his efforts. He’s researched the candies many grandparents nostalgically remember from the corner stores of their youth, and stocked an impressive number of hard-to-find yesteryear brands. Remember crunchy rock candy? Double-Bubble? Squirrel Nut Zippers? Tom is also on the trail of the elusive Necco wafers.

From the candies in bulk section, customers can create a candy pizza—a sweet, mailable gift to sustain a college student or a bit of extra cheer for someone in need of encouragement. They also make great wedding and party favors, Tom notes. Baskets await filling with sweet gifts that could include candles, puzzles, baking mixes, stuffed animals, and chocolate goodies. Some of the high-end candies include artisanal chocolates made by local independent chocolatiers. Fudge and truffles are particularly popular with adults while kids remain loyal fans of all things gummy.

“We think we have a good variety,” Tom says, but if he doesn’t have something in stock, he’ll specialorder it. “It’s fun to see customers come in with a big smile and find something they like. Everyone’s like a kid in the candy store.”

One of his sweetest rewards is being able to use the store to sweeten life for others by using his candies to help non-profit groups raise money. Dimitri’s Confectionary Treats gives back because, he says, “it’s a fun experience making people happy.” Find out more at treatscorning.com or call (607) 973-2775. ~ Karey Solomon

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Bacalles Glass Bacalles Glass at 10 West Market Street is a puzzling shop. Which is to say, Zaharo Emerson, daughter of George Bacalles, who opened the store in 1967, has a lot of puzzles for sale, this due to the influence of her late aunt, Tilly. The proprietress of a former Hallmark store a few doors down, Tilly once confided she sold a lot of puzzles.

A long-time appreciator of puzzles herself, Zaharo tucked that information away. She took over where her aunt left off in 2011, when her aunt retired at ninety-five, then took Aunt Tilly’s advice and began stocking puzzles. Now, though the store has “glass” in its name, many simply refer to it as “The Puzzle Shop.”

Already a connoisseur of the jigaw, she’s tried many of the puzzles on display, often having one in progress to work at during quieter times of the day. “It’s terrible…how I’ve suffered!” she jokes. In the process, she’s learned a lot about puzzles, stocking mostly those made by Springbok because their colors are brighter and their construction superior to those of other manufacturers. They come in various levels of complexity and difficulty, from thirty-six-pieces to delight a youngster to the large 100-piece “Puzzles to Remember” series of antique images intended both for children and older folks with dementia. There are puzzles with 350, 500, even 2,000 pieces, puzzles for long rainy days or group puzzle gatherings. An easy puzzle is often set out at a table for visiting children.

She notes Springbok hosts an annual puzzle contest, inviting photographers to send in colorful and potentially puzzle-worthy pictures. Zaharo has been urging people she knows to send them a good photo of Corning so more puzzle aficianados will be drawn, piece by piece, to her favorite city.

Back when her father opened the store, his merchandise was mostly American/artisan-made glass.

Today, with fewer domestic glass factories, she’s had to search harder for these gems. The search has taken her to artisans in rural nooks of Pennsylvania and New England, where she’s found treasures like glass animals, hand-crafted personal care items, jewelry, and pottery. On the glass side, some of her most popular items are the collections of paperweights, particularly the clear glass ones in which a pale jellyfish seems to hang suspended. Glass animals of a size to fit comfortably in the hand and other small glass items including tree ornaments and suncatchers—like the other items in the shop—are all affordable gifts or small indulgences for the purchaser. Puzzled? Call (607) 962-3339. ~ Karey Solomon 48

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Pip's Squeak Two sisters with a shared love of fashion started Pip’s Boutique almost forty years ago. Two changes of ownership later, two other sisters, who had worked in the store as teens, expanded on the tradition. Pip’s Squeak, at 96 East Market Street, is the province of Ashley Cotter; sister Sarah Files continues the boutique across the street.

“We worked here through high school and college,” Sarah (above, right) says, adding that the previous owner was like a second mom and mentor to them both, taking them on buying trips as they fell in love with the business. When the second owner retired, Sarah was ready to take over.

“I always dreamed of expanding and going into kids’ clothing,” Ashley says. She began with a pop-up shop in the corner of Pip’s Boutique at 89 Market Street, which, like all small children, kept growing until it needed its own storefront.

Meanwhile, Ashley (above, left), working in the fashion industry at the corporate level in product development, was looking for a change. Sarah is a mother of two, Ashley the doting aunt with a predilection for cute kids’ clothes. “It’s about finding clothes you can’t find at chain retailers and allowing kids to express their personalities,” she says. From “waddle-socks” with built-in rattles to soft-sole baby shoes, from hair bows to pretty silicone teethers, and everything in between, the stock is unusual, bright, trendy, and practical. There’s a veggie outfit proclaiming “I love you from my head tomatoes” and sweater/velour legging sets mommies will wish came in their sizes. Moms will appreciate the multi-use scarf that could be used to snuggle a baby or as a privacy veil while discreetly breast-feeding. There are sleepers and onesies with features even babies could appreciate, like the pajamas with leg-to-leg zippers to facilitate a quick diaper change and ones with magnet closures to make those changes even quicker. “There’s so much to take into consideration,” Sarah says. “It’s not just about what I like. You have to touch and feel all the clothes—you don’t want anything uncomfortable or scratchy.” Sarah’s oldest child, two-year-old Jordan, is their “tester,” and they listen to her reactions. Jack, seen in Sarah’s arms in the photo above, rocks a plain outfit with bright socks, and is certain to develop a style sense of his own within another year or two.

Ashley particularly likes children’s clothing that’s a diminutive version of adult styles, so there are longer shirts, embroidered denim and velvet dresses for girls, and a large selection of boys’ wear. “I think we have more cute things for boys than for girls,” she says. “The idea is to give kids all kinds of options, so they can pick what is most like them.” Reach Pip’s Squeak at (607) 962-6301. ~ Karey Solomon 50

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Corning Bike Works Bikes are a very personal matter for Tom and Margo Underwood, owners of Corning Bike Works at 88 West Market Street (above). From the antique motorized bicycle in the window, which once belonged to Tom’s dad, to their explorations of scenic back roads along the towpaths of the Erie Canal, they spend a lot of time pedaling when they aren’t making it possible for others. Once they found three buffalo on a back road—it’s a long story, but they wouldn’t have had a close encounter like that any other way.

Experience has taught the Underwoods that bikes are not one-size-fits-most. You have to think about the kind of riding you want to do. “Just because they come out of the box this way,” Tom says, pointing to a bike he’s just removed from its wrappings and started putting together, “doesn’t mean that’s how they’ve got to stay. What kind of handlebars are most comfortable? A saddle that fits me doesn’t fit Margo. Tell us what your issue is and we can custom fit.”

Even before they began the bike shop, bicycles were large in their lives. Margo has been a nationally-ranked racer and, in pre-bike-shop years, Tom easily racked up 500 miles per week.

They even took a bike trip from Elmira to St. Louis, Missouri, and back. How long did that take?

“Too long,” Tom quips.

At the shop, a wide upper shelf around three sides of the store holds Tom’s collection of beautifully-restored vintage pedal cars, some containing the names of those who want a chance at ownership if Tom ever decides to thin the herd. Closer to eye level are multiple sizes and styles of bicycles, unicycles, and accessories. Clientele includes kids, commuters, and serious riders. CBW also handles repairs and equipment modifications. “A lot of people have bikes sitting in garages that are the wrong fit for their owners. We might be able to make them more usable,” Tom says.

The Underwoods are big on bike safety. Their short list: always wear some bright colors (you want to contrast with the road) and a helmet, keep your lights on, and obey the rules of the road.

Margo says she always wears red gloves to draw attention to her hand signals.

As riders, they can advocate for how worthwhile getting out on the road—and off it—can be.

“This area is phenomenal,” Margo notes.

“We have friends from Pennsylvania who come up here just to ride,” Tom adds. “It’s wonderful.

And you never know when you’ll see some buffalo.” Find out more at corningbikeworks.com or call (607) 962-7831. ~Karey Solomon

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F.L.X. Provisions and More Several new eating experiences are headed to Corning, says winemaker, chef, and sommelier Christopher Bates (above). He and his wife, Isabel Bogadtke, who head the family of enterprises known as F.L.X. Hospitality, are making it happen. Based on their meteoric and game-changing impact on the Finger Lakes food scene, they are clearly a force to be reckoned with.

Fifteen years ago, the couple began Element Winery in Arkport, focusing on red wine production.

Then they looked around and saw gaps between things the Finger Lakes could offer and what was needed. So in 2014 they opened the F.L.X. Wienery in Dundee, to offer what Christopher terms “high-end low-brow food” along the west side of the Seneca Lake wine trail. (Hint; It’s affordable food, much more than wieners, and music is sometimes served up along with it.) He opened a tasting room for Element in Geneva, tinkered with sauces and interesting local ingredients he’d discovered, and named this F.L.X. Provisions. Two more Geneva businesses, F.L.X. Fry Bird and F.L.X. Table (a fun fast-food experience and a gourmet slow-food eatery, whose limited seating sells out a month in advance), joined the family. And because he has favorite things to eat at each location and likes combining his skills, he set up a catering service called Feast & Co. Catering.

With the closure of Tony R’s at 2-4 Market Street, Christopher decided to expand again. The building was at various times a bank, a Masonic center, and other mercantile enterprises before becoming a restaurant. A Corning branch of F.L.X. Provisions will open here, followed by two unique restaurants, he says. Not yet ready to announce the nature and theme of the new eateries at this address, he will say each will have a unique concept and a menu that won’t repeat what he’s done before. “Each will have unique programs within it that set it apart, not just in our group but in the industry,” he says. “We are really looking forward to this! There’s a really vibrant and exciting restaurant scene on Market Street.”

As with his other eateries, local ingredients are sourced “when they make sense.”

“Our goal is to create opportunities and economy in the Finger Lakes marketplace,” he notes, adding he’s hoping to contribute to making Corning a well-rounded destination “for visitors and for those of us who live in Corning.” He wants to see “Corning not be the end destination but part of a longer journey in the Finger Lakes—more reasons for people to come, to visit, to enjoy living here.” Find out the latest chapter of this culinary adventure and preview the menus at flxhospitality.com under the “F.L.X. Corning” tab. ~ Karey Solomon 54

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Laurabelle's A Scratch Bakery Tarrah Seaver makes treats for humans and other living things at Laurabelle’s A Scratch Bakery on 12 East Market Street. Working from scratch using the best ingredients, the way her grandmother Laurabelle taught her, she can accommodate any dietary need. “We always baked as a family, and I thought, why don’t I just try it?” she asked herself. “And it’s taken off from there.”

The road to becoming a cupcakery wasn’t simply paved with frosting. Tarrah tried several other things before attending culinary school, including work as an underwriter at a bank, and more energetic employment as a carpenter and electrician. She gained the skills to build her own house (something on the back burner for later) and also for constructing more elaborate cake and cupcake decorations. The creative ideas that top her creations are gleaned from a lot of visual research plus a great deal of fondant and modeling chocolate. Ideas become reality in her efficiently designed, gleaming, stainless-steel kitchen.

Tarrah opened first in a small storefront off Market Street, then moved across the street to her current location, a former shoe store whose shelf-lined walls make a great display space for her collection of vintage and modern cake stands. Here she plans to offer coffee and other beverages so customers who want to sample her thirteen cake flavors, eleven frosting flavors, and seven filling flavors—literally 1,001 potential combinations—can sit, relax, and enjoy. Salted caramel cake with white chocolate buttercream topped with white chocolate-covered pretzels and caramel anyone? How about a summery lemon-lavender? Or hummingbird cake topped with something sweet and complementary Tarrah hasn’t finished dreaming up yet? She’s inspired by seasonal flavors and holidays. And while cupcakes are a Laurabelle’s mainstay, the choices on any given day may include scones, gluten-free treats, and birthday cakes made to order. Cupcakes can be assembled like a wedding cake; cakes may be embellished with homemade candy, edible flowers, or chocolate shavings.

And not to leave out anyone’s best friend—Tarrah admits to having seven—she can also create “pupcakes” with wholesome doggy-friendly ingredients, approved by her own canine tasting panel. Other doggie treats may join the lineup as time permits.

While most baked goods have flour and sugar and shortening, Tarrah’s confections have an additional semi-invisible ingredient—she loves what she’s doing. Although her work day begins very early, “it’s not a job,” she says. “Coming to work and baking is relaxing.” Even making deliveries is fun. “I walk in,” she says, “and people are really happy.” Find Laurabelle’s A Scratch Bakery on Facebook or call (980) 297-2815.

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Nickel's Pit BBQ They live near Seneca Lake and own a popular eatery in Watkins Glen, but when they have time off they’ve always liked to eat out and relax in Corning. When a friendly real estate agent showed them 20 East Market Street, “We knew it was meant to be a second Nickel’s Pit BBQ” says Jenna Latersky Thayer, whose husband, Nicholas, is the pitmaster genius behind their flagship Nickel’s Pit BBQ on Franklin Street in Watkins Glen.

“We love Watkins Glen, and we really love Corning,” Nick says. Over the 2018-2019 winter, they did the demo, then let the contractors work their magic. Their idea was to make their Market Street location a little different, so they tweaked menus and worked on sourcing artisanal distilled beverages—“Did you know there’s an awesome rum made in Upstate New York?” Jenna asks— along with their locally-sourced meat and produce. “We call this Upstate barbecue,” Nick says.

“It’s a little bit pulled from everyone’s experience, then we put our own spin on it.” In the kitchen are two behemoth steel, wood-fired pit smokers, each weighing more than a ton. They’re painted bright red and, except for the warmth and the come-hither scent of spices and cherry woodsmoke in their vicinity, you might think them extremely large refrigerators Jenna describes the menu as a labor of love. “I know it’s corny but it’s true!” This means preparation for each day’s lunch menu involves starting the meat at 10 p.m. the night before. One chef oversees the pit overnight, prepping the next day’s food. The meat for the evening meal goes into the smokers around noon. Although there are seasonal tweaks to the menu, one standby is their mac and cheese made with jalapeno peppadew cheddar; Jenna describes their whipped sweet potatoes as the ultimate comfort food. In fact, they stock so many hearty side dishes, vegetarians who come in with BBQ-hungry diners are also easily accommodated because, as Jenna says, “the kitchen likes being able to cook for whatever people want.” And, having grown up in Buffalo, “We’re very particular about our wings. They’re smoked slow and then go into the fryer. We have more than twenty different sauces.” Nick says they’re enjoying the cosmopolitan atmosphere on Market Street where guests might include tourists visiting Corning Museum of Glass or locals who called in an order to go. “We’re busy all the time but we’re having fun, too,” he notes. “We have friends who have a restaurant just two blocks down—we want to collaborate to bring people here. It’s really nice to be in a community of other young professionals. It’s not us versus them— it’s what can we do together.”

You can find the menu at nickelspitbbq.com/menu, and call in an order at (607) 654-7306. ~Karey Solomon 58

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Market Street Social at the Radisson You might think you’re at a Paris sidewalk cafe. The Market Street Social at the Corning Radisson, 125 Denison Parkway East, offers outdoor patio dining, pampering, and relaxation for people and their BFFs (best furry friends). Each year spring sees a soft opening as temperatures rise, with the official opening in mid-May. There’s a firepit for chilly evenings—a favored gathering place in the spring and fall—a mix of sunny and shady spots to sit, an international clientele, and a warm welcome extended to four-footed as well as two-footed customers.

“People love to eat outside—it’s a totally different experience than eating inside,” says Kenneth Knowles, food and beverage manager for the Radisson. Located at the heart of the Gaffer District, it’s within walking-distance of the Corning Museum of Glass and is a great spot to people-watch.

In season, the patio is open from 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. for a meal, snacks, or drinks. It’s a great place to unwind at the end of the day with tapas, those small plates of savory snacks.

Some are seasonal (think gazpacho in the spring and summer, or butternut squash soup in the fall) and some, like deep-fried bang bang shrimp or pretzel fingers with honey-mustard dipping sauce, are perennial favorites. Enjoying that outside ambiance too much to want to come in?

Order a succession of tapas in place of dinner, or order inside to dine outside. Much of the food ingredients and many of the beverages are Finger Lakes sourced.

There are also regularly-scheduled special events to look forward to. Daily happy hours are 5 to 7 p.m. On Sundays and Mondays during the season, a Yappy Hour is added, with a special from their gourmet “Pamper Your Pooch” menu. There’s also a summertime Dog Day featuring their most “pup-ular” dog treats, a cooling pool for dogs to splash in, games, contests, and specials for the human onlookers. This day is also a benefit for the Chemung County Humane Society and SPCA. The Thursday and Friday live music programs were so popular they are expanding into Wednesdays as well in 2020, with live music those three evenings.

With room to seat sixty, private parties—corporate events, bridal showers, welcome parties, and going-away gatherings—can be accommodated. Themed evenings might include art programs and tapas combined into memorable events.

Breakfast/brunch is served seven days a week; lunch is available Monday through Saturday; dinner is served Tuesday through Saturday; and the Steuben bar is open every day. For more information, call (607) 962-5000. ~ Karey Solomon 60

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Mooney's Corning You can eat one of seventeen varieties of macaroni and cheese for your main course, enjoy it as a side, and continue on to have a sweet, fruity, and entirely different version for dessert. Mooney’s Sports Bar & Grill at 64 West Market Street is known for its award-winning mac and cheese combinations. As they say: “Dairy and carbs are serious business here.”

Why mac and cheese? Co-owner Kevin McFall, who established the first Mooney’s in Buffalo (the privately owned chain currently has ten locations), wanted to forge an individual path and chose it as his signature dish. “Kevin wanted to specialize in something different,” says his business partner, co-owner Brian Harris, who signed on when Mooney’s opened in Corning in 2016. “We have about sixteen different ones on the regular menu, and another we’ll feature every month.”

The humble dish introduced to America by Thomas Jefferson—he served it at a state dinner in 1802—gets upgraded and varied at Mooney’s with ingredients like lobster, bacon, and sausage.

There’s a Buffalo chicken version, one with spinach and artichokes, and one called the “Kenny Pow Supreme” in honor of the restaurant’s late builder. Part of the proceeds from the Supremes is added to a college fund for Pow’s children. Brian’s favorite is the Rodeo, which includes ground beef and pork, fried onion petals, and barbecue sauce. Other offerings include appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches and wraps, half-pound burgers, seafood, a children’s menu, and takeout options.

And desserts. Brian admits the dessert version of mac and cheese is still catching on. Made with cream cheese instead of cheddar, these fruity concoctions are more like cheesecake or pie than the warm, melty comfort food associated with the name. Yummy, nevertheless.

“What sets us aside from 95 percent of other restaurants is everything is made to order,” he explains. “It would be easier for us to make big pans of mac and cheese and then re-heat them. We could turn tables faster and make more money. But we make each one fresh. It’s not about making 20 percent more. Our goal is to get twenty years of your business.”

Customers have enthusiastically voted them awards for best restaurant, and their macaroni and cheese dishes have won numerous awards locally and nationally. They enter mac and cheese competitions wherever they have a restaurant—and win. The Food Network recognized Mooney’s as one of the best restaurants across the country to get great macaroni and cheese. “It’s because we buy the highest quality food for everything,” Brian says. “The meat on your sandwich is ovenbaked daily, then deli-sliced for each sandwich. The portions are huge and our meals are very affordable.” Find the menu online at mooneys.com/corning-location or call (607) 684-6372.

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Destination Wegmans Grocery stores aren’t often tourist destinations, but the Wegmans at 24 Bridge Street is a landmark.

The store has been an anchor for business and community development since 1986, and the pilot location for some of the supermarket’s most loved amenities, most notably the Wegmans Café.

Jack Benjamin, who helped oversee the town’s expansion plan, had for years considered anchoring economic development with a grocery story at Corning’s west end. Seventy years after the Wegman family opened their first grocery store in Rochester, Corning Enterprises—the economic development subsidiary of Corning, Inc.—approached Robert Wegman, chairperson of the familyowned company, with an idea: should Wegmans Food Markets consider opening a store here, Corning, Inc. would relocate a warehouse and give the grocers the land. “If we get the site ready,” leadership from Corning Enterprises asked Robert Wegman, “will you come?”

“Mr. Wegman was impressed with the pitch and decided to build a store,” says Wegmans spokesperson Laura Camera. The move was somewhat risky for a company invested in urban and suburban upstate New York. But because it was rural, the Corning store became a pilot location for innovative incentives such as the market’s “Family Pack” offerings (in 1989), the Shoppers Club discount program (1990), and the first Market Café (1992). “Corning was a great store to pilot those initiatives primarily because it’s isolated from other Wegmans stores,” says Laura. “In order to provide a consistent shopping experience, we wanted to avoid larger markets where customers shop at multiple Wegmans locations.”

Garrett Callahan has worked for the Corning Wegmans for twenty-seven years. Now the store manager, he began as a part-time assistant in the deli, and, before the store even opened, wandered the grounds as his family’s construction company helped prepare its site. One of his favorite memories is of preparing breakfast for Robert Wegman, who died in 2006. “This was one of Mr. Wegman’s favorite stores,” says Garrett. “He would come down for breakfast on Saturdays. I would make him omelettes. He also liked his eggs runny.”

Garrett says it is the family aesthetic that retains employees, connects with the community, and brings travelers off the highway to the Market Café. “Wegmans certainly in some ways changed community expectations,” says Chris Sharkey, president of Corning Enterprises. “It became a destination store with its level of customer service, expansions, and quality retail.”

Corning Enterprises is still partnering with Wegmans. This year, both will sponsor the Guthrie Wineglass Half Marathon in October. Wegmans now has 101 stores and consistently ranks in the top ten of Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Find them at www.wegmans. com/stores/corning-ny/ or call (607) 937-8347. ~ Carrie Hagen

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