On Saturday I went to the annual Ithaca Chili Festival with some friends to see what the tradition was all about. We got there when it opened to avoid the long lines (we had learned our lesson from arriving late to the Apple Festival in October), and immediately bought our tickets to try the food. Ithaca incorporated its message of sustainability into this festival as well by adopting the mantra "Reuse your spoon!" Surrounded by mouth-watering aromas, we glanced over the map we were given to navigate our way around- red balloons for meat chili, green for vegetarian, and yellow for wings. I thought it was great that they made such an effort to accommodate all types of "eaters" and was very happy with all varieties. We even made it to the famous Moosewood restaurant to try their vegan/vegetarian chili which was loaded with local vegetables. After a few hours of wandering around we decided to avoid the crowds and left with full stomachs and fun stories.
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