By Meital Fried, Life & Culture Editor
• January 29, 2026
The second annual Comfort Food Trail, which takes place from Jan. 16 to Feb. 1, aims to introduce customers to new establishments and boost business for downtown restaurants during what owners say is their slowest time of year.Â
From pizzerias to Moroccan concepts, Hicham Oulida, Towers Marketplace retail manager at Ithaca College, has owned six restaurants — five of which were in Ithaca — over the past decade. He...