Sláinte, in Style
More than one bartender I know has joked that today the amateurs are out; meaning those who don’t frequently belly up at McSwiggen’s for a whiskey and a perfectly pulled pint of Guinness (those given a...
View ArticleSt Pat’s Feast, BK Style=House-Smoked Salmon; Crispy-Fried Eggs with Blood...
Thanks to modern Irish cooks like Darina Allen, who embrace Ireland’s copious natural resources (salmon, cheese, and so on) it’s now been years since an appreciation for old-fashioned Irish food was...
View ArticleStrange But True: The St. Patrick’s Day v. Purim Beer Challenge, Tonight at...
Back at the tail end of last year, the brewers behind Pennsylvania’s Sly Fox (owned by one Brian O’Reilly) and Shmaltz Brewing Company from Upstate New York got the idea to do a Hanukah-Christmas beer...
View ArticleEDIBLE GLIMPSES: Ireland on Our Minds
With St. Patty’s Day coming up in a few short days, we’ve got Ireland on the brain. As we sit at our desks, typing away, we can’t help wishing we were munching some Irish soda bread and drinking a...
View ArticleAt Peter McManus Café, Open Since 1936, St. Patrick’s Day Doesn’t Change Much
#nyc A post shared by A NYC Life (@anewyorkcitylife) on Feb 16, 2017 at 4:54pm PST Justin McManus looks like he walked straight out of an Ed Burns movie. There’s something very The Brothers McMullen...
View ArticleMake an Emerald Old-Fashioned with Irish Whiskey This St. Patrick’s Day
On that one day a year where everyone is seemingly Irish, it’s best to enjoy one the finest whiskeys from the Emerald Isle. Photo credit: Jenny Adams. Knappogue Castle goes down well as an ice cream,...
View ArticleWhat Makes a New York City Bar “Irish”?
Inside, every stool has been taken by the after-work crowd. One imagines Thursdays have looked just like this since the bar opened in 1892. The men’s clothing store at the corner of 18th Street and...
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