St. Patrick's Day isn't just about green beer, though many people won't agree. In 2008, I got to spend the St. Patrick's Day and the week before it, touring around Ireland with a group of my best travel mates. We toured around Galway and the west coast before making our way to Dublin for the celebrations.
We kicked off our day with an epic tour of the Guinness factor where they shower you with pints. I'm not sure if this is a March 17 routine or not, but when we were there they were serving food. Not just any food, mind--food made with Guinness. Staff floated around with trays hors devours such as thin ribbons of smoked salmon on tiny Guinness melba toasts. Filled with stout and delicious Guinness bread, we headed into the city, in search of parties and stumbled across a beautiful mosh of singing drunks on Temple Bar. Since that trip, I have been nursing a quiet obsession with rustic Irish food and thought this would be a nice way to celebrate it.
Blue Cheese Burgers with Soda Bread Buns
Butter-Poached Scallops
Apricot, Date & Guinness Slices with Guinness Cream Sauce
Brown Bread & Irish Whiskey Ice Cream
Irish Colcannon & Thyme Leaf Soup
Irish Beef & Stout Casserole & Herby Dumplings
Irish Cream Ice Cream Cupcakes
Cheddar Ale Soup
Kale & Potato Hash
Irish Cream Chocolate Trifle
Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Deep Fried Oysters with Irish Stout
Corned Beef Bagel Dip
Chocolate Guinness Cake
Beef Hand Pies
Irish Cream Celebration Cake
Irish Cream Coffee Bars
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