7 Craic-ing Ways to Celebrate St Paddy’s Day
Of all the days dedicated to patron saints, it’s St Patrick’s Day that everyone seems to get excited about. Maybe it’s something to do with the Guinness, maybe it’s to do with the whisky, the carb-laden Colcannon or the all round good craic. Whatever it might be, if you haven’t sorted your plans for Thursday check out some of the ideas below and make sure you have your hangover cures at the ready for Friday.
Bourne and Hollingsworth Buildings
Irish Banquet
Bourne and Hollingsworth are going all out with whisky tasting, stories of the Emerald Isle and finishing with dancing to Irish band – Charlie McCarthy a Poitín aficionado (that’s an underated Irish distilled beverage) will be hosting, oh and there’ll be the small matter of a five-course Irish banquet that will include dishes such as braised Irish beef, colcannon potatoes and buttered kale, and Irish stout chocolate pudding with rhubarb fool.
Where: 42 Northampton Road, Clerkenwell, EC1R 0HU
Website: https://billetto.co.uk/en/events/last-libations-st-patricks-day-special
Melt Room
St Patrick's Day Never Melt So Good
Melt Room are honouring the traditional Irish ‘Colcannon’ by mixing it with cheddar cheese, cabbage, corned beef topping it off with Guiness Chutney stuffing it between two wedges of thick slices of sour dough bread and grilling it all… yes that is a slice of heaven right there. St Patrick’s Day never melt so good.
Where: 26 Noel Street, Soho, W1F 8GY
Website: http://meltroom.com/
Mr Fogg's Tavern
Mr Fogg's Irish Cousin
Adventurer, explorer and all round good guy Phileas J.Fogg is inviting his favourite Irish cousin, Seamus Fogg over to host Mr Fogg’s Tavern’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Seamus has brought his Irish band over to play throughout the evening and has roped in the bartenders to serve up bespoke cocktails using Tullamore Dew whiskey. If you’re feeling hungry then you’re in luck as the chefs are going to be cooking up a traditional Irish stew which will be on the menu for the rest of the month, if you can’t make it down on the 17th because you don’t like parties and are staying in.
Where: 58 St. Martin’s Lane, Covent Garden, WC2N 4EA
Website: http://mr-foggs.com/tavern/
Corrigan's Mayfair
Irish Inspired Lunch
Irish chef Richard Corrigan is celebrating St Patrick’s Day with an Irish inspired lunch at Corrigan’s Mayfair. The lunch starts, as all should, with a complimentary Black Velvet cocktail before feasting on dishes such as black pudding hash; smoked eel and apple; Irish stew; steak and Guinness pie, Guinness fondant and whiskey ice -cream. Live Irish music will be played throughout the afternoon. All for a rather nice £25 for two courses or £29 for three. Grand.
Where: 28 Upper Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 7EH, United Kingdom
Website: www.corrigansmayfair.com
POP Brixton
Friday shindig
If a single day of Irish celebrations isn’t enough, bear in mind that POP Brixton have extended celebrations. On the big day itself, fish and chip shop/restaurant Hook are hosting a supperclub, nodding back to their market stall roots in Dublin and then on Friday (when you can really let your hair down), an evening shindig will include live Irish music, dancing, food and plenty of Guinness.
Where: 49 Brixton Station Road, Brixton, SW9 8PQ
Website: http://www.popbrixton.org
The Gallery
Whisky tasting with an expert
St Paddy’s Day eve will see West Hampstead’s The Gallery hosting the latest in their ‘Whisky 101’ series; if whisky doesn’t whet your whistle, this isn’t for you. Hosted by bar manager Daniel Pavey with the expert help of Dominic Tait who will be representing The Dubliner and The Libertines (whisky brands, not bands) you will learn all about the history and tastes of these drinks, along with beer and canapé pairings.
Where: 190 Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, NW6 3AY
Website: http://www.ilovethegallery.com
