Happy St. Patrick's Day

Of course everyone knows about the St. Patrick's Day Parade and if you can't be here you can watch it on their web site: http://nyc-st-patrick-day-parade.org. I remember YEARS ago, when it was a drunken free-for-all. Ah, those were the days. ;-) Now, if you're caught with an open container you're toast! (Or, Irish Sodabread toasted?) But what else is there to do? Obviously most of the events revolve around drinking. Duh! So grab and Guinness and go!

Ah, St. Dymphna, the patron saint of those with mental illness. You can start off with a visit to St. Dymphna, a pub in the East Village with a grand Irish Breakfast (Sausage, black pudding, eggs)! http://st.dymphnas.com/

From 1 pm to 11 pm at the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden in Queens it's $15 bucks for unlimited green beer. http://www.bohemianhall.com/

At Loreley (which is actually a German place) it's officially an "Alcoholiday" and $35 from 9pm to 4 pm for unlimited beer and whisky. Don't know if it's green or not.

http://www.loreleynyc.com/

Union Square Wines is having a free tasting of Irish whiskies like Bushmill's, Redbreast and Jameson's as well as cream liqueur makers Coole Swan and Ryan's Irish. http://www.unionsquarewines.com/events

Japan Week in NYC

You all know how I love Japan, and this week in NYC is JAPAN WEEK! Sugoi!! At Grand Central from March 1st to the 3rd there are free food exhibits such as making green tea dressing and pork donburi, koto music, and kimonos. Kool! To round out the week there's a Japan Pavilion at the International Restaurant and Foodservice show at Javits and a Japan booth at the New York Times Travel Show. Viva Japan!

Japan Week

And check out Dine Out For Japan! From March 7th to the 11th you can help support the Japan Tohoku earthquake and tsunami relief efforts by eating at participating restaurants who will donate a portion of their sales to the Japan relief fund.

Dine Out For Japan