05 March 2009

the day everyone wants to be a little irish.


With St. Patrick's Day approaching, a few favorites have been coming out of the woodwork early: Irish Coffees, Soda Bread & the Hoboken Parade.

Zaro's in Grand Central Terminal is offering Irish Soda Bread for $1.99 per loaf. It's sold warm: fresh from the oven with the option to have it sliced (I'd recommend doing so). I bought a loaf yesterday and found myself in line again this afternoon. Moist and subtly sweet: it falls apart in your hands. Delicious.

This Saturday, March 7: the party starts at 7:00am in Hoboken. Wear your green and expect to implement extreme measures in pacing yourself to make it through the afternoon to see the parade an stir up that collegiate enthusiasm. This is one of the few reasons I can think of to venture into Jersey, aside from driving through to another destination.

And to keep yourself warm during this cold nights: a tally of the best Irish Coffees in NYC:


West Village: Dublin 6 (D6)
575 Hudson St
(646) 638-2900

Upper East Side: The Kinsale Tavern
1672 3rd Ave
(212) 348-4370

West Village:The Spotted Pig
314 W 11th St
(212) 620-0393

For the big day: you could get a tee like this from St. Patty's (dot) com.







1 comment:

Unknown said...

oh i love st. pattys day...!
i want some soda bread now :)