A LA CARTE : GREEN MONDAY BECKONS.Byline: Larry Lipson The obvious destination for a St. Patrick's Day celebration is an Irish restaurant or bar. There are plenty, from Timmy Nolan's in Toluca Lake to the Irish Castle in Van Nuys to the new Gallagher's in Newhall. Some people may not realize that Jimmy's in Beverly Hills, owned by Jimmy Murphy, is one of the major Irish dining spots on the West Coast. But they'll recognize such Irish names as Gilliland's and Monahan's. And there are signs that are dead giveaways: Muldoon, Brennan, Sullivan, Callahan, Malone, Clancy and McGinty. New on the Sunset Strip is Dublin's. A few spots turn green just for this occasion, and they are easier to get into on St. Patrick's Day - an especially big factor this year since the holiday is on a Monday, when many restaurants are closed. Here are a few of the temporarily Irish restaurants that will remain open: Cafe Cordiale Address: 14015 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Phone: (818) 789-1985. Cuisine: International. Comments: A place that's cordial sounds right for Irish-style hospitality. And it is. Picks: How about potato soup or smoked salmon to start? Then try the cocklety pie stuffed with scallops, mushrooms and potatoes with a whitefish whitefish: see salmon. whitefish Any of several silvery food fishes (family Salmonidae, or Coregonidae), inhabiting cold northern lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America. veloute ve·lou·té n. A white sauce made of chicken, veal, or fish stock thickened with a roux of flour and butter. [French, from Old French vellute, velvety, from velous, velvet sauce. Or Irish lamb stew. Or the favored corn beef and cabbage. Other choices include baked salmon in cream and baked chicken breast with Irish sausage stuffing. Desserts (some are included in the entree price) of note are Bailey's Irish Cream cheesecake, apple crumble with fresh cream, and bread and butter pudding Bread and butter pudding is a traditional dessert popular in British cuisine. It is essentially a baked form of French toast. It is made by layering slices of buttered bread scattered with raisins in an oven dish into which an egg and milk mixture (sometimes with vanilla or . McCormick & Schmick's Address: 111 N. Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Phone: (818) 405-0064. Cuisine: Seafood. Comments: This is a yearly all-out effort. A percentage of the proceeds from food sales go to the local American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. chapter. Admission is free. Entertainment is provided by the Knackers, an Irish rock group; Mallory & McCall, a strolling Irish duo; a surf band called Wipeout; also pipers and drummers. Picks: There will be food booths in the restaurant's courtyard serving corned beef sandwiches, green-lipped mussels, clam chowder and crabcake sandwiches. Irish coffees, appropriate beers and other goodies. Pitchers Address: Torrance Marriott Hotel, 3635 Fashion Way, Torrance. Phone: (310) 337-5328. Cuisine: American. Comments: The actual celebration starts here on Saturday with corned beef sandwiches, Guinness and Bailey's specials. Picks: The lunch and dinner buffet here features corned beef brisket brisket the mass of connective tissue and fat covering the anterior part of the chest in ruminants. Lies at the most ventral part of the neck, between the front legs and covering the anterior end of the sternum. and cabbage, colcannon col·can·non n. An Irish dish of mashed potatoes and cabbage, seasoned with butter. [Irish Gaelic cál ceannan : cál, cabbage (from Old Irish, from Latin caulis) + (mashed potatoes with butter and shredded cabbage), stewed carrots and pearl onions, Irish soda bread Noun 1. Irish soda bread - round loaf made with soda and buttermilk; often containing caraway seeds and raisins quick bread - breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking . Also there's a regular dinner special for $9.95 and both black and tans This article deals with the RIC Reserve Force of the Anglo-Irish War. For the RIC Auxiliaries in the same war, see Auxiliary Division. For other senses of the term, see Black and tan (disambiguation). or Irish stout available. Taix Address: 1911 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. Phone: (213) 484-1265. Cuisine: Country French. Comments: This is the one time of the year that this 69-year-old landmark eatery goes Irish. Picks: Monday kicks off a five-day greening here with corned beef and cabbage with all the trimmings served at lunch for $8.95 or at dinner for $11.95. The evening version includes fresh sourdough, a tureen of hot soup, a house salad and a sherbet sher·bet n. 1. also sher·bert A frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice, sugar, and water, and also containing milk, egg white, or gelatin. 2. Chiefly British A beverage made of sweetened diluted fruit juice. dessert. Valley Inn Address: 4557 Sherman Oaks Ave., Sherman Oaks. Phone: (818) 784-1163. Cuisine: American/continental. Comments: Hangout of the veteran literati literati Scholars in China and Japan whose poetry, calligraphy, and paintings were supposed primarily to reveal their cultivation and express their personal feelings rather than demonstrate professional skill. set, this is always a busy spot on annual party nights. Picks: There's the all-you-can-eat corned beef and cabbage dinner with soup or salad offered on Sunday and Monday for $14.95 per person. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: There are plenty of Irish and non-Celtic restaurants and bars planning to wear the green for St. Patrick's Day celebrations. |
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