The fine folks at Gertrude’s at the BMA are hosting a good old fashioned keg party and all of the fun benefits Moveable Feast, a fabulous local organization that feeds those in need. (Beer and food + a good cause = Win/Win.) I’m pretty much in it for the corned beef sliders and Guinness and coffee macarons…but look at the menu below. Friday the 13th is no longer unlucky!
MENU:
Gertie’s Crab Cakes
John Shields’ Grandmother Gertie’s traditional Baltimore-style version, offered with basil tartar sauce
Smoked Salmon on Irish Soda Bread Crostini
With creamy chive butter
Bacon n’ Irish Cheddar Boxty
A traditional Irish potato pancake
Corned Beef & Guinness Mustard Sliders
Irish Sausage Rolls
Offered with Guinness mustard for dipping
“I Can’t Believe It’s Not Crab” Cakes (Vegan)
A vegan “crab cake” with zucchini subbing for crabmeat, offered with three-mustard sauce
Pesto Veggie Flatbread
Shepherdless Pie Tartlets
A vegetarian version of Shepherd’s Pie
Curry Chips (Vegan)
The late night Irish favorite: French fries with curry sauce
Friday the 13th Bad Luck Panfried Chicken
Chicken wings (and small drumsticks) marinated in buttermilk, then dredged in a traditional spiced flour mixture
Friday the 13th Bad Luck Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwiches (Vegan)
When bananas are cut up, that’s bad luck!
Beef & Guinness Pie
Colcannon (Vegan)
Irish classic of mashed potatoes & cabbage
Potato & Corned Beef Croquettes
Offered with honey-mustard sauce
Crudite Platter
Offered with Edamame Hummus (vegan), Guinness Cheese Dip and flatbread crackers
Guacamole & Tortilla Chips (Vegan)
Not Irish, but it’s green…
Guinness & Coffee Macarons
Green Velvet Cupcakes
With a cream cheese frosting
Sticky Toffee Pudding
A rich, moist cake permeated with a thick caramel-like sauce (with extra for serving)
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Bailey’s Ganache
Oatmeal Stout Ice Cream
Tickets are $50 per person and from the looks of menu, it’s quite a deal. And of course, there will be beer – three kegs of Flying Dog beers. Even better!
