Saint Patrick’s Day
I particularly remember a Saint Patrick’s Day party I attended several years ago - or should I say I can’t seem to forget it?
I was working for a company in Santa Monica at the time with a great group of guys who were from Ireland. Actually if I remember right the company was founded in Ireland and opened an office in the USA to enter this market. Either way a good third of the company was Irish including my manager.
My manager invited me to join his family and a few other employees for a traditional Saint Patrick’s Day celebration. My wife and I couldn’t pass up such an invitation, and gladly joined in the fun. We had a great time, though with my American taste buds I must say the food wasn’t the highlight. Our hosts were very gracious and understood that their traditional dishes were a bit edgy for a California boy like me. Anytime you have the word “blood” in the description of the dish is cause for concern if you ask me.
All in all we had a wonderful time, and though I’ve lost touch with most of that group I did enjoy their warm friendship.
Enjoy your Saint Patrick’s Day, but stay away from the Blood Pudding.