Spreading the Joy of Food to everyone in the Lehigh Valley!
The History of the Holiday
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years.
On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink, and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.
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College will be back in high gear before you know it, so we’ve set up a new feature for all those hungry students and faculty. You can now click on your college or university for a listing of all restaurants near the school.
The website reaches college students and business professionals all over the Lehigh Valley. We are very excited to have such a loyal following and finally have the new redesign up and running.
The holiday always brings good business to local bars as people flock to celebrate the consumption of beers and good food. The Lehigh Valley has many excellent places to join your friends and enjoy lifes simple pleasures. I recall reading recently a famous Benjamin Franklin quote “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
So find some friends, fine a great bar on the website and go be happy together.
On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, The Allentown Brew Works will be hosting two events, open for the public, for everyone to join in the celebration of the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America.
A Buffet Luncheon will be from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, at a cost of $19.00 inclusive. An Inauguration Party will be from 7:00 – 10:00 pm, at a cost of $40.00 per person inclusive. Reservations for either event are requested by January 18, 2009; call 610.433.7777 ext. 13 or 25 or email sales@thebrewworks.com.
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So the next few weeks will truly show whether the political excitement continues to grow or finally calms down now that the elections are over. Regardless, we saw a drop in visitors looking to dine out, or for places to order from on the night of the election. It was clearly a make something at home kind of night.
Halloween is historically not very good for the restaurants in town, as many families just order in while they get the kids ready. I know I’ve heard from many people that its a big pizza day. Thanksgiving is just around the corner as well. In the mean time, let me know what your favorite places are for some good fall eats.