We know that Easter is going to look very different this year for all of us and we are going to miss serving your families Easter Brunch and/or dinner. But we do hope that you are all able to enjoy the holiday at home with your loved ones. We are anxiously awaiting the day (which is hopefully sooner rather than later) where we can be together again in the restaurant, trying new cocktails and enjoying new menu items.
Continue ReadingThe Secret Ingredient is Tabasco
Last summer, I hosted a wellness retreat in Bradenton Beach, Florida. I rented a huge beach house, partnered with a local yoga instructor and mapped out a nutrition workshop to help my guests learn more about how to fuel their body in a healthy way without depriving themselves of all things foodie. But the best part of the retreat? Well that was definitely the cooking class my dad hosted for the guests. And it was in that cooking class that I learned that Tabasco is my dad’s best friend.
Continue Reading2020 Food Trends
I know that right now, it seems like the only food trends in the foreseeable future include the foods you can keep in your pantry and eat at home alone (#socialdistancing). But I think it’s really important that we all continue to look ahead and focus on some positives. Yes, it is important to take proper precautions and to take care of ourselves, our families and each other, but panic never solved anything. In fact, panic makes things worse. So let’s focus on facts, have some compassion, heed advice from the proper channels and also, find time and space to smile and enjoy the things we can. For me, that means looking into what the next big food trends may be heading our way.
Continue ReadingLetter of Operations
We hope this message finds you all staying safe and well.
As most of you may know, all Restaurants in New York have been asked to switch to take-out only to ensure the safety of all guests and team members.
That said, starting today, Tuesday, March 17th, McKinney & Doyle Corner Bakery will be operating with normal business hours, and allowing guests to enter and order as they normally would. Do not worry, we are stocked with Corned Beef & Cabbage, Irish Soda Bread and all your daily favorites. The only switch here is that the items are for carry out only.
The Fine Foods Cafe will be operating on a bit of a more limited scale, starting with our new curb-side pick up. We will begin taking to-go orders for our full lunch menu at 11:30 am as usual. Dinner service will start at 4:30 pm and include everyones favorite Pub Menu, which may be a tab bit altered for the night, along with the same classics every year…Corned Beef & Cabbage, Irish Lamb Stew, Grilled Salmon with Irish Colcannon…and every order comes with your own loaf of our Homemade Irish Soda Bread.
It may not be the same as past years – sharing in the dining experience, celebrating with each and every one of you. I think of everything, this will be the hardest. The love we have, and relationships we have created with all of you is what makes us so excited every day to come to work – but we must ensure that all are safe and well so we can have many more years of these times together.
We will be posting menu options through our social media tomorrow, and daily going forward. Give us a call when you decide and we will be so grateful to meet you out front with your order.