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Irish food has been the butt of many a joke. I have made several myself over the years, but there is actually a lot of great Irish food: butter and cheese, salmon, beautiful lamb, and of course, potatoes. Just as there is no spaghetti and meatballs in Italy, there is no corned-beef in Ireland.

These were foods adopted/adapted/invented by poor immigrant groups from what was available to poor people in their new land.

Perhaps the most important musical group in Irish history, The Chieftains return to The State Theater right next door. Their performances are magical and delicious. They always bring along a cadre of local artists.

Their music is historical and contemporary, they've released albums with Sting, Sinead O'Connor, Van Morrison, Ry Cooder, Mark Knopfler, Marianne Faithful, Roger Daltry, Tom Jones, The Rolling Stones and on and on.

In addition to our wonderful, homey and delicious a la carte menu on Easter, we’re also offering a Family-Style Easter Dinner.
Menu

Children under 15 eat their age (i.e.: an 11 year old eats for $11 - up to one child per adult). Catherine Lombardi loved kids!

Make Reservations or by Calling 732.296.9463

The most noble wines of Piedmont are made from the nebbiolo grape. Certainly there are other wines from Piedmont: the friendly dolcetto and the sometimes muscular and sometimes jolly barbera. But it is in nebbiolo that the land of Piedmont finds its full expression. In fact, it is
through nebbiolo that the different regions of Piedmont express their individuality and also what binds them together as Piemontese.

With our partners at New Brunswick Rocks (many of New Brunswick's restaurants, comedy clubs, hotels and bars) we've been offering a special deal for couples who dine with us on Friday evenings. We're upgrading the
menu with Mumm Champagne Cordon Rouge Jubileum.

At Stage Left
We're offering our four-course menu plus two glasses of Mumm Cordon Rouge Jubileum Champagne and some of our famous Restaurant Guys Chocolates at the end of dinner for $99 per couple.* That, my friends, is a steal!

At Catherine Lombardi

Glen Livet will present an extraordinary, one-of-a-kind dinner here at Stage Left. They are making available to us everything from their wonderful 12 Year to their Very Rare 25 Year old. Matching these incredible whiskies to a dinner is no small feat, but we've done a masterful job. And we're keeping the cost to $149 per person. That's
pretty incredible as some of the whisky costs upward of $450 for a bottle in a liquor store. The date is March 26th. Hors d'Oeuvres at 6:30 Dinner
at 7:30. Check out the menu below.

George may be one of the most intelligent men making wine today. A nuclear physicist by trade, he has lived on The Hendry Ranch since he was a boy. No one knows more about grapes or has more integrity than George. He is an old
friend now. He comes to see us almost every year and every year we are humbled by the unique wines he brings and the unique insight he shares.

okay, okay, we'll do it again!

So I've gotten about 10 emails this morning asking if we're going to run the snow-day discount again today. Now the weatherman is predicting a meager inch or so and that the snow will stop by 5 o'clock. But, since we've started to become a snow-destination for so many of you, we're going to do it again today.

Of course the fresh, white snow on the trees and the church and the hotel is really beautiful from the vantage point of Catherine Lombardi. Fireplaces and warm adult beverages complete the picture.

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We've put together an extraordinary weekend of civilized and
romantic evenings

Stage Left
Thursday and Friday - Champagne Tasting Dinner
Saturday and Sunday - Extraordinary Gourmet Valentine's Tasting Menu
Saturday - Dinner & Theater with Glen Burtnik
Sunday - The Rare Brunch at Stage Left
Sunday - Dinner & Theater with The Moscow Radio Symphony

Check out all the details stageleft.com/events

Catherine Lombardi