STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Here we are on the first Sunday in March in our COVID-19 world with no parade and zero crowds anticipated to Forest Avenue. With downplayed acknowledgment of the annual, West Brighton almost-spring rite of passage, the corned beef goodness beat goes on.
Corned beef on rye is the dish of the month on Forest Avenue. (Staten Island Advance File Photo)Staten Island Advance
First, do you remember where we were last year in March with corned beef?
“Naturally, like everybody else, last year I was stuck with a [boat] load of prepared corn beef and cabbage,” said Ken Tirado from Killmeyer’s Old Bavaria Inn. That’s because the ax came down on indoor dining on March 16.
Samantha Tirado at the 2015 St. Patrick's Parade (Courtesy of Ken Tirado)
Where are we this year at this very time in early March?
Duffy’s will sell potato-leek soup by the quart and Kettle Black will have its Chicken & Pancakes with rosemary bourbon syrup.
Chicken and Pancakes at The Kettle Black for Sunday brunch (Courtesy of Ho'Brah)
Ho’Brah’s igloos and 35% capacity dining room will feature its “Pink Sundays” Bottomless Brunch, a regular Sunday feature. Expect mimosas, frozen margaritas, “frose rose,” and Bloody Mary’s along with several food options — Eggs Benedict, Tres Leches French Toast, Steak and Eggs, Two Tacos and more. Booked sessions at the restaurant include 90-minutes at $45 and $70 gets a body three hours at a table. Food options range from $14.95 to $21.
In 2021, the Kings Arms presents its annual corned beef and cabbage entree and famed split pea soup on Sunday, March 7 and March 17. In addition to its Greek eats like spanikopita and feta cheese-sprinkled deliciousness is Irish soda bread. Owner Aliki Koutsovasilis says she couldn’t think of not having such Forest Avenue Irish traditions in the mix but, alas, no parade hulabaloo to coincide.
Kevin Harrigan said his tavern The Phoenix will not rise for this Sunday but do look for a redux come April.
Jody's with signage of social distancing in the pandemic recovery stage, March 4, 2021. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)
Terence Haggerty from Jody’s Club Forest is delighted to celebrate Irish fare and his pub grub as usual. The parade would have been a great thing to have in the backdrop although he’ll be very happy just seeing neighbors return to the restaurant in its limited capacity, he said. He’s going by reservation only and, of course, there’s corned beef.
“I’m looking forward to Sunday. It sounds like lot of people from the neighborhood are coming by which isn’t the case usually,” said Haggerty.
Mary Montone, wife of radio broadcaster John Montone, offered a demo of a Burrito Bar margarita kit as the West Brighton restaurant received a shout-out on a 1010 WINS Facebook Live on Thursday, March 4, 2021. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)
The burritos and booze will be flowing at Burrito Bar, which had a rather fun thing happen last week. John Montone from 1010 WINS reported on the restaurant’s $50 Do-It-Yourself margarita kit. Owners Kim Beckett and Andrew Greenfield shipped one to the storied broadcaster for his Thursday “Drink of the Day” Facebook Live schtick. Montone’s wife, Mary, mixed the cocktail according to package directions and the couple broadcasted the process from their home on Long Beach Island. (John tee-totaled since he technically was on company time.) It was exciting to hear Staten Island mentioned on the show and the proprietors got a kick out of the feature.
Back to the parade. Not on the marching route but certainly known corned beef and cabbage destinations on would-be-Parade-Day are O’Neill’s in Port Richmond with a Sunday brunch, Randall Manor Tavern on Castleton Avenue, Canlon’s in Oakwood, the aforementioned Killmeyer’s Old Bavaria Inn and Joyce’s Tavern in Eltingville. The South Shore Irish pub recently added deep-fried pickles, offered with honey mustard or ranch dip.
Nurnberger Bierhaus will celebrate on the actual St. Paddy’s Day — corned beef with cabbage, Irish soda bread and boiled potatoes with housemade mustards for $16.95. Going forward, by the way, the restaurant will be open Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 10 p.m.
The whole point in our mirth over Forest Avenue and its ancillary food friends today is that we can’t forget the importance of Forest Avenue, particularly at this time, which normally sees a boom on the strip that spills outward to other businesses.
Nina Flores, the executive director of the Forest Avenue Business Improvement District, echoes the sentiment. She said, “Spring is almost here and the Forest Avenue BID businesses are celebrating and welcoming the neighborhood with open arms. Come down to Forest Avenue, walk along our commercial corridor from Broadway to Hart Blvd and thank our small businesses by shopping local.”
The apse and sacristy at Sacred Heart at sunset. (Courtesy of John Perry)
JOHNNY “MASS” BRINGS STATEN ISLANDERS HOME
In the spirit of all things familiar on Staten Island, the story of Johnny “Mass” Perry’s stunning weight loss brought enormous feedback and cheers for the accomplishment. We heard from native Staten Islander Judy Conti, now of Alexandria, VA who saw Sacred Heart R.C. Church in the backdrop of Perry’s picture. She said, “When I was a little kid, I thought heaven was the dome of Sacred Heart above the altar.” In such times as the pandemic we have all lived through so far, that sentiment rings true: keeping the eyes on greater things might be part of our collective road to recovery.
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Pamela Silvestri is Advance Food Editor. She can be reached at silvestri@siadvance.com.
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