Product Description

Winner of the coveted Golden Spoon Award, listing it as one of Florida's top restaurants, and established in 1982, McGuire's Irish Pub welcomes guests from around the world to its Pensacola establishment. Traditional and not so traditional Irish pub fare can be enjoyed at home, thanks to this Celtic cookbook from the pub that invites its patrons to 'kiss the moose'. Oyster Stew, Sheep Herder's Pie, and Beery Hash Burgers on Potato Buns will delight the palate of nearly any diner at the pub. In addition to these enticing entrees, perfect desserts including Date and Irish Mist Rice Pudding with Irish Mist Whipped Cream, Tipsy Apricot Chocolate Cake, and Chocolate Eclairs with Baileys Custard will lift the spirits of just about anyone. The recipes for these and many more of the dishes and drinks served up in the world-famous McGuire's Irish Pub can be found in this easy-to-use cookbook.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #119244 in Books
• Published on: 1998-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 277 pages

Amazon.com Review
McGuire's Irish Pub is a friendly place, where the patrons indulge in fun and games--like kissing a moosehead when they miss a note in a sing-along! The place overflows with Irish hospitality and charm, just like any Irish pub--although it happens to be a 20,000-square-foot restaurant in Florida. Does such a place make real Irish food, and can it be recreated at home? Based on recipes for Soda Bread and smoky-tasting, bacon-studded Potato Soup, it is indeed possible. McGuire's also offers standard, non-Irish pub grub, like a Smoked Chicken Salad and Basil Shrimp on Fresh Noodles. There are also wilder fancies, including Chicken Timbales with Orange Tarragon Cream, which only ambitious home chefs are likely to tackle. McGuire's really excels at recipes that give a creative twist to traditional Irish fare. Witness the Bean Soup--thick with three kinds of melted cheese--and a dense black bean chili made with stout. (Alcohol appears often in this book's recipes, but what teetotaler hangs out at an Irish pub?)

Written partly as a serious cookbook and partly as a souvenir for its patrons, McGuire's Irish Pub Cookbook is a bright and cheery book, packed with photos and illustrations to help bring the taste of Ireland into your very own kitchen. --Dana Jacobi

Customer Reviews

Not just a peasant's pub lunch, but a true Irish Cookbook!
I love cookbooks, creating a cookbook collection, and cooking. I've never been satisfied by the Irish ones I have though, which has been a lament as I am an Irish lass. The recipes in other books tend to come in fits and starts, and some need modifying...until this gem.
I can throw my other Irish cookbooks away; all I need is this full-bodied book. I made Irish Whiskey Balls and Colcannon Pie for my office for St Paddy's Day. Raves all around from a discerning audience (some are Bon Appetite diehards). Everyone wanted the pie recipe who tasted it.
So far, not a recipe tragedy in any one I've tried. McGuire's Irish Pub Cookbook already feels like an old friend and trusted companion, partly because of its good storyline as well. I expect many good years with it by my side. Maybe a trip to Florida is on the horizon as it would be fun to check out the hearth of this pub.
Highly recommended.

Excellent Recipes!!
Never having been to McGuire's Pub, I bought the book more out of curiosity. It has become one of my favorite cookbooks as well as my husband's. The recipes range from casual to great for entertaining and most are relatively simple to follow. Now that we have moved to Florida, I plan to visit the real thing soon!

You've posted your dollar, now buy the book
I came across this cookbook quite accidentally and bought it sight unseen. It is probably the best cookbook purchase I have ever made. Anyone who has been to MacGuire's knows that the food is almost as exquiste and the scenery. I made "Paddy's Artichoke and Spinach Dip" for a dinner party and everyone was asking for the recipe. A definite buy for anyone who loves to entertain.