Hearty fare and ‘luck o’ the Irish’ was all around
If you’re a “luck o’ the Irish” diehard, chances are you were seated with a rowdy and energetic group of close-knit friends in one of the 89-year-old booths at Tom Bergin’s at 6 a.m. on St. Patrick’s Day. Traditionalists wait all year to eat a hearty Irish breakfast and to be one of the first to guzzle a green beer in celebration of the Emerald Isle.
AT BERGIN’S: (Left to right), Maureen Donovan, Jennifer Rissier, Paria Hassouri and Liz Atlee.
BERGIN’S crowd celebrated from early morning to late night.
Hancock Park and Brookside residents Jennifer Rissier, Maureen Donovan, Paria Hassouri and Liz Atlee were among the early birds who got the corned beef hash and the Bergin’s Slam, made up of sliced corned beef, crispy smashed potatoes and scrambled eggs, then chased down with traditional Irish coffees. For those who preferred to sleep in, noon sharp was the appointed time to beat the lines for the 1936 Fairfax Avenue venue’s tented parking lot party, which drew hundreds of rocking shamrock revelers.
Three bars served drinks magically concocted by leprechauns in the middle of the night. Lunch food included corned beef hash, fried chicken sandwiches and cheeseburgers with chips—in other words, lots of good stuff to soak up the beer. Bagpipers wandered the crowds, encouraging partiers to join and dance in the fun. A DJ kept the party going day into night, not that these celebrants needed anything other than beer, sunshine and friends. The much-coveted outdoor picnic tables were filled shortly after the parking lot opened. It was hard to find a single patron who wasn’t dressed in emerald glory, with even a few Kelly green-clad dogs understanding the assignment. If you can’t be in Dublin itself, Tom Bergin’s is hands down the second best. Just don’t tell your boss the real reason you called in sick that day. That’s between you and your Uber driver.
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The house was packed at Lilian Way’s The Broadwater Theatre Feb. 23 to see local actor and Larchmont resident Andrew Elvis Miller (alongside co-star Taylor Gilbert) in what was “supposed to be” the final showing of the play The Civil Twilight. But this is what one would call “the little play that could.”
Originally slated to run for three weeks when it opened in October 2024, the high demand has kept it running far beyond its initial end date, and it will now have one final run. The two-person play, written by playwright Shem Bitterman and directed by Ann Hearn Tobolowsky, centers on two strangers who get stuck sharing a lonely midwestern motel room when their flight is unexpectedly grounded due to severe weather. The audience is taken for a thrill ride as they watch these two characters burrow into each other’s lives, playing games with each other’s psyches, pasts and futures.
After the show, the audience filed into the Broadwater Plunge bar next door to discuss and dissect everything they had just seen and heard. If you want to catch one of the final showings, mark your calendars for the weekends between April 5 and May 11. Tickets can be purchased at theciviltwilight.ludus.com.
And now you’re in the Larchmont know!
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