Easter Traditions

While we've been preparing for Easter (both at the restaurant and in our personal lives), we've been reflecting on some of our older Easter traditions. A couple days ago, my dad actually told me about something the restaurant used to do that totally took me by surprise!

As you know, we've got a special menu planned for Easter. I'd blogged about it recently, and you can find the full details on our menu page, but did you know that alongside the lamb, pizza rustica, and cheesecake, we used to have a fourth special item? Believe it or not, it was goat!

Goat's actually a very traditional easter food, but as the years have gone on, it's fallen out of style. This is due mostly to the fact that people only raise goats for very specific purposes, such as cultivating goat cheese. That said, Patsy's used to have a goat special every year on Easter. It was succulent, and people always marveled at how tender the meat was and how unique it tasted.

Since cooking goat was such a rarity, we made sure to make use of as much of the goat as possible - including the head! Yes, this is the part that shocked me... apparently, the head of a goat is considered a delicacy, and every year Concietta would be the one to eat it! (I guess she was the only one who wanted it, haha).

Serving goat may not be a part of our Easter offering anymore, but you can be sure that having a meal at Patsy's during Easter is still a treat! If you're interested on a full run-down of all the specials, check out our menu page or scroll down a bit to the blog titled "Patsy's Easter Specials!" Regardless of how you choose to celebrate Easter and who you celebrate it with, I wish you all a happy Easter!

~ Paul