National Prime Rib Day is on Friday, April 27, but family-owned Lawry’s The Prime Rib (100 E. Ontario St.) celebrates it every day. Lawry’s will be offering a prix fixe menu during the entire month of April, in addition to a traditional “Family Time Dinner” in a tech-free zone on April 22.

Celebrate all month long at Lawry’s with a National Prime Rib Month Prix Fixe Menu for two.  Start your evening with one Bottle of Lawry’s Select Wine to share, two Mini Meat & Potato Martinis or two bottles of Republic of Tea.  The dinner menu includes Spinning Bowl Salad, Silver Cart 8 oz. Cut of Prime Ribs of Beef, Yorkshire Pudding, Whipped Cream Horseradish, Mashed Potatoes and Cream Spinach or Creamed Corn, C.C. Brown’s Ice Cream Sundae Sampler or Crème Brûlée for $99; not including tax and gratuity.  Fish and Vegetarian Entrée options are also available. 

Sunday, April 22 –“Family Time, Tech Free Zone, Dinner”

More than 70 years ago, Lawry’s The Prime Rib was founded on the concept of Sunday family dinners.  Now for one night, Lawry’s will transform its dining room into a tech-free zone, as guests are encouraged to switch off cell phones and share in lively conversation, great food and laughter during “Family Time, Tech Free Zone, Dinner” available only on Sunday, April 22.

The adult dinner includes the Spinning Bowl Salad, Family Style Mashed Potatoes and Vegetables, California Cut of Prime Ribs of Beef, Yorkshire Pudding, Whipped Cream Horseradish, C.C. Brown’s Hot Fudge Sundae Sampler Crème Brûlée for $40; not including tax and gratuity.

Children’s dinner (ages 12 and under) includes Spinning Bowl Salad, Family Style Mashed Potatoes and Vegetables, Child’s Cut of Prime Ribs of Beef or Chicken Fingers or Pasta, C.C. Brown’s Hot Fudge Sundae Sampler, Milk or Soda for $20; not including tax and gratuity.

Each table will receive engaging, interactive “Table Topics Conversation Cards,” to get the fun flowing.

To make a reservation call Lawry’s at (312) 787-5000, mention “Family Time” when reserving for Sunday, April 22.  For more information visit www.LawrysOnline.com.

 

Corned Beef & Cabbage

Corned Beef and Cabbage

Did you know that Corned Beef and Cabbage recipes are the number one searched item on St. Patrick’s Day?

Don’t let last year’s Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner mishaps haunt you, because this year the luck of the Irish is on your side!

Thanks to seasoned chef Victor Newgren, Molise PR client Lawry’s The Prime Rib has the perfect Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe for you on this brightly spirited day!

Corned Beef and Cabbage

Ingredients:

5 lb.             Vienna Corned Beef Brisket
2 gal.           Water
1 gal.            Beef Stock
1 ea.             Cinnamon Stick
1 T                Yellow Mustard Seed
1 tsp.            Black Peppercorns (whole)
2 ea.             Cloves
1 T                Whole Allspice
3 ea.             Juniper Berry
2 ea.             Bay Leaves (fresh or dried)
1 ea.              Spanish Onion (cut in half)
3 ea.              Celery Stalks (cut in half)
2 ea.              Large Carrots (cut in half)
3 ea.              Whole Green Cabbage Heads (cut into quarters)
1 lb.               Baby Carrots
1 lb.               Small Red Skin Potatoes

Preparation:

  • Place all spices in cheesecloth, tie into a bundle with a string
  • In large, oversized pot: Add water, beef stock, brisket, spice bundle, Spanish onion, celery and the 2 cut up, large  carrots
  • Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 ½ hours
  • Add the cabbage and cook an additional 30 minutes
  • Add the red skin potatoes and cook an additional 45 minutes
  • Add the baby carrots and cook an additional 15 minutes
  • You will know it is done, when you can easily pierce the brisket with a meat fork and it is tender

 

And if cooking isn’t your style, head over to Lawry’s The Prime Rib at 100 E. Ontario St. in the historic McCormick Mansion. Lawry’s will offer a traditional Irish feast, accompanied in the evening by a strolling visit from The Shannon Rovers, on Saturday, March 17.

Lunch at Lawry’s Ale & Sandwich Bar includes Corned Beef and Cabbage, Horseradish Sauce, Boiled Potatoes, $17 plus tax and gratuity.

Lawry’s festive, annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner will feature the Spinning Bowl “Green” Salad, Corned Beef and Cabbage, Horseradish Sauce, Boiled Potatoes, $30 plus tax and gratuity; and as a special treat, The Shannon Rovers Irish Bagpipe Band will drop by to entertain evening dinner guests with the sights and sounds of Ireland.  A cultural fixture in the Chicagoland area for over 75 years, The Shannon Rovers will enliven spirited gaels of all ages.

To make a reservation call Lawry’s at (312) 787-5000.  For more information visit www.LawrysOnline.com.

 

 

Various charcuterie and local cheeses join bar bites, appetizers, and sandwiches on Lawry's new Evening Ale & Sandwich menu

Molise PR client, Lawry’s The Prime Rib, (located off Michigan Avenue at 100 E. Ontario) recently launched a new, more casual bar menu to cater to the post-work and Magnificent Mile shopping crowd, and it sure is lookin’ good!  The menu–which can be found here--consists of yummy bar bites, appetizers, salads, and sandwiches, ready to satiate you and your coworkers’ after-work hunger pangs.  And since an outing with colleagues is never complete without liquid libations, Lawry’s full bar is available, including their famed Meat & Potatoes Martini (Chopin Vodka served up with a prime rib and horseradish-stuffed olive), beer flights featuring local brews and Lawry’s own Brown Gown Ale, and specially selected wines.

The Evening Ale & Sandwich Bar opens at 4:30pm, Monday-Saturday; and 3:30pm on Sundays.  Reservations are not accepted and seating is first-come, first-serve in the bar area.  Make sure to check out the photos below, but beware, they have been known to cause serious cravings!

Pastrami Panini with Havarti Cheese and Horseradish

Lawry's famous Prime Rib on french bread with whipped horseradish creme

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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