Charcuterie night at an Irish pub

Guinness sliders, lamb lettuce wraps and Dubliner cheese, plus a little Yeats. A perfect night of craic, setting the stage for the Ireland Writing Retreat on the Wild Atlantic Way

Last night’s Charcuterie 17.0 was a celebration of Irish pub food, in anticipation of heading to Ireland later this month to lead the Ireland Writing Retreat on the Wild Atlantic Way.

The main board features Guinness sliders on a nest of hashed potatoes, lamb lettuce wraps, coffee-and-pepper encrusted salame (a homage to Irish coffee), along with honeydew melon, white nectarines, orange bell peppers and tiny tomatoes.

The second board picks up a green-white-orange theme, hearkening to the colors of the Irish flag, featuring honeydew, Irish Dubliner cheese and tangerine slices, with a tiny bowl of raspberries as an accent.

Naturally, this pairs well with a pint of Guinness or Redbreast Irish whiskey.

In honor of Irish heritage, I’ll leave you with the poem that William Butler Yeats wrote as a love letter to Maud Gonne — and…