Time for a challenge: complete all the stereotypical St. Patrick’s Day tasks below. Have fun and good luck!
- Watch the St. Patrick’s Day parade on the Capitol Square
- Eat at least two of the following items at a local restaurant:
- Corned beef and cabbage
- Irish soda bread
- Irish stew
- Shepherd’s pie
- Lucky Charms (bonus if you can find them)
- Consume at least two of the following drinks at a local bar:
- Green beer
- Irish car bomb
- Jameson, 2 Gingers or Red Breast (shot, neat or on-the-rocks)
- Guinness, Murphy’s or Harp beer
- McDonald’s Shamrock Shake
- Have at least one drink before noon (anytime during the week)
- Take a picture with someone wearing a “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” T-shirt
- Wear a green St. Patrick’s Day T-shirt with some other funny slogan
- Participate in an organized walk/run of any length (e.g. Shamrock Shuffle, WJJO .10K Race, etc.)
- Wear green beads. Bonus if they have a shot glass attached to them.
- Spot someone dressed as a leprechaun
- Listen to live bagpipe music. Bonus if the song is something other than “Scotland the Brave”
- See any other live band
- Don’t wear a jacket when you go out because it’s March and should be a lot warmer
Consider yourself someone who really gets into the “traditional” St. Patrick’s Day celebration if you can complete at least 75 percent of this list.
I remember as a kid visiting relatives in Green Bay and having Godfather’s Pizza, thinking it was a local pizza place. With more than 600 locations nationwide, the chain opened quietly in the Madison area in late 2012 with 
Godfather’s has plenty of sides, though at no time did they ever have monkey bread when I ordered. The bland breadsticks ($2.99) are saved by a marinara dipping sauce, and the cinnamon sticks ($2.99) need more frosting and cinnamon flavor.
I had to experience for myself 
If you visit KJ’s on the weekend, you also have the option of getting the “weekend special,” which on one particular weekend was the Sri Lankan Authentic Lump Rice ($15.99). It’s yellow rice, chicken, fried onion, a fish ball, plantain, egg plant and a fried-boiled egg baked in banana leaves. Although these items are separated, it’s best to eat them together. For example, the caramelized onion complemented the chicken well, and the chili flakes piled in one corner added a nice kick to the plantain.
