April 2011
12 posts
#37 The Crosby Street Hotel
Who: Maggie, Sister Annie, Mama and Auntie Ford, Mrs. Scott (Jason’s mom), plus 25 of Maggie’s nearest and dearest girlfriends. And Oprah.
Where: SoHo—NYC
What: Tomato/Basil/Mozzarella Salad, Broccoli rabe risotto, Chocolate peanut butter cake, Petitfours, Champagne cocktails.
I saw Oprah at Maggie’s bridal shower. This wasn’t like, Oh I heard Oprah was in the...
#36 Gina's Apartment
Who: Gina, Abby, Mel, Jessica Straus
Where: 15th and Corcoran
What: Scones, bagels, tuna/egg salad, fruit, coffee, mimosas
We all reach a point in our mid-twenties when we start to go to a lot of weddings. Cousins, friends, college roommates… it’s like a never-ending stream of engagements. As the years tick by, the number starts to increase exponentially until you wake up one day...
#35b North Conway: He is Risen
There’s nothing like waking up the day after a snow day to find… that it’s 67 degrees and sunny? Yeah, Al Gore, we hear you loud and clear over here.
Who: Everyone from Saturday plus Sarah G and Jeff, Matt and Gina (congrats!), Greg and Jess
Where: Red Ridge Lane—North Conway, NH
What: Easter eggs, James’ blueberry and banana pancakes, Steve’s latkas, mexican...
#35a North Conway: Climate Change
Who: James, Mary, Dan, Steve, Meredith, Justin, Danielle, Michaela and Ben
Where: Red Ridge Lane—North Conway, NH
What: Egg scramble, fruit salad, biscuits, [bacon], coffee, bloodies
The theme of this brunch will be climate change, or Sometimes the Snow Comes Down in June [April]. I wish I could say that this is just a clever name, or the remnants of some blurry inside joke from Friday...
#34 The Friendly Toast
Who: Dan, Steve, James, Mary, Meredith
Where: Portsmouth, NH (en route to North Conway)
What: The Peasant [defined on the menu as “2 separate piles: The first is egg white scrambled with Cuban “dirty” rice, corn and carrots, and the 2nd is fresh spinach mixed with feta and black beans”], chipotle honey toast, diet coke, James’ Moxie milkshake
The Friendly Toast...
#33 DCA
There are no food rules when it comes to traveling. The second you set foot into that airport, train station or mini van, all human decency goes out the window and suddenly you are thrust into a world where the normal dietary standards involving 3 meals, vegetables, 2000 calories and items that are not served in plastic containers are distant relics of the past. You may have heard the saying that...
#32 Shawarma Spot
Sunday Funday. There’s nothing better. No matter how many plans you have for the weekend—trips to the hardware store, pictures to frame, giant gas grills to assemble—you have to be ready to just let it all go when you realize that it’s a beautiful, sunny afternoon and there’s no way on earth that you could be productive as long as the wine keeps flowing and the...
#31 The Play Garden
Who: Brundage, Dacey, Lisa G, Raul, Myesha, Joelle, Ganette, Melissa, Brodsky, Parita, Shannon, Marissa, Liz Oxhorn
Where: The Play Garden—Boyce, VA (about 15 miles east of Middleburg)
What: Myesha’s french toast, Dacey’s banana and blueberry breads, Jane’s rainman breakfast, scrambled eggs, strawberries, coffee, DALE’s famous bloody marys [and wine tasting for...
#30 Level One
Who: Jean, Mikhail, Poodle (Amanda), Ankit, Jean’s friends—Bridget, Sean and Liz
Where: 17th Street
What: Cool Beans Breakfast Burrito
There is something a little bit disgusting about eating a meal in a place where you know that mere hours before, two shirtless men probably did some very very nasty things in close proximity to where you are now sitting. Welcome to Level One: gay...
#29 Coppi's Organic
Who: Dan, Ankit, Nora
Where: U Street
What: Splittsville with Dan—Insalata Barbabietole (Baby beet salad with fancy greens, walnut garlic pesto and cucumbers) and Fritatta with wild mushrooms and Parsnip “fries” for the table
I’ll admit it, Coppi’s Organic wasn’t actually where we had initially planned to eat on Saturday, but apparently any place called...
#28 Bar Dupont
Who: Nick, Hilary, Sally, Jer, Laura, Peter, Dara, Rachel Racusen, Ormands (Gina and Jill), Holly, Lucy, Vanessa, Ben Mann Where: Dupont Circle (Site of the old Biddy’s) What: Eggwhite Frittata, GREAT Bloody, 1 piece of Ben Mann’s toast
The best thing about brunch is that there are no rules on attire. You can sass it up with party dress and pearls, or come in your sweat pants and...
#27 Mel's Apartment
Who: Susan Salmanowitz (mom), Mel, Dara, Kathryn, Andy, Matthew, Patty, Ormands (Gina and Jill), Hilary, Nick, Chris Bolyai
Where: 15th and Rhode Island
What: Bagels and cream cheese, scrambled eggs, coffee cake, fruit salad, irish soda bread, cottage cheese and pineapple, mimosas (and straight champagne)
Friends - this weekend, my mom [see bottom] and your favorite Gap employee is coming to...
