When I think of brunch, I tend to associate it with a long, luxurious meal shared with best friends, and the experiences I have had in the city were just that. A few weekends ago, I went to Good in the West Village. I went with two of my girl friends and we absolutely loved it! We spent the entire time we were there rotating between stuffing huge bites of food into our mouths and commenting on the great atmosphere the restaurant had to offer. We started the meal with coffee, and since I wasn't too hungry I ordered one of the specials- grapefruit topped with sugar and black pepper. Uh, yum. I mean for real people, I didn't know a hunk of fruit could taste so rich and exciting. The sugar mixture was bruleed, creating a crunchy layer over the grapefruit, which was perfectly ripe. Now, before you think I was being so healthy, let me also tell you that I ordered a side of blueberry almond bread. I ate every bite of my meal and was so completely satisfied afterward. My brunch companions ordered the basil & goat cheese egg scramble and the migas (a Mexican-style scamble with peppers and cilantro). I tried both and found them both to be full of flavor and incredibly wonderful. We all finished off the meal with a mimosa, which Good makes with a passionfruit puree. I am normally not a huge lover of mimosas simply because I find it boring to just pour some champagne into orange juice and call it a drink, but there was something about the addition of the passionfruit that made this particular mimosa delish. I think you would be safe ordering anything on the Good menu and you just can't beat the homey and relaxing atmosphere the restaurant offers. Basically, our brunch experience at Good was, well, really good.
My most recent brunch was with my friend Ashley who was in town last weekend and two other gals. We ventured to Sarabeth's Kitchen on Central Park South. While it was a bit expensive for my less than full wallet, it was a great place to go when you are celebrating a birthday, which we were. Our table had the most wonderful view of the park and I must say it felt very New York brunch elite. Only the birthday girl got a drink, a veggie-filled bloody mary, seeing as the rest of us were still feeling the effects of our night out before. To help us get through our hangover daze, we ordered a basket of muffins for the table and dug right in. I will go ahead and admit that I probably ate more than my fair share, but those things were too good to pass up! They came with a blackberry jam that was to die for. For my meal, I ordered the "morning crunch." It was the perfect combo of yogurt, fruit and granola, and came with a side of honey to drizzle over the top. Mmmmm... I thought the best part of the restaurant was the way they named the cereal items on the menu after old children's stories. Choices included the "baby bear" with just milk and honey, the "mama bear" that included raisins and the "big bad wolf" with wheat berries, brown sugar, fresh cream and butter. So cute!
Sorry this was such a long post, but you get me started on brunch and I just have a brunch to say. (ha ha, get it?)
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