brunchkill

Location: 92 Calyer St, at Franklin, Greenpoint

Menu: http://www.calyerbrooklyn.com/brunch-2/

Brunch Hours: Sat & Sun, 11a-3p

My Rating: 

Long Story Short: Since this place is a sister restaurant to Anella, I would have to say run, don’t walk.  The food is creative and amazing.  Can get a little pricey if you let it, because you’ll want to literally try everything, but if you can control yourself… more power to you.  Oh and the bloody was amazing and garnished with cornichons. yum.

Long Story Long: 

I was super-psyched about this place for the one week in between an AMAZING dinner here with Monster and P-nasty et al and our scheduled brunch here last saturday.  Sadly, M & P had to bail, but luckily I had my long walk into Greenpoint (and some gaga) to help me deal with my lame passive-aggressiveness and change my attitude.  By the time I arrived at my destination, I was in a much more pleasant state of mind to meet my brunch companion – let’s call him Muse (mostly because the direct result of his urging/discipline/commitment to a monthly brunch date in 2012 is what served as my inspiration to start this blog up again…).

In any case, as a result of my dinner, I knew this to be a small-plates-sharing-type place.  And I am NOT good at sharing, especially during brunch.  Ask my siblings. Read the rest of this entry »

Location: 79 Berry St, between N. 9th & 10th, Williamsburg G

Menu: http://cafe-colette.com/images/brunchmenu.jpg

Brunch Hours: 10am – 4pm

My Rating: 

Long Story Short:  Incredible signature cocktails, passable bloody (the pickle spear is a nice touch).  The food is consistently awesome – and the portions are exactly right.  Expensive, but worth every penny.

Long Story Long:  I have to confess that if I had written this post after the first time I went to this place, I don’t know that I would have given it that 4th stalk.  But after many MANY MANY returns to this adorable (if not a teeny bit too hipster in decor and clientele for my taste, but it’s subtle enough to not be annoying) establishment, I have absolutely softened.

Anyway, in the months and months and months that I have been coming here and not writing about it, one visit in particular springs to mind.  It was the first time in known memory that I ordered a cocktail other than a bloody… yeah. I know.  It’s huge.  Here’s the sad part:

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Location: 632 Manhattan Avenue @ Nassau Ave, Greenpoint

Menu: http://www.themanhattaninn.com/?page_id=16

Brunch Hours: Sat & Sun, 11am – 3pm

My Rating: 

Long Story Short: Food is fine, bloody was pretty great… BUT be warned.  There is a real person playing piano in the back room.  A plus for those of you into that sort of thing (they have very talented performers) but if you are like me and have this weird issue about talking while someone is performing… just remember, you and your awkward brunch companions were warned.

Long Story Long:

On this chilly(ish) winter day, I am reminded a roof party at P-Nasty’s.  I believe this particular gathering (there were many) occurred at the very height of 2 summers ago, and I believe it was not tied specifically to any occasion –  it was… just because.  It was fun.  Maybe a bit too much fun.  Regardless, we all somehow managed to make it to brunch the next day in Greenpoint.  It was a bunch of us – including our previous night’s host who, out of all of us, was a bit worse for wear.  I was in the midst of my egg sandwich journey at the time but hadn’t bothered to consult the menu to see if they had one.  Which reminds me…

Fuck.   Read the rest of this entry »

Location: 222 Franklin Ave between Green & Huron, Greenpoint

Menu: http://www.anellabrooklyn.com/menu/anella-brunch.pdf

Brunch Hours: Sat & Sun, 11am – 3pm, Cash only

My Rating: 

Long Story Short: A little on the pricey side (because you definitely want to hit up some of those apps & sides, trust me), but worth every single penny.  So fresh and delicious, and I should mention that all the breads and pastries are baked on the premises by the (incredibly hot) chef.  Bloody was passable but nothing special though I sincerely couldn’t give a shit about that.  Try this place, it’s amazing – worth the price and the hike into Greenpoint.

Long Story Long:

In my long, winding, journeys around the hood with BFFF in search of new places to dine (aka, she’s goes running, thinks she may have seen a restaurant, we go seek it out and realize it was a plant store or pharmacy IF it even exists…) we often come up empty and return again and again to the same places.  This story is similar, with one major exception - this time, instead of being a product of runner’s high-induced hallucinations, she actually stumbled upon a truly hidden gem up in the far reaches of Greenpoint, namely Anella.  Monster, P-Nasty, BFFF and I hit this place up for dinner one night and we were truly blown away.  There was this one roasted broccoli side dish we had that was… well, more on that later.   Read the rest of this entry »

Location: 352 Bedford Ave @ S. 4th, Williamsburg

Menu: http://rabbitholerestaurant.com/index2.html

Brunch Hours: All week long (!), 8am – 5pm (!!)

My Rating:

Long Story Short: Good lord this place is good… and they serve brunch every day.  Bloody was awesome and if that’s not your thing they have many signature cocktails to choose from.  And you can get them at 8am on a Monday if you wanted.  Yay America!

Long Story Long:

All this annoying snow has got me thinking…. (aka i’m stuck in my house, dvr is empty and there is NOTHING on tv at all…)

Didn’t I used to have a blog?

YES! a BRUNCH blog. This one, as a matter of fact. Duh.

I started this post a few months ago and never finished it which is a shame because this egg sandwich quest has carried on, even in my long absence from writing about it.  In the new year, I am going to do my best to kill brunch more regularly (now that I only have one job I can’t complain about having no time anymore), but until then, here’s the tale of how I began an epic journey (aaand I had to hold myself back from writing “egg-pic”… oops, guess not.)… Read the rest of this entry »

Location: 465 Court St @ Luquer, Carroll Gardens

Menu: http://www.frankspm.com/menumorning.html

Brunch Hours: Sat & Sun, 7am (wtf)– 3pm

My Rating:

Long Story Short: This place won me over almost instantly.  I love the vibe here, the bloody was excellent (but $11!!!)  and the food was wonderful – not as heavy or intense as the name may imply.  And though it was quite far from home, it was definitely worth the trip.  On the G.  That says something.  Food is not too pricey but cocktails… jeez.

Long Story Long:

What brought us here on this day – BFFF, Monster and I – was an article somewhere which claims this as one of the best sandwiches in the city.  After my experience at Good I was, needless to say, skeptical.  That fucking sandwich was AMAZING.

In any case, Monster loves this place and has wanted to take us here for ages.  This is odd considering he is a vegetarian but whatever.  The first thing I noted on the menu was “brunch punch”… intriguing.  Read the rest of this entry »

Location: 988 Manhattan Ave @ Kent, Greenpoint

Menu: http://www.thehabitatbrooklyn.com/menus

Brunch Hours: Sat & Sun, 11am – 4pm

My Rating:

Long Story Short: $15 prix fix includes entree, bloody or mimosa or sangria and coffee tea.  They have a make-your-own bloody bar if you happen to be into that… I am not.  Thankfully, they have their own mix on hand.

Long Story Long:

I am very vocal about my aversion to a dining experience where I have to do any work.  In other words, I don’t like fajitas (too much assembly required), can’t stand meat on the bone (especially chicken… annoying), and that fucking fondue nonsense where they bring a pot of scalding oil and a tray of raw meats to your table? Gross.  And dangerous.  I’m more than sure I would either burn myself or give myself food poisoning.

In any case, having barely recovered from the Virgin Mary incident, I put myself in the capable hands of BFFF, knowing how committed she is to me not giving up booze.  She took this opportunity to drag me into Greenpoint, mostly because she had this weird random craving for mac and cheese and as much as we all are in love with the Dumont mac & cheese, I wanted to try somewhere new.  My research led me to this place (they have a $5 mac and cheese mondays special).  It was a gorgeous day, so I figured, what the hell.

I underestimated just exactly how long it would take me to get there, so for once, she was waiting for me – and was very excited to inform me that they had a make-your-own-bloody bar.  I didn’t immediately recoil – I thoroughly enjoy the myobb at South 4th Bar.  I mean, you are given some decent mix to begin with and you can add as much fucking horseradish, pickles, olives, hot sauce, etc. as you want.  What’s so bad about that?

Umm yeah… not this place. Read the rest of this entry »

Location: 152 Metropolitan Avenue @ Berry, Williamsburg

Menu: http://www.barberryny.com/

Brunch Hours: Sat & Sun, 12pm – 3:30pm

My Rating: 

Long Story Short: Interesting Mediterranean menu, including a couple of non-traditional egg dishes, entrees between $9- $15.  Bloodys were not bad, and outdoor seating was a little weird, but not terrible.

Long Story Long:

Basically, I fucking love my birthday.  I honestly don’t foresee a time when I won’t want to do it up: milestone year or not, I like to stretch out the celebration as long as possible.  So after a dignified & intimate dinner on the day of (Thursday, May 13, 2010 – #31 for the record), I had planned a roof-top cocktail gathering for the following Saturday night, thanks to the generous hosting offer from Monster (nee The Filmmaker).  I prepped for my fete the way I usually do – brunch followed by last minute frantic shopping (at least there was no danger of a snowstorm at this time of year).  Since they were co-hosting, I met Monster and P-Nasty at Barberry to plan.  I arrived first (odd with this couple as they tend to be super-punctual) and I got us a sweet table outside which was admittedly a little canted, but whatever – it was a gorgeous day, so who cares anyway?  I ordered a bloody and before the waitress could even bring it, they arrived, suspicious smiles on their faces…. They apologized for their late arrival and we exchanged some stilted small talk.  It was… awkward for some reason, so I had to ask what was up.

“We have something for you.”

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