a thing in 161 photos brunch That afternoon, a bunch of us met up for brunch in the restaurant my apartment (The Wayland). I'd never eaten in the restaurant downstairs (since it took over Banjo Jim's) but it ended up being really good! Meredith brought free make up that she'd gotten from one of her photo-retouching clients. Cheers, buddy. Felicia & Vin. Happy birthday! Check out the awesome spread! Went out to an Indian brunch with my aikido dojo after our early Sunday morning class. ...and then headed over to the morning-after breakfast! Met up with Ellen for lunch at Sidewalk Cafe. On Sunday I met up with Grant by Tompkins and got a serious brunch on. Egg Shakshuka, OMFG. ...for a St Marks feastin. On Saturday Matt and I met up with Hans and Ellen... Monday was Memorial Day. I helped Grant install his window AC unit and then we walked over to Forget Me Nots for a late lunch! We had homemade hot doughnuts out back at Back Forty. Matt had just gotten back in town for a few months on the road touring. "Oh, you know - just checking my texts and sunning dese tits. Hoping some cool people stop in this bar I'm hanging out at." Whaaaaaa? ...the old "get your pretty friend to stand outside on the street topless" marketing move! While adjusting the blinds on Thursday afternoon... ...I spotted the new restaurant down the block trying out a new marketing strategy for their afternoon happy hour... ...their insane malawah dish. Crispy layers of Yemenite fillo dough topped with 2 eggs served with spicy puree of tomatoes. Ridiculously tasty. ...for a delicious Cafe Petisco breakfast with Grant. He'd recently discovered... On our way home, we stopped in Phoenicia, NY for a not-so-quick but delicious brunch at Sweet Sue's. Here's Karen laughing about the size of her pancakes. On Saturday afternoon we met up with Marina & Dave at Back Forty. ...for Ellen's birthday breakfast celebration! Happy Brithday, Ellen! On Saturday I met up with Eric to have brunch... Nobody takes a selfie like Jenny! After Saturday's big Halloween night out, on Sunday we went to Lillie's for a Spooky Brunch. Odessa brunch! Blueberry blintzes, blueberry muffins... Lunch crew. Hahaha. Caiti, Ellen & Me. Meredith & Ben. Later that afternoon, we met up with the birthday girl for lunch at Back Forty. Hahah. So excited for brunch. I got some kind of crazy out-of-control French Toast! I don't remember what Gurj got but she was sure happy about it! Haha. Mmmmm. Turns out that the Real McCoy Sarah had purple hair! ...Mexican brunch on! ...we stopped and our... Went around the corner for a delicious breakfast... Other side of the table. ...7A for brunch with Matt and Patrick. Later that afternoon, we met up with Karen for Odessa brunch! Happy birthday, Meredith! At four that afternoon, a whole bunch of us met up at Kate's Joint for birthday brunch! We all met up at an all-raw vegetarian place called Quinntessence. I got the raw "big mac." I liked the way it looked more than I liked the taste. Wah wah. I got to sit between these two. <3 Class portrait. Make a wish! Surprise belated birthday cake for Sarah! Brunch posse. ...the meet her parents for brunch. ...and Jen met us there! Matt, Ellen and me. My Odessa standard: two-eggs over easy with chocolate chip pancakes! Sascha, Grant and Dave. Another Saturday, another huevos. Peter, Karen & Ellen. The finished huevos! They were delicious! On Saturday morning Quinn & Sarah invited a bunch of people over to 3A... Amy's sister Emily joined us and we ordered us a BREAKFAST FEAST! Check out the spread! Tofu scramble. On Saturday Mer and I went to Kate's Joint. (Man, I really miss that place for veggie breakfast). ...went to brunch welcoming Matt back into town after tour! (I think). ...so we walked back to the East Village together and met up with Meredith for some middle eastern brunch! On Saturday we went out for a massive breakfast. Southern breakfast. ...on the way to Quantum Leap in the East Village for lunch. The next morning we went to a diner that that all sorts of crazy veggie options. ...then met up with Quinn for brunch! ...mmm, home fries. ...and Grant got the stuffed French Toast and we went splitsies. The food was incredible! I got the Eggs Florentine... OMG. ...Mexican brunch with Hana! Wonderful! ...and then we met up for brunch! Around noon we went around the corner to Life for brunch. ...And it's all gone! Charles' French toast looked amazing! Our waitress carried all this over with one hand. (I mean, yeah it was all on a tray, but still) On Friday morning we went to Life Cafe (RIP) for an awesome sidewalk brunch. Some white bean jim jam. Mom got a waffle. Steak and eggs. Check out that smile! Happy Father's Day, dad! Love you! On Sunday morning my parents drove into town to visit. We took them to Back Forty for brunch to celebrate Father's Day!. Started out with some warm homemade doughnuts in strawberry rhubarb sauce. I went with huevos and we did splitsies. Meredith was pretty excited about her fruit-covered pancakes. They had a big spread of free breakfast food... So much food. I did not get to join the clean plate club. Afterwards, we went next door to The Smith for a big brunch! Awesome. Waffle with jam? Yes! ...and had brunch on the sidewalk. French toast. Whoa. ...get some ridiculous brunch. The place Grant took me to was amazing. Eggs Florentine. I got a pizza with eggs on it!
