Sunny Brunch: Just Do It!
The Speckled Egg’s Avocado Toast: you can stay green and healthy with a fresh juice, or you can sip “grown up juice” with it, too.
Attention Pittsburgh: the sun is shining. Time to get out of the house and look around! Time to start thinking about emerging from your winter hibernation.
May we recommend brunch? Just thinking about it is satisfying: a leisurely meal with friends and family, peppered with conversation and updates and probably a tall tale or two; a chance to share savory and sweet options during a meal famous for its freewheeling mix of breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes; and maybe a glass of something bubbly. It’s sort of a version of paradise…especially when someone else cooks it for you.
You might consider heading to one of these fine spots this week:
THE SPECKLED EGG
Recently opened by husband and wife team Jacqueline and Nathan Schoedel in the Union Trust Building at 501 Grant St. The menu is a spritely mix of fresh flavors and good ideas served Monday-Saturday. Their brunch and breakfast game is strong: bagels, grits, pancakes, french toast, and a beautiful range of sandwiches like their grilled many-cheese miracle with caramelized onions. For more info: http://www.thespeckledeggpgh.com
DI ANOIA’s EATERY
Sunday brunch is a THING at Di Anoia’s Eatery at 2529 Penn Avenue. Start with the fluffy Italian version of a donut, the Zeppole, and graduate into Steak Florentine or Spaghetti Pie. Classics like the Veggie Scramble and the Egg Sandwich round out the choices. For more info: https://www.dianoiaseatery.com/brunch-menu/
THE CAFÉ CARNEGIE
The space is beautiful. There’s art upstairs and dinosaurs and diamonds down the hall. Fuel up for your exploration of all of it with elegant gravlax, delicious tomato-fennel soup, and a full menu of soups, salads, sandwiches and entrées. (We like the vegetable cassoulet.) The kid’s menu is simultaneously realistic and fun, increasing the likelihood of full-engagement by the under 4-foot crowd! For more info: https://thecafecarnegie.com/menu.html
THE VANDAL
In this fresh and airy boite at 4306 Butler Street, diner classics lead the way: you can get a delicious breakfast sammie, a burger, a fried chicken sandwich, hash, pancakes, scrambles, and the like. You can also go high on the hog with Salmon Benedict and an Aperol Spritz. For more info: http://www.thevandalpgh.com
THE COMMONER
Brunch buzzes down here at The Hotel Monaco at 620 William Penn Place. Get a reservation. Also get The Uncommon Toast (essentially a rich bread pudding slathered in Wigle maple syrup and sweet cream) or the Avocado Crab Toast. If you’re virtuous…the Little Gem salad is nice. It’s somehow naughtier but still virtuous accompanied by an Immunity Shot from the juice bar of ginger, lemon and cayenne. For more info: https://www.thecommonerpgh.com/pittsburgh-menus/
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