January 12, 2004
This has been bothering me all weekend, but I am sure that I am correct. When I lived in Austin, every Saturday I would have breakfast/brunch with my friend Wendy. We did this every week for 3 years, so I consider myself quite an expert on brunch. Almost every restaurant where we ate served Bloody Marys or Mimosas, so I have come to expect these drinks at a brunch. Before Truck entered my life and I could actually invite people to my home, I never had a brunch where some alcoholic beverage was not served.
So when I was invited to a brunch on Saturday morning at a friend’s home, I asked if I could bring something and was asked to bring fresh fruit. I then asked if I should bring any alcohol for Bloody Marys or Mimosas. My friend reacted as if I had suggested hiring a stripper for a funeral. Apparently, if brought any such thing to a party before noon, people would think I was some kind drunk heathen. Perhaps I just associate with drunks, but I do not think it is unreasonable to expect alcohol to be served at brunch even it is before noon.
Posted at January 12, 2004 12:55 PM
I was also under the impression that brunches feature mimosas and bloody Marys like Old Country Buffets feature pant suits and colostomy bags. I didn't know you could even get one without the other.
Posted by: n/c at January 12, 2004 01:00 PM
Family Christmas Tradition, Mimosas with Breakfast! Deffinately a must for brunch, even you even wait that long.
Posted by: midlife at January 12, 2004 04:14 PM
What's brunch without mimosas? Heathens.
Posted by: jacinthe at January 12, 2004 04:49 PM
I guess they do brunch differently (read: WRONG) there in Loo'ville. I mean, that's not right. A formal brunch should always have Mimosas.
Posted by: angeline at January 13, 2004 03:14 PM
Any mealtime gathering of 5 or more people, regardless of the hour, should feature booze.
Posted by: sbas at January 13, 2004 06:23 PM
What a brunch without Bloody Marys or Mimosas? What are these people thinking. Really? Is this not the 21st century? Even us that were born and partying it up in the 20th century know that those two lovely beverages are the best way to start a Sunday morning. (Or Saturday, if you like the early weekend kind of brunch)
Posted by: Rob at January 14, 2004 12:30 AM
Bloody Mary's would have been a nice addition. The spiciness would have gone great with the polenta.
Posted by: Christine at January 15, 2004 10:52 AM