christmas brunch

For Christmas brunch we headed back to T.W. Food for a perfect jazz brunch. Brunch is offered Sundays from 10am-2pm with a 3-piece jazz band. My dad and I started with a casa casa orange mimosa with the matching house smoked salmon with a winter salad.

T and meim went with the bakery plate with the best chocolate-almond muffin in the world, cranberry scones, and jam.

For a main dish T went with the sherry french toast with bosc pear, mcintosh apple and maple syrup. T had a chance to taste everyones plate and reported his french toast was his favorite dish of all, the perfect combination with the sweet fruit apples and the sherry french toast.
 

My dish was my favorite and I could have eaten 1.5 servings of this: the pulled pork tartine with caramel porter pork, fried egg & sweet potato. Unbelievably delicious, not too salty, not too heavy, light & perfected.
 

Meim and my dad went with sausage & waffles with bratwurst, maple jus and apple. The bratwurst was apparently out-of-this-world, and T as well as my meim are now anxiously awaiting the opening of Bronwyn in Union Square (the owner's new eastern-European and pasta restaurant opening someday in the near future).
 

For dessert meim and T went with the apple tarte with almond frangipane & whipped cream that is made to look like vanilla bean ice cream.
 

My dad and I opted for our mimosas over dessert. Afterwards we headed out to Formaggio for some last-minute stocking shopping before heading home. Overall a perfect Christmas brunch!

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codman estate art fair

Saturday, the gorgeous Codman Estate in Lincoln held an art fair. To make it a Lincoln-day, we headed to Aka Bistro for a brunch of french toast with blueberry compote to start us off on the right foot. If you are ever out in the metrowest area, Aka Bistro is a must. The restaurant is comprised of 2 chefs with separate menus, one Japanese, and one French. Perfect if you need a place to eat, but are unsure of your guests' favorite cuisines! Website here.

We headed out before the ominous rain cloud moved in, making sure to leave plenty of time to explore the grounds and visit the craft stands. Located on a windy tree-lined road, the Codman Estate is a Georgian beauty that was built in 1790.

We strolled up & down the aisles of tents, peeking in each tent. From wooly-lined slippers to silver jewelry to paintings & pottery, this crafts fair had it all. Obviously I was mostly focused on the animals though, as usual.

After a day of exploring the crafts fair, we headed out with our new goodies. Off we went pick up some crab legs & have a romantic night in.

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