3 Tips To Help You Have the Best Brunch

March 21, 2021 by astoldoverbrunch in Guest Post, Richmond Brunch Review

We often get asked by parents and others, “How does one brunch?” Thankfully, we have guest writer Tracie Johnson to give some guidance on planning your next (or first) brunch!

Whenever you're hosting friends for a baby or a wedding shower or even Sunday church gatherings, you can try out brunch. Although a combination of breakfast and lunch, the menu shouldn't be as complicated as you may think. You don't have to wake up in the wee hours and leave your kitchen in a mess just because it's brunch day. Here are some tips that will help you set up an "almost" perfect brunch.

Support Local Restaurants During the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 19, 2020 by Sara Woznicki in Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Leisure, Tweets and Mascara, Social Media, Sara's Column, Richmond Brunch Review

It’s time for us to come together for our restaurants.

Our restaurants, who accepted us as the disheveled, hungover messes of our early twenties. Our restaurants, who hosted us as we celebrated countless birthdays. Our restaurants, who have supported our charitable endeavors, donating food, money and time to charities like VCU Massey Cancer Center.

As Told Over North End Juice Co. Brunch

December 29, 2019 by Sara Woznicki in Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Richmond Brunch Review, Sara's Column, Social Media, Tweets and Mascara

I live in a cool spot in Richmond, but my biggest gripe is the lack of food in the Museum District. There’s Black Hand, Belmont Pizza, Akida Sushi and a few other bars, but nothing like the density of the Fan. And there’s not a ton of brunch.

But there is North End Juice Co.

As Told Over Perly's Brunch

Perly's Deli

November 24, 2019 by Sara Woznicki in Leisure, Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Richmond Brunch Review, Sara's Column, Social Media, Tweets and Mascara

Sometimes I hate having to make decisions. Take for example, trying to decide what I wanted at Perly’s for brunch. On first glance, I was thinking I wanted the Benny Goodman, which consists of smoked salmon, two poached eggs and hollandaise on potato latkes. With further consideration, I was eyeing the french toast.

Once I landed on savory, I moved on to insisting that we started with a brunch appetizer. I’ve had the pierogies there before — and I’m Polish — so I was ready to eat them again. But then I wanted to try something new, so we decided to get the Schlubby fries, which consists of fries, Russian dressing, pastrami, cheese and peppers.

As Told Over Brunch... Dinner

Brunch

July 23, 2019 by Sara Woznicki in Life In Your 20's, Leisure, Richmond Brunch Review, Social Media, Sara's Column

Whoa, did you catch that? Rather than a brunch review, this is a dinner review of a place named Brunch. For Richmonders, most are like DUH, it’s the sibling to Lunch and Supper! This makes sense! For non-Richmonders, it’s a really confusing concept. Now, it’s time to wrap your heads around a restaurant named Brunch that serves a wicked brunch… and now dinner.

As Told Over Perch Brunch

Perch RVA

June 30, 2019 by Sara Woznicki in Life In Your 20's, Leisure, life lessons, Richmond Brunch Review, Sara's Column, Tweets and Mascara

One of my favorite dad jokes is to walk into an empty restaurant, turn to a friend and say, “Like how I rented it out for you?”

No one ever laughs, so I keep saying it, waiting for it to land. FINALLY my friend chuckled when I said it as we walked into Perch for brunch this Sunday. We considered making reservations, but since we showed up at 10:03 a.m. and the place opens at 10 a.m., we thought we’d be safe.

And that we were.

As Told Over Brunch... Brunch

January 06, 2019 by Sara Woznicki in Tweets and Mascara, Social Media, Sara's Column, life lessons, Life In Your 20's, Leisure, Richmond Brunch Review

If you read this blog often or follow us on Instagram, you likely know that one of Cazey’s favorite brunch spots in Richmond was Star-Lite, so when we found out it was closing, we immediately made plans to go to their final brunch service to say our goodbyes.

You know what they say, though, when one door shuts, another door opens.

And that door happens to be to Brunch, the latest companion restaurant to Lunch | Supper.

As Told Over Matchbox Short Pump's Bottomless Brunch

Matchbox Short Pump

November 18, 2018 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Richmond Brunch Review

You wouldn’t normally think of Matchbox Vintage Pizza Bistro in Short Pump as a brunch spot based on its name, but you’d be deceived. I have had several friends brunch here in the past, including Sara, and all had delivered rave anecdotes. I had been meaning to try it, too, especially since Matchbox has participated in Richmond Brunch Weekend for the last two years.

Thankfully, last weekend I got to check out their menu with Sara. Even better, we got to try out their newest menu – a bottomless brunch they’ve labeled the “Brunchbox.” Our special invitation came with a caveat: we had to be filmed for a promo Matchbox was shooting. Because of this, we didn’t get a lot of great photos we took. Instead, we had to take bites of the food for the camera before we could snap our own. For that reason, we’re using photos taken by local food photographer Deb Lindsey.

As Told Over Hobnob Brunch

Hobnob

September 16, 2018 by Sara Woznicki in Leisure, Life In Your 20's, Richmond Brunch Review, Sara's Column, Social Media, Tweets and Mascara

A few months ago, I saw a picture on Instagram of Hobnob's pimento cheese BLT. It looked amazing, dripping in soft, melty pimento cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato and avocado on sourdough. Then I forgot about it in the chaos of life and the entire summer went by.

For reasons that I don't understand, the vision of this pimento cheese sandwich came back into my head this week and I began to obsess over a sandwich I've never had (again). The only reasonable thing a gal can do in a situation like this is GO GET THE SANDWICH.

As Told Over 75 Center Brunch

75 Center

July 01, 2018 by Sara Woznicki in Leisure, Life In Your 20's, Richmond Brunch Review, Sara's Column, Tweets and Mascara

Considering I go to Connecticut as infrequently as possible these days (it's a hellish commute up the eternally-congested 95 corridor), it's funny to think we have a 'regular' spot to go to brunch. Perhaps it's because it's relatively close, or because it's one of the only options with alcohol, or perhaps it's because Witchdoctor Brewing is right down the road. But any way it shakes out, I've been to 75 Center twice for brunch now and once for dinner, which statistically means it's the most likely place for me to brunch in Connecticut.

And I'm alright with that. More than alright, actually.