Food

Brunching the Clock

Your First Five Brunches of 2015

New Year’s Day falls on a Thursday this year. Which can be a problematic day for brunch. Which is no longer problematic because here are five brunches. Good ones. They have champagne and DJs and... yeah, sorry about that.

BONE LICK BBQ

The Best-Named Brunch Award Goes To...

You require: Distractions. Vinyl-only music. Vintage arcade games. Skee-ball a plus.
You’ll receive: “A Brunch Named Sue.” And that should be enough. If not, it also involves Nutella french toast, brisket hash and, yes, Bloodys. But it should probably be enough.

MAX’S WINE DIVE

Just in Case the Party’s Not Over Yet

You require: Champagne. To go.
You’ll receive: A Southern brunch with black-eyed peas, roasted pork and collard greens. And since obtaining more champagne may seem like a good idea at the time, you’ll grab a bottle from the retail section on your way out. It’d be very 2014 of you not to.

COOK HALL

Wake Up. Get Dressed. Regroup Here.

You require: A DJ that you may or may not dance to depending on whether or not there’s short rib hash.
You’ll receive: Short rib hash and a DJ who’s just going to have to deal with you not dancing this time.

ACROSS THE STREET

This’ll Make More Sense in Your Stomach

You require: Cajun food at a Mexican spot for some reason.
You’ll receive: Your favorite corner Mexican joint doling out Creole-style goodness in a traditional New Orleans réveillon meal that’s typically served on Christmas Eve. Better late than never.

LADYBIRD

January 1 Is Rough. Ping-Pong Is Not.

You require: Sweet resuscitation via random acts of gaming.
You’ll receive: Access to the ping-pong table outside and the shuffleboard table inside. Not to mention Fluffernutters with marshmallow cream, hazelnut butter and Pine Street bacon. Ignore the fact that we just mentioned them.