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#SundayFunday – Double Stackers + Brunch at Five Horses Tavern

#SundayFunday brings us to Five Horse Tavern (Source: Facebook)

For the most part, breakfast is bland. Basic, at home, breakfast can prove mundane and relatively boring. Eggs and toast, anyone? But when you couple a trip to the South End in Boston with a double stacker of chicken and waffles topped with bacon marmalade, cheddar, and creole mustard, on a Sunday morning, you’ve given breakfast a whole new meaning.

With a name like Five Horses Tavern, it is assumed the brunch menu is fit for a feast. Starting with the donut holes – a house apple-cinnamon dough with a sugar glaze – then transitioning to the Breakfast Club – a KFC-style chicken with bacon marmalade, fried egg, cheddar, frisee, cornichons, creole mustard on toasted waffles – with a side of pork belly, the #SundayFunday combinations at Five Horses Tavern are limitless. Combine the French Toast Sticks with the Buttermilk Fried Chicken Tenders and a Peach Bellini or combine the Heart Surgeon – a beef and pork hash, with two eggs and crispy fried onions – with the Cast Iron Cornbread and a House Bloody; either way, you’ll be in full #SundayFunday mode. Prepared with 40 rotating drafts, the South End location emphasizes wine, cordials and craft beers; making it an excellent location for mimosas and afternoon cocktails.

If for nothing else, explore #SundayFunday at Five Horses Tavern for its nostalgic environment of adjoining brownstones, rich history, and culturally diverse neighborhood. Bordering Back Bay, Chinatown, and Roxbury, the South End is full of surprises and Five Horses Tavern is one of them. Sink into a corner booth, order the Breakfast Club with a Jack’s Abby and let the Sunday good times take over.

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Italian Bacon, Egg, and Cheese at Via’s Brunch

Italian Bacon, Egg, and Cheese at Via's Brunch on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester, MA

Italian Bacon, Egg, and Cheese at Via's Brunch on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester, MA

Via, June’s foodies restaurant, was my  choice! With the power that comes with selecting the month’s location (and being married to the boss) I decided to stray from our usual Tuesday evening, dinner-time gathering and switch things up to brunch! Now let me preface, I am a sucker for brunch…runny eggs, bacon, crusty bread, mimosas, bloody Mary’s….I don’t discriminate!

On this Sunday morning, the sun was shining in a robin’s egg, cloudless blue sky. Upon arrival, my fellow foodies were dressed in vibrant summer colors, and were eager to commence the meal. Everyone had an added pep in their step, the type if energy and good mood that comes from waking up on a perfect summer morning!

We were seated on the patio which is lovely on a normal day, but truly stunning on this particular morning given the weather! We were taken care of by two, personable and attentive waiters who immediately took our drink order and brought over piping hot mugs of coffee. After perusing the menu, I decided to begin my meal with the fresh fruit bowl. The fruit was cold and perfectly ripe-a sweet, seasonal combination of watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, strawberries, pineapple, and blueberries! A refreshing start!

For my meal, I opted for the Italian bacon, egg, and cheese with a side of fruit (instead if the truffle frites which I heard later were to die for!) The sandwich was a riff on your typical breakfast sandwich served as a scramble complete with perfectly cooked eggs, crumbled bacon, sautéed onions and peppers, finished with Parmesan cheese stuffed into a crusty baguette. The sandwich was tasty but needed more bacon!!! I loved the bread but thought it to slightly overwhelm the egg concoction.

Having dined at Via for both lunch and dinner countless times, brunch by far, has been my favorite meal! I will most definitely be returning!!!