Hello! Hope you had a good weekend.
On Saturday Tommy and I treated our friends Allison and George to brunch in Old Town Alexandria at Vermilion, a cute seasonal farm-to-table restaurant. Both sets of parents were sans kids so it was extra special. 😉 While we always have a good time with Allison and George and consider them among our best friends, this time around we were meeting them for a special occasion.  Because we aren’t able to go to Cancun with them later this month to celebrate Allison’s 30th, we thought brunch was the next best thing. Stupid #adulting.
As you can see, I quickly got into the “no kids” mood right away. As did Tommy!
To start we couldn’t decide between two appetizers that jumped out at all of us, so we ordered both.
Spiced Cookie Crusted Beignets. These were sooooo good. Unfortunately George couldn’t partake in the goodness because of his nut allergy, but these were spot on.
Our second appetizer, the Cornmeal Hush Puppies were also very tasty. I loved that they came with three different dipping sauces and delicious cut pickles.
For our main meal Allison and I decided to try the Crispy Chicken and Grits.
I thought this dish was delicious. For some reason I was surprised that an over-easy-egg came with the dish (and I remember Allison saying the dish itself wasn’t at all what she expected), but since we both had sunshine plates after the meal, I’d say it was a winner.
Tommy decided to get the Spicy Chicken Sandwich and I actually can’t remember what George ordered. #fail! Another fail, no pictures of their dishes.
I loved the wine wall on the second floor of the restaurant.
From the outside you really can’t tell how big the space is. There is plenty of seating downstairs, a cool bar (perfect for getting a night cap) with a lounge area, and then the second floor has lots of seating. (This is where we sat).
The fact that we were able to enjoy a leisurely 2.5 hour brunch on a particularly beautiful fall day were all icing on the cake.
So glad we were able to pin down a time to brunch with these great friends of ours. HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY ALLISON! XO.
What I wrote on this day in 2012 and 2013.
Leave a Reply