Over-Easy Like Sunday Morning 11 New Orleans brunches By Kelcy Wilburn Photographed by Cheryl Gerber
Whether you’re the kind of person to wake early on a Sunday morning ready to greet the day after a great night’s sleep or the kind who wakes late and a little groggy from too much weekend fun, there’s one thing that every Sunday riser in New Orleans can look forward to. No, I’m not talking about the Saints – I’m talking about Sunday brunch, the relaxed, morning-intoafternoon meal that brings friends and families together over an array of savory and sweet dishes and eye-opening cocktails you might skip at such an hour on any other day.
Whether you want classics like eggs Benedict or French toast as they’ve been prepared for decades, or you seek new spins that highlight local, seasonal ingredients like crawfish or Creole tomatoes, local brunch menus deliver on all levels. Between festivals, graduations, Mother’s Day and weddings, May brings a lot of reasons to celebrate over food, and brunch is the perfect celebratory meal. This month, we’ve checked in with several area restaurants with their own take on the beloved tradition.