Sunday brunch? Sooooo 2008. Dinner is where the action is.
Not long ago, with the rockin’ parties that popped up at spots like Bagatelle and Merkato 55, brunch was heralded as the new Saturday night. Flash-forward to 2010: Merkato is kaput, the glitterati have taken their Champagne flutes elsewhere, and the luxe-brunch trend has proved short-lived. In fact, the truth about brunch came out long before Anthony Bourdain bashed the meal in "Kitchen Confidential": Admit it, it's often the ugly stepchild of weekly meals, devoid of culinary innovation and treated as a vehicle for leftovers. You're probably better off having your over-easies at home.
We’re here to suggest you do just that—the better to save yourself for Sunday supper: a low-key, homey meal you’ll want to leave the house for after a long day of...lounging.
These days, NYC chefs see Sunday night as a chance to experiment—and, in some cases, to use up spare parts of their sustainably raised whole pigs (see: Dovetail, Northern Spy Food Co.). As more restaurants around the city offer Sunday-night specials, great bargains abound—and not the kind that involves recycling Thursday’s shrimp cocktail.
By Jenny Miller; photos by Jori Klein Jacobs
Picutred: Group grubbing at Trattoria Cinque
