3.15.2012

Brunch At Catalyst

Banana bread with dulce de leche

Mimosa

Buttermilk biscuit with barbecued pulled chicken and fried egg

Poached farm egg, tournedo of beef, crab grits (though I didn't find much crab), and hollandaise

Moist banana bread with dulce de leche and bubbly Champagne mimosas were the perfect start to a Sunday brunch at Catalyst where two friends chatted about their lives, namely upcoming wedding plans and house hunting.

They followed the sweet starters with heavier entrees. One tried the barbecued pulled chicken and fried egg sandwiched between fluffy buttermilk biscuit halves; the other, a perfectly poached egg perched atop a tournedo of beef (cooked to a tender medium-rare) and a puddle of creamy grits with a river of hollandaise. Both entrees were filling, flavorful, and well executed. Both friends promised to return.

Have you had any memorable brunches lately?

20 comments:

A Plum By Any Other Name said...

I love Catalyst ... very excited to try their brunch! BBQ chicken and poached egg on a biscuit?! That's right up my chicken coop. ;)

Joanne said...

Sigh. There is definitely NOT enough brunch in my life! These delicious dishes prove that.

Traveleatlove said...

The pulled pork and fried egg look fantastic!

FunandFearlessinBeantown said...

What a sweet post! I'd have to agree with Meghan and say that the pulled pork and egg looks AWESOME!

Emily @ A Cambridge Story said...

Those eggs look absolutely amazing!! I don't brunch nearly enough. Mornings are kind of my go-go-go time but I've been fantasizing about a good greasy breakfast for a couple weeks and might need to head over to Catalyst (or Area 4)!

Daisy said...

brunch here looks wonderful!

Shannon said...

oh wow. dulce de leche! and that pulled pork egg biscuit dish is totally calling my name :)

Bianca Garcia said...

Oooh everything looks great! Will definitely plan to try their brunch soon.

In and Around Town said...

Those brunch dishes look amazing! Catching up over a delicious brunch is one of my favorite things!

Colleen said...

I've been wanting to check out Catalyst, so I'm glad to see that their brunch is so good. The pulled pork and egg biscuit looks incredible.

nat@thesweetslife said...

THAT BISCUIT!!!!!!!!!!

MelissaNibbles said...

You had me at banana bread.

meesh said...

that biscuit, omg. that was definitely not on the menu when i went!

Sacha said...

Phenomenal pictures! I thought I was still full from dinner...until I saw this post. I haven't been to Catalyst for dinner or brunch yet. I've heard great things about the tournedo of beef, but I can think of no words to describe how amazing that biscuit looks. It sounds like you've had two great meals at Catalyst!

Baking Serendipity said...

Posts like this remind me that I don't go out to breakfast nearly enough. Banana bread with dulce de leche?! Yes, please :)

Michelle Collins said...

Even though we practically live there anyway, I love the brunch at Cambridge Common. Plenty of breakfast and lunch options, and one of the best bloody Marys I've had in Cambridge/Boston.

nicole @ I am a Honey Bee said...

that eggs 'Benedict' looks amazing regardless of the lack of crab. great brunch photos

Elizabeth said...

All these photos are seriously gorgeous. I want to check out brunch here, particularly that banana bread

Taryn Collins said...

This looks so amazing. I just recently went to Catalyst for my first dinner visit and it was great. I would love to go back for brunch! Great photos too :)

Olga @ MangoTomato said...

I would have SO ordered Buttermilk biscuit with barbecued pulled chicken and fried egg!!!

Last Sunday I went to Graffiato (Mike Isabella's place in DC). They just recently started serving brunch. It was delicious! Posting about it on Fri ;)

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