3.15.2012

Brunch At Catalyst

Banana bread with dulce de leche at Catalyst, Cambridge, Mass.
Banana bread with dulce de leche

Mimosa at Catalyst, Cambridge, Mass.
Mimosa

Buttermilk biscuit with barbecued pulled chicken and fried egg at Catalyst, Cambridge, Mass.
Buttermilk biscuit with barbecued pulled chicken and fried egg

Poached farm egg with beef tournedo at Catalyst, Cambridge, Mass.
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?