Whether you’re nursing a hangover or bright eyed and bushy tailed at the start of 2007, some of
Boston’s best chefs have whipped up some great menus that’ll get the new year off
to a great start – see what they’ve got in store for New Year’s Day at spots like Aujourd’hui, The Bristol Lounge, Cafe Fleuri, Eastern Standard, The Fireplace and UpStairs on the Square.
Chef William Kovel and pastry chef Tim Fonseca host a New Year’s Day brunch at Aujourd’hui, getting the new year off to a delicious start. Make reservations anytime between 11:00am and 2:00pm. Brunch costs $98 per person, including tax, gratuity and a mimosa. Call Aujourd’hui at 617.351.2037 to save your spot.
The Bristol Lounge welcomes guests to a New Year’s Day brunch from 10:00am until 2:00pm. The $45 per person festivities include a great spread from chef Brooke Vosika and pastry chef Tim Fonseca (tax and gratuity are not included). Call the Bristol Lounge at 617. 351.2037 to make reservations.
Chefs Mark Sapienza, John Lambiase and pastry chef Alex Luna have put together Café Fleuri’s Recovery Brunch for revelers in need of a morning after pick-me-up. From 11:00am until 3:00pm, guests can enjoy a scrumptious buffet, complete with full carving and dessert stations, for $50 per adult ($17.50 for children between 5 and 12 and complimentary for children 4 and under). To make reservations, call Café Fleuri at 617.956.8751.
For those who start the new year bright eyed and bushy tailed (or for revelers whose festivities last well into the next day), Eastern Standard will be serving breakfast on New Year’s Day from 7:00-10:30am. For those who’d like a more leisurely start to 2007, chef Jamie Bissonnette’s brunch menu will be available from 10:30am until 3:00pm. Call Eastern Standard at 617.532.9100 for your table.
If your new year’s resolutions are all about being more comfortable in the new year, chef-owner Jim Solomon invites you to get cozy by the fire at The Fireplace – and you don’t even have to change out of your pjs at the second annual Pajama Brunch. Drop by from 11:00-4:00pm for make-your-own-bloody-Mary bar or pour-your-own mimosas. Call The Fireplace at 617.975.1900 to save your table.
The ladies of UpStairs on the Square, Mary Catherine Deibel and Deborah Hughes, invites guests to enjoy special bloody Marys and smoked salmon blinis at the bar, as well as chef Steven Brand’s brunch menu. They’ll be open from 12:00-8:00pm. Call UpStairs on the Square at 617.864.1933 to book your table.
