Unconventional Mother’s Day brunch spots
Holy Mother of… wow! I swear Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year for restaurants. I can’t keep up with all the Mother’s Day specials and it’s a good thing. Without the most important woman in my life, I would not be here, and the same goes for everyone else, so thank you to all the moms for all you do.
The usual suspects for Mother’s Day brunch are the grand hotel buffets, and as fun as those can be, why not something different?
Here are a few unconventional Mother’s Day spots
It opened in 2003 in a very unusual area. It’s actually an industrial area that’s very easy to miss, so most the business has been through word-of-mouth. Chef and owner Tony Marzo, who worked at Cin + Cin Ristorante for two years before opening Kessel & March runs the kitchen, and his wife, Sachi Iwamoto, runs the front of the house. The restaurant offers small plates, great for sharing, at affordable prices. The ambiance is very simple, much like the food, which generally consists of just a few components made with care and experience. Open for brunch, lunch and dinner, I highly recommend the cauliflower salad with almonds, raisins, capers, olives, and romesco sauce, sardines on toast with cannellini bean puree, herb croutons, black olives, fennel, and lamb loin with mint and pistachio pesto served at dinner. KesselAndMarch.com
I know. It’s not a secret since they have been open for over 12 years, but you might not consider it as a “celebration spot”. I’m going a bit casual here, but there are at least three meals in a day, so you can treat mom at least three times and warm her up for dinner. I can be really picky about liege waffles, and as good as they are here, it’s not my obsession. Of course I’ll still get one, but the thing I crave is their quiche lorraine. They can sell out fast and they make them fresh from the oven every morning. They might be known for sweet, but this savoury dish is unexpected and impressive. If they do sell out, the fresh Belgian waffles piled with berries and whipped cream isn’t a bad plan B. GrabABetterWaffle.com
Dynasty Seafood Chinese Restaurant
It doesn’t always have to be about eggs and pancakes. We’re in Vancouver, so why not dim sum? Dynasty is one of my favourite upscale Chinese restaurants in Vancouver. Award-winning dinner-only dishes like the Spicy Typhoon Shelter Sticky Rice with crispy bread crumbs and braised duck with mushrooms need to be pre-ordered. Dynasty-Restaurant.ca
This isn’t a secret, but their brunch still might be. They started offering weekend brunch late last year and the full breakfast (two eggs, duck sausage, pork, beans, boudin noir, rösti, toast) and breakfast burger are favourites. If mom has a sweet tooth, don’t forget to order the currant scone with jam and clotted cream and bourbon cinnamon toast milk punch, a breakfast cocktail which will take her from “good morning” to great morning. Labattoir.ca
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