By Hairee Lee

When I think brunch, I think friends and family and gluttony. You wake up late, shuffle into the bathroom for a long, luxurious shower, then mosey over to a cafe or a diner, or if you’re in Vegas, to Lynn Hotel, where people you love are there waiting for you while sipping mimosas. There, an efficient waitress serves you pouched eggs, which you can’t seem to master in your own kitchen but the cook has, and a stack of pancakes that is promptly drowned in syrup, a plate of just bacon, and endless refills of said cocktail. All this at the crack of noon.

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By Hairee Lee

When putting together the table setting for the al fresco brunch, Melissa wanted to keep the color scheme as bright, summery, and yellow as possible. The ocean blues and various greens added chromatic counterpoints to the predominant and cheerful yellows in the place setting and the center piece.

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By Hairee Lee

Laura, our chief Dinner Series cook and my best friend, put together the menu and executed the recipes, as usual, to perfection. All the brunch items were absolutely delicious. It even got to me think that investing in the crock pot was neither too domestic nor a conspicuous expense. Before this, I always thought crock pots were one of those somewhat useless wedding gifts people get and then re-gift at Christmas. I mean, who really uses this stuff other than old people? I’ve been properly straightened out after this meal.

For recipes, just click on the name of the dish in the menu below or the thumbnails above!

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