Sunday Brunch, Italian Enoteca Style

[Paul Gerald]

Greetings, Breakfast Crew!

What, you might ask, is an Italian Enoteca? Officially it's a small cafe associated with a winery, where the wines are available by the glass in an intimate setting, with food designed to go with that wine.

I honestly don't know if Accanto fits that bill, but they do use the word in their description of themselves. And they are run by the same folks who re-opened Genoa, so they must know something of what they do. And honestly, their brunch menu looks so good I don't care what they call themselves. For one thing, I have lusted over pannetonne (a traditional sweet bread) since I first tried it in Italy; the fact that they do French toast with it, plus Amaretto syrup, pear compote and whipped cream ... well, just don't get twixt me and that! And a smoked salmon scramble with fennel, red onion and craime freche? And fennel bacon? Holy heavenly pork belly!

It's a little later than usual this week, because I have a volunteer commitment Sunday morning. Also, I'm going to limit the group from the list to seven, because I have two friends visiting from Seattle who I hope can join us. Those two, plus me, plus the seven equals 10, and I think anything bigger than that is a pain.

So.

Sunday, March 28, 12:30 p.m.

Accanto, 2838 SE Belmont

Ciao!

Paulo